Dear Robi

I live on a small English island where I can see the coast of northern France so our time difference is not that big.
Orinoco Flow is the only Enya track that I know, my music repertoire is not that modern or large. I guess Alanis Morrisette was who I listened to in one of my angst periods even sent a copy to my ex! Anyway I have stepped back from music & dancing as entertainment as part of my preparation to eventually becoming a nun, even though I do these things at work in the preschool & carehome.
I hope you find a job that is not too stressful, but is not too boring either.
Roberta

Hi Robi
I was born 21 December & am 30 years older than you & my name is Roberta. If i had been a boy I would also be a Robi.
Hope you are having a good day.

Hi Sleipir

Which joints are arthritic? Have you tried taichi/qigong exercises that are arthritic specific. my friends arthritis is much better now she is living in dry heat conditions rather than cold damp.
Roberta

Hi Peter
welcome back.
Thank you for your thoughtful piece.
Each & everyone of us is in a state of flux bodily, emotionally mentally, how rare & precious is the fleeting moment when we are in rhythm together in the mystical cosmic dance.
Roberta

Hi Nea

I see that you realize that each time you try to soothe your anxiety by bringing up the past with your husband it hurts him & damages your marriage.
A practical way to soothe yours self is to gently rub your tummy & chest in a loving way like how you would comfort your baby & even gently say to yourself hello anxiety my old friend, I hear you. This acknowledges your feelings, but hopefully breaks the chain of thought. You may have to do this a hundred times, but it is a much healthier way than expressing verbally to your husband.
It will not be that long until you are once more in your own home, hang in there.
Best wishes
Roberta

Dear Nea

This is part of what I wrote to you on 22 August……. So please try to remember this each time that nagging thought arises, so that it does not get the chance to damage they way you relate to your husband.

Tiredness & stress means you have less energy to protect yourself from the spiral of negative thoughts & anxiety.
Your husbands desperately needs your love & understanding & support, in regard to your father issue. Then the two of you can be of support to each other. It only takes a moment, each breath we take is an golden opportunity to relax & let go – to reset from flight/fight system to the calm & nurture. In its most simplest form is to breath in say for the count of one & breath out for count of two the next breath breathe in for two & out for 3 then in for four & out for 6 after several of the 4/6 breathing you could experiment with 5/7.

Today I was meditating with some one who’s watch monitors their heart rate, at the beginning it was at 105 at the end of the half our session it was down to 66.

I wish I could wrap you, your husband & baby maya all together in a big blanket of love.
Kind regards
Roberta

Hi Anita

Are you okay? You normally post each day. Hope you are alright.
Kind regards
Roberta

P.s A friend of mine was caring for an old man who had written about & taught higher level teachings, she was there one day when his teacher a rinpoche admonished him for how little he had actually put even the basics of it into practice in real life over the years.