tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post7468833617664402235..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): Mad/Sad/Glad GameGalen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-91081303110639837892011-04-20T03:59:39.087-07:002011-04-20T03:59:39.087-07:00Hey sweet friend! I also had noticed that we both ...Hey sweet friend! I also had noticed that we both have used a picture of a dragonfly on our profile, we probably do have some similarities.;) Thanks for sharing this beautiful post.Shardahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01310960503614640186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-75976183943051395582011-04-10T21:17:02.839-07:002011-04-10T21:17:02.839-07:00Sandra--My mother told me when I was young that it...Sandra--My mother told me when I was young that it seemed sometimes that I was being chased by demons. She had no idea! Thanks for you comment.<br /><br />PAMO--What is interesting is that I didn't feel the pain at the time. I wouldn't allow myself. I might have fared much better if I had. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Tess--Thanks. I do have to say to myslef sometimes that I did the best I could. Hope that's still true!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-57489258241183573202011-04-10T18:35:08.920-07:002011-04-10T18:35:08.920-07:00Thanks for sharing this. Don't be so hard on ...Thanks for sharing this. Don't be so hard on yourself. We all did the best we could at the time and when we knew better we did better.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834044659326991462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-9271731879060678532011-04-10T18:18:57.257-07:002011-04-10T18:18:57.257-07:00A lovely post Galen. I can only imagine the pain y...A lovely post Galen. I can only imagine the pain you felt coping with the autism diagnosis. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-19558744277031124292011-04-10T14:10:03.088-07:002011-04-10T14:10:03.088-07:00Galen,
This is gorgeous. I've been contempla...Galen,<br /><br />This is gorgeous. I've been contemplating demons of late too! So many of us spend so much time try to hide the demons, when what we need to do is acknowledge them just like you and your son learned about his feelings. Thank you for your wisdom once again.Sandra Lee / Always Well Withinhttp://alwayswell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-85103890476381301972011-04-10T11:32:48.615-07:002011-04-10T11:32:48.615-07:00Lisa--Glad you stopped by. I have no idea what a ...Lisa--Glad you stopped by. I have no idea what a share button is, but I'll find out! In the meantime, feel free to send the blog link to anyone you know who might be interested. Thanks!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-88645000536424663032011-04-09T21:40:52.232-07:002011-04-09T21:40:52.232-07:00Once again Galen Pearl... Your Blog is a rare &quo...Once again Galen Pearl... Your Blog is a rare "pearl", indeed. Could you add a"Share" button? I know a few folks who would be very moved and may relate well to your kind and incisive look at your son's autism. God Bless You. :DLisa Nanette Allenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263158091013515471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-46842763293810561952011-04-09T12:12:49.970-07:002011-04-09T12:12:49.970-07:00Ron--Welcome and thanks for following. I know wha...Ron--Welcome and thanks for following. I know what you mean about that broken record. And yes, there is help from our sacred source. <br /><br />Jo--Glad you are following, too! I love that Buddhist saying about pain and suffering. So true!<br /><br />Toyin--I am not that amazing, as a mother or in any other way. Really. But I am indeed blessed. Thank you for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-51785560092392639552011-04-09T11:40:08.275-07:002011-04-09T11:40:08.275-07:00Awww, we all have our demons to battle Galen. Yo...Awww, we all have our demons to battle Galen. You sound like such an amazing mother; I think your son is blessed to be given to such a divine woman like yourself. I pray God will continue to heal you of those hurts; those demons will come less and less for teas as the years goes by:) XoxoToyin O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08429675861306256504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-12244431966413077312011-04-09T10:24:02.141-07:002011-04-09T10:24:02.141-07:00Wanted to comment here too.....I'm a fairly ne...Wanted to comment here too.....I'm a fairly new follower...but I have to tell you I love it that you are so honest in your writing. To me....the Buddhists have said it best "Pain in inevitable......suffering is optional." Feel and identify the feeling....truly FEEL IT, however necessary.....then find a way to let it go....be in the present moment....where ALL IS WELL.<br /><br /><br />Hugs gentle lady,<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-10895583544703776072011-04-09T07:52:58.740-07:002011-04-09T07:52:58.740-07:00To acknowledge and deal with past feelings is a da...To acknowledge and deal with past feelings is a daily battle. They often replay in our mind like a broken record. We must turn to the great Physician Jesus for help. He alone is the way to have true peace of mind.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-46844049158676404992011-04-08T22:06:41.819-07:002011-04-08T22:06:41.819-07:00Jean--I do sometimes wonder what my destiny is! A...Jean--I do sometimes wonder what my destiny is! And yes, we mothers do need to be forgiving with ourselves. I read a book once titled "The Good Enough Mother." Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />Manzanita--Creative games with hi! I love that! Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-74933800691100782012011-04-08T21:52:08.240-07:002011-04-08T21:52:08.240-07:00Demons lurk and often we never know of our neighbo...Demons lurk and often we never know of our neighbors demons. You learned to play creative games with hi.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-39303533042233755232011-04-08T20:12:03.456-07:002011-04-08T20:12:03.456-07:00I love the idea of the mad sad glad game. Human be...I love the idea of the mad sad glad game. Human beings [regardless of their individual challenges] could definitely learn a thing or two by playing it! [grin] Galen... you are a brave and courageous woman and "who you are now" is the sum of the challenges you have faced. Without them you would not be here now helping others... so maybe this is your destiny. We [mothers especially] need to cut ourselves some slack and accept that we have done [and continue to do] our best. Lovely honest post. Thank you so much :-)Jean Burmanhttp://jeanburman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-8226501704230235602011-04-08T10:20:49.282-07:002011-04-08T10:20:49.282-07:00darlin--Hugs to you, too! I have been establishin...darlin--Hugs to you, too! I have been establishing a more regular meditation practice in the mornings. A nice way to start the day.