Singing over the bones & rising from the ashes

Wordless Wednesday Award: Ark of Hope for Children

A Spirit of Healing — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:25:44 +0000

It is not a blog but an important page: Ark of Hope for Children

A new year a new Award. Well not entirely new but I would like to spread the Award and inspiring blogs and pages for survivors and thrivers:

All of you who want to can give a Wordless Wednesday Award to a Blog or Page that is inspiring and helpful for healing from abuse. You can either chose my picture or a picture of your own. Please send me an email here to send your link and I put it up on this page with all the other links.

Well this is my 2012 ~ experiment! Please help me to make it a success ~ Thank you very much!!!

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Youtube Tuesday: Laura Marling ~ All my rage

A Spirit of Healing — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:46:12 +0000

Not sure yet about this one but I would love to leave my rage to the sea and the sun!

thanks for the video to LauraMarlingVEVO via http://www.youtube.com

Filed under: Youtube Tuesday Tagged: Laura Marling, My rage, Youtube Tuesday

Music Monday: The greatest love of all

A Spirit of Healing — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:21:48 +0000

Loving ourself is one of our biggest issues and one song has taught me a lot about it even before I remembered I have been abused.

I am terribly sad that Whitney Houston had her own issues with self-love and chose to subdue things with drugs. May she rest in peace!

thanks for the video to whitneyhoustonVEVO via http://www.youtube.com

Filed under: healing songs Tagged: healing songs, The greatest love, Whitney Houston

Jennifer Russel on “Forgiving”

A Spirit of Healing — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:32:01 +0000

Today’s contribution about “Forgiving” is from Jennifer Russel who wrote this:

“Hi, All I could comment on forgiveness is how very difficult, almost impossible to do. Although we’re taught to do this, nobody tells us exactly how to attain it. I think I’ve done it & as soon as the bad memory comes to mind, the Unforgiveness comes flying back. So in the end I only think “Oh well” and try to stop thinking about the “incident” -go do a task, watch a little TV, anything to shove the memory back. Hope someday I discover how to truly forgive.“

Thank you very much Jennifer for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us.

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Important message….

A Spirit of Healing — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:50:34 +0000

tending to my spirit has been and still is a great part of my recovery and sometimes I think it is the one that has helped the most. I come from a relatively open religious background but while I was young I found a home in a strongly conservative protestant background. I do not agree any more (or maybe never have) with their rules of life but I am fully aware that this kind of environment has helped me survive and most of all not end up in any kind of drug abuse surrounding. And I am very grateful for that!!!

I have not found spirit in the images of an almighty God but in many guides be it angels, animal spirits, gods and goddesses. For some that might seem to be heretic but I strongly believe that spirit is much too great to be imprisoned in only one image. I also believe that many who are the reason for religions to be were very tolerant and were aware that spirit has many faces and many forms. Even the Bible shows spirit in many images like the hen and a bear for example.

I found this video on http://www.youtube.com by committedtofreedom and I think it bears an important message:

Filed under: path to healing Tagged: child abuse, childhood abuse, childhood sexual abuse, commitedtofreedom, healing, spiritual aspects of abuse, youtube

Love yourself!

A Spirit of Healing — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:06:36 +0000

Last week I read somewhere that someone decided to be the loving parent to themselves that they never had. I liked that expression and the idea and I am thinking a lot about it.

It is such a major issue if you are a survivor as well as a thriver. But at one point you are ready and then wonderful things will happen .

Filed under: path to healing Tagged: self-love

A warm welcome to….

A Spirit of Healing — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:27:53 +0000

Startingmyjourney! Nice to meet you ~ hope you will find what you are looking for!

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Wordless Wednesday Award: Don’t Call Me Sybil

A Spirit of Healing — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:26:03 +0000

Today’s Wordless Wednesday Award goes to “Don’t Call Me Sybil” who gives a honest insight into life with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Wordless Wednesday

A new year a new Award. Well not entirely new but I would like to spread the Award and inspiring blogs and pages for survivors and thrivers:

Well this is my 2012 ~ experiment! Please help me to make it a success ~ Thank you very much!!!

Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Award Tagged: Don't Call Me Sybill

You Tube Tuesday: Inner Child affirmation

A Spirit of Healing — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:03:47 +0000

Originating at Its Tiger Time, You Tube Tuesday is a day set aside for sharing your favorite video. Feel free to join in and let’s have fun seeing how creative us bloggers can be! Each month Josh will highlight a selected video and present the “You Tube Tuesday” Award. If you participate, please remember to leave your link in the Linky Tool that is available at his page.

thanks for the video to ctinnerchildwork via http://www.youtube.com

To learn more visit http://joincathryntaylor.com.

Music: “I am the Light of My Soul” from the album “Feeling Good Today” by Snatam Kaur courtesy of Spirit Voyage Records Inc.http://www.spiritvoyage.com

Filed under: Youtube Tuesday Tagged: Cathryn Taylor, healing, healing songs, inner child, Snatam Kaur

Songs about abuse: MesAyah “Perfect World” Trigger

A Spirit of Healing — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:37:38 +0000

A very strong song which explains clearly the double life victims of abuse and incest live daily!

thanks for the video to MesAyah via http://www.youtube.com

Please support MesAyah Perfect World fundraiser

Filed under: songs about abuse Tagged: incest, MesaYa, Perfect World, Perfect World fundraiser, songs about abuse