Once again it has been some time since I wrote a blog post. I am always scribbling away at something, but a piece of writing on a piece of paper being transferred to a blog on my website can take a long time. I am old fashioned in that I prefer to write on paper. It … More My Voice is Silent
During the last few weeks I have been going within to attempt to integrate all parts of myself and with the intention to do this without judgement or frustration. It isn’t always an easy journey, but by integrating the shadow as well as the light I can help to prevent the negative blocks, which may … More The Voice Inside
I wrote this poem some years ago, but it feels apt to share it at this time as we navigate the difficult waters around us. The path of life is always clear But we create the rocks of fear The path may cross and sometimes wind So we decide to look behind For always there … More The Path of Life
I found these words from the diary of thoughts I kept last year and they really resonate with where I am once again. I have pulled back a lot these last few weeks. Partly due to the need to listen to my body, but also as I had a very strong feeling that I needed … More Just being
A word on the tip of everyone’s tongue at the moment. Over the last few weeks I have felt as if I was being pulled along on a trolley by some unseen hand. At first it felt acceptable, but as time went on it began to feel as if I really did not have any … More Uncertainty
I have just read that Leonard Cohen has passed away. I followed the words of this passionate and wise poet and artist from teenage years and beyond. He spoke of love, which to me in my early teenage years, was not always something I fully understood, but the words he chose moved me and lit … More Dance Me to the End of Love
Navigating Uncharted Waters Soul Messages from Within Alison Strandberg Recently I have become the author of a book. That sounds very grand and as I reread the sentence it made me feel as if I was writing about someone else. There are moments in one’s life, when it feels just like this,as if the person … More Navigating Uncharted Waters
Soul Messages From Within “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” Alison Strandberg I read these words recently and they really resonated with me. I was not aware that they come from a Polish proverb, but even if the translation may not be exact, I liked the feeling they opened up in me. This last few … More Not my circus, not my monkeys
At last my book is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle. It has taken a long time to have it finally published and the lessons learned on the way have been many, but now it is at last out there. I hope you will enjoy reading it.
Soul Messages from Within Resilience Alison Strandberg Resilience The dictionary’s definition of the word “resilience” is “elasticity” or “the ability of a substance or object to spring back into its shape”. I am currently learning just how to do this. Another definition is “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. Perhaps somewhere within these words … More Resilience, September article for “Sibyl” magazine
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