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Comment on Hadiya’s Wound Cried Out by rhetoricat

rhetoricat — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:49:36 +0000

Hadiya’s Wound Cried Out http://t.co/zmkMZTYq3y

Comment on On Chasing the Right “Zero” by Britton Gregory

Britton Gregory — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:56:38 +0000

As a followed of GTD (not rabid, but avid), I’d love to hear more about your workflow, Cat.

Comment on migraines and NSAIDS and dissertations, oh my! by Kate

Kate — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:19:27 +0000

Hi Cat,

I know I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again, good and healing thoughts to you.

Kate

Comment on migraines and NSAIDS and dissertations, oh my! by Laura

Laura — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:25:44 +0000

I use to suffer from incredibly delibitating migraines 3 or 4 times per week so I certainly sympathize with what you are going through. I was on all the major migraine drugs – I’m not sure what was worse- the migraine or the drugs. My neurologist finally put me on Topamax which was life changing- no migraines and no medication side effects. I took it for about two years and I’m off it now. I have maybe one migraine per month (or two migraines per month in the summer) and it isn’t that bad. As annoying as it is, I always mention Topamax to migraine sufferers on the off chance that it might help them since nothing else matters in life when you have migraines.

Glad to hear that your research is going well.

Comment on migraines and NSAIDS and dissertations, oh my! by misssrobin

misssrobin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:53:08 +0000

Trying to function through a migraine is like swimming through mud. I hope it gets better very soon.

Now I don’t feel so bad about taking a few days to answer your latest questions. It sounds like you need a few days to catch up with what you’ve got. I’ll get them to you soon. You know, when my brain fog lifts a little.

Comment on getting unstuck: the cat formerly known as a blogger by Kate

Kate — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:17:32 +0000

Sounds great. Perfect writing and blogs, totally don’t go together, in my opinion. I can relate, though, I have tons of standards for myself that I would never expect from someone else. Writing of any kind, so I have read, is supposed to help other writing endeavors. I read this first from Julia Cameron in The Artist Way. I know that it helps me. As well it helps me to believe that I can write and be coherent, a concept that I have trouble believing in at times.

Good and healing thoughts, words, and sleep to you.

Kate

Comment on finding the right/write words by Marty parrill

Marty parrill — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:19:08 +0000

The issue of what we label us or what others place as labels on us is a matter of acceptance. before I became symptom free or healed , certain labels bothered me.

Now, that was my ego, identifying with my childhood trauma. Childhood trauma leaves us wanting, needing almost craving approval to bolster our self worth. We find us in all kinds of vulnerable or compromising situations trying to fulfill our approve addiction. I could care less what anyone called me for I have sat quietly and inspected my demons.

They are similar to a ventriloquists dummy, given life through us but not a real person at all. My trauma has led me to a path to discover my. Inner world and through that journey my mind steadied and opportunity along tranquility arrived.

it is enough to be here, present fully without thought to experience this moment. I am all my feeling and emotions without thoughtto slow or dull my senses. Life is to be lived fully, there are no do overs.

You have to discover for yourself how perfect the true self is, untouchable with any feeling, word, phrase or negative comment. We are perfect and safe, faced with miracles right below that ego leading you into the past.

trauma has been a reward for me now that life has brought me full circle. needing approval has almost ceased and thought gets four seconds in my consciousness before fading without power, opening up opportunity. Rick Hanson in Buddhas Brainn relates that we have one with a million zeroes behind it as opportunity for us each minute.

We just need to learn to operate our own mind by being able to focus on now.

Fear is an emotion, it can not harm you. If there is fear present in a situation, however nothing happens, what has become of the fear? Did it hurt you orisit just a bodymechanism. learn the inner world and becomes friends with yourself and trauma fades.

Comment on About by Marty parrill

Marty parrill — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:49:28 +0000

Hi Catherine,

Yes, you have my permission to use my blog. It is offered in the spirit of
Loving kindness from the Buddhist tradition, with no expectation. I would also like to open a dialogue about PTSD and supporting others.

Marty Parrill

Comment on who/what am I now? by JoVE

JoVE — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:28:11 +0000

You are still a scholar. Perhaps an independent scholar but I’m not sure you need to signal your employment status so clearly. You do research. You write.

This may also help you transition your identity from PhD student to qualified scholar in your interaction with other academics. Even before you secure your first tenure-track job (should you even want to do so), once you have finished your PhD you should stop acting like a student. You aren’t. And you need to interact with other scholars as a peer.

Talk about your research (not your dissertation research). When you move on, your dissertation research becomes your previous research.

Comment on who/what am I now? by What’s New at University of Venus – Week Ending 22 October 2011 « University of Venus

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:19:43 +0000

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