<br /><br />Bob--Thank you so much for your lovely comment.<br /><br />Mikey--I laughed at your description of autism. That's great. My heart went out to you when you said you failed to be able to raise your daughter. I don't know what you mean by that, but I have struggled a lot with that concept of failure. Writing about step 4, feeling our feelings, brings up a lot of this for me even now. Thank you for sharing something about your own family.<br /><br />Vizier--Merci.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-6862432954821324302011-04-08T08:44:11.715-07:002011-04-08T08:44:11.715-07:00Sure Galen, quote away. :)Sure Galen, quote away. :)The Vizierhttp://hanofharmony.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-60501761219385794812011-04-08T08:16:21.990-07:002011-04-08T08:16:21.990-07:00I have difficulties with feelings too, but mine...I have difficulties with feelings too, but mine's fixable with time and love. Some kinds aren't fixable, but you can't determine to what degree except through these acts of care giving. And nothing's futile if the struggle brings you closer to hard-won understanding. Your son returned your care by being who he is, still your child, a person no less because he operates from within a transmitter/receiver that doesn't pick up all the channels.<br /><br />Speaking from my own failure to even be able to raise my only (bi-polar) child, I think you've done something of great significance. Writing about it simply and directly also made it more real for me to read and connect with.Invisible Mikeyhttp://invisiblemikey.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-63161745146715974412011-04-08T07:54:33.175-07:002011-04-08T07:54:33.175-07:00"I made my peace with them and they moved on,..."I made my peace with them and they moved on, although they sometimes come for tea." That is both an amazing sentence and a statement that rings true.<br /><br />Sharing such a personal story is what makes your blog special.Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-33799752232432133712011-04-07T21:25:07.832-07:002011-04-07T21:25:07.832-07:00Thank you Galen. I'd say yes a large part of i...Thank you Galen. I'd say yes a large part of it is learning how to feel our feelings, that puts the key in the door but in order to turn that key I have to express my true feelings once I'm attached to them. I do this in various healthy ways most of the time, I can journal, dance, laugh, cry, be angry if I choose to be, I can also call a dear friend, put my feelings out here on blogger or I can pray if I'm allowing something to my cage. Prayer and meditation does wonders for me, something which I feel I haven't been doing enough of lately. I've gotten myself into the too busy mode, tonight it's time to breathe and relax. Huge hugs sent your way from across the miles. Nite.darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-54709540119300462642011-04-07T20:59:58.610-07:002011-04-07T20:59:58.610-07:00Katy--The link isn't working but I can copy th...Katy--The link isn't working but I can copy the link and watch it, which I will do in a minute. Thank you for sending it!<br /><br />JJ--The demons never stop but we can stop being afraid of them. James and his autism are where my demons live. You have no idea what your kinds words meant to me. Thank you.<br /><br />darlin--Learning how to own our own feelings. That's the key, isn't it? You inspire me, too. Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />Irving--It took me so long to learn about bringing my demons into the light. I love your description. With your permission, I would like to quote you when I write more about facing our demons. As always, thank you for your insight.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-39315511209681478242011-04-07T20:38:02.807-07:002011-04-07T20:38:02.807-07:00Hi Galen,
We all have to wrestle with our own dem...Hi Galen,<br /><br />We all have to wrestle with our own demons from time to time. What matters is that we bring them out into the open by writing them down on paper or acknowledging them in some other way. When we allow the feelings to hide in the corners of our minds, they grow strong in darkness. It is when we force them into the light of day that they lose their power and hold over us. Once we see them for what they truly are, we can devise strategies to manage them. <br /><br />At the end of the day, acceptance is important in life. We have to change what we can and accept what we can't. It is all a matter of timing and reading the signs of the times. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing your experiences! It is an inspiration to us all! :)<br /><br />Irving the VizierIrving the Vizierhttp://hanofharmony.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-55743374134129610282011-04-07T20:21:33.441-07:002011-04-07T20:21:33.441-07:00I agree with JJ, you are an amazing lady and what ...I agree with JJ, you are an amazing lady and what a gift for both of you to have one another. We live, we learn, we love, we laugh and we cry. These are all things I take for granted now that I've learned how to own my own feelings, I forget some moments how to appreciate how much I am blessed with. It's people just like you who inspire the heck right out of me, thank you for sharing a piece of yourself with us.darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-31809234986053498882011-04-07T18:35:58.197-07:002011-04-07T18:35:58.197-07:00Galen: Demons never stop. We all have them. Don...Galen: Demons never stop. We all have them. Don't let them in! Ever! It is your choice. <br /><br />On a personal note, I have been following you for some time now and I say with all sincerity that I cannot envision a better mom. You and your son are very fortunate to have one another to share life. Be well.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-15854775443613965222011-04-07T16:23:48.245-07:002011-04-07T16:23:48.245-07:00Here is a video of some of the kids I taught last ...Here is a video of some of the kids I taught last year...One of them actually wrote the song. <br />http://youtu.be/SaZi04TMn5Q<br />Hope the link works. Some of the children in the video have autism.<br />Love and hugs,<br />Katy xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880295170339104548noreply@blogger.com