tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post2600432882178687185..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Expanding the Circle of CareMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-4203128520673407982012-08-14T15:21:18.899-07:002012-08-14T15:21:18.899-07:00Hi Barbara,
I have absolutely no issue with anyon...Hi Barbara,<br /><br />I have absolutely no issue with anyone deciding to let go of a relationship. Truly. I just know that I want for myself and for anyone who wishes to grow in our capacity for love and responsibility, to be absolutely clear that I am leaving because of the limits of my capacity to have presence and not blame it on the other person. <br /><br />I hope this is helpful.<br /><br Miki Kashtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-10129395531310040342012-08-13T20:09:00.237-07:002012-08-13T20:09:00.237-07:00Miki, I've enjoyed discovering your blog. I s...Miki, I've enjoyed discovering your blog. I searched for "self-empathy", and came across teachempathy.com, which quoted your entry "Taking Action in the Face of Despair and Helplessness". Wow. That really spoke to me. This one, I'm struggling with. The term "codependent" can be useful for many of us on the road to recovery/wholeness. For many of us, Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042624598292754200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-31380277843441168582012-07-31T18:58:45.094-07:002012-07-31T18:58:45.094-07:00Really appreciating the comments re: the word &quo...Really appreciating the comments re: the word "co-dependent." I have heard this word applied to people, particularly in therapeutic settings, in a way that I am very uneasy with. My discomfort is because it, like any label, limits people and captures only a part of their full humanity, obscuring both the needs behind their choices and their freedom to make different choices. As for J McElhaneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-3683307519990035732012-07-31T15:01:56.447-07:002012-07-31T15:01:56.447-07:00Jean M asks: I find myself on a journey, taking st...Jean M asks: I find myself on a journey, taking steps toward widening the circle of care, both within and outside myself, with mourning and grief and love and compassion. So, isn’t that what we all want, sanctuary cities, and ways to find a way back to our own heart and finally just to “belong again in the community of humanness”, totally, fully belong?<br /><br />I find the totality and fullnessRon Greensteinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-78893331542902246892012-07-30T15:59:35.141-07:002012-07-30T15:59:35.141-07:00As I sit here reading this post, a feeling of peac...As I sit here reading this post, a feeling of peace comes over me. You write about “sanctuary cities, places where people with blood on their hands can receive enough love to find their way back into their own heart, so they can grieve all they have done and have some hope of belonging again in the community of humanness.” <br /><br />I think first of our veterans, brought up with commandments ofJean Meierhttp://creativelearningassociates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-17571784079927040222012-07-29T14:15:00.389-07:002012-07-29T14:15:00.389-07:00Sarah Proechel, whose comments I have treasured, i...Sarah Proechel, whose comments I have treasured, is currently unable to post comments to this blog. I am posting her words here so that others can benefit from her wisdom in addition to me... As is often the case, I have nothing to add to what Sarah said except to express my humility and gratitude that time and time again she and others notice and express things I inadvertently didn't includeMiki Kashtanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-74568624073250031972012-07-28T08:12:07.044-07:002012-07-28T08:12:07.044-07:00Reading this posting has produced anguish and hope...Reading this posting has produced anguish and hope.<br /><br /> I lost my 33 year old son(Josh) to suicide March 19th 2012.<br /><br />The anguish is remembering the interpretation I received of being "co-dependent" and the strong reluctance voiced by those who loved Josh, to join or even dialogue, regarding a circle of support I created for not only, Josh, but all of us as we Nininoreply@blogger.com