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Self Compassion

Posted on: May 2, 2023 | Posted by: Kathie Neff

I once had a dream

about hearing my heartbeat.

What does it sound like? I wondered.

Have I heard my heart beating today?

Does it matter?

woman with hand over her heart, eyes closed.
Image courtesy of Darius Bashar via unsplash.com

 

I can’t say

in real life

that I notice

my heart

beating.

 

Does it matter?

 

In another space

the musing continues:

Is the beating of our hearts

a reminder?

A confirmation that we are,

in fact, still alive?

 

This matters.

 

For who, if not our Self, will think of us

if we don’t bother to do so?

 

Who will care for this secret Self?

 

Who, if not our Self, will see us here

in our brokenness

if we are blind to us?

 

Who will care for us in moments of blindness?

 

Who, if not our Self, will invite us

into the

dance

once again?

 

Remember: We are the ones we are waiting for.

 

 

 

 

Categories: Newly Widowed, Widowed, Widowed and Healing

About Kathie Neff

Kathie Neff was widowed on April 15, 2021. She and her beloved husband, Dan, were high school sweethearts