Driving to work the other day, I had an epiphany. That though Sidra, the dolphin I blogged about a few posts ago, was sick (a fact I had not mentioned), she emanated love, acceptance, and grace; she was strong despite her illness and in her vulnerability gave so much. I cried thinking about this. Illness [...]
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Message from the Universe II
Posted in cetaceans, dolphins, healing, infant surgery, infant trauma, pediatric trauma, tagged early trauma, healing, infant surgery, infant trauma, pediatric trauma, self-love on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A Message from the Universe
Posted in adult PTSD, affirmations, cetaceans, child development, dolphins, healing, infant surgery, infant trauma, pediatric trauma, PTSD, tagged body image, early trauma, healing, infant surgery, infant trauma, PTSD, scar, self-esteem, self-image, self-love on February 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »
You are loved by the universe, Sidra says. Sure, I was taking care of her, along with other marine lab techs at the University of Miami Graduate School in 1974, and she was captive and dependent. Yes, I fed her the noon meal daily, even on weeekends, so she grew to associate me with food. [...]
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