My dear daughters, you have a mysterious and amazing cosmos within, just like I do. And therefore I bow to the Divine in you too. You had a cosmos in place before you were born into this world, you carried it with you; it slipped out with you as you exited from my womb. That [...]
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Cosmos II
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A cosmos within
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday I saw a photograph of a naked pregnant belly. It was not airbrushed over (or whatever techniques they use with photos) and you can clearly see her veins, her stretch marks. The title of the photo is “The Tree of Life”. Yes, those marks on her belly sure looks that way. Her veins sure [...]
Recalling the first birth
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Those long, painful contractions kicked in, two days before Valerie’s due date. There was an enormous amount of pressure on my rectal area. I could not find any comfortable position. Could not stand, sit, squat, lay down or crawl. Nothing could remove that tension. Just grinding with it. Braxton-Hicks? Or the real thing? I took [...]
Three
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Three. The third dimension. The number of whole- beginning, middle, ending. Past, present, future. Birth, life, death. Heaven, earth, waters. Body, soul, spirit. Buddha, Dharma, Sangha. The Trimuti. The heavenly number, the magical number- three wishes, three precious jewels, three guesses,three gems. The Holy Trinity.
But when it comes to the number of children, three is [...]
On the way
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There was a whole pile of dirty dishes waiting to be cleared this morning. Stuff that I cannot just torture the dishwasher with.
So I made more dishwashing agent and started washing. As I rinsed and stack the dishes and pots, I realised that i was standing further back from the sink. In the coming weeks [...]
Love (Just Give)
Posted in When he was in me- March 2007 on March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Clearing away dirty dishes a thought shot into my head: “I have to, MUST, teach this boy how to love. The Real way.”
But that immediately did not feel right. What was I thinking? What’s lurking beneath? Did I not believe my child will know how to love the right way? Am I feeling unfulfilled with [...]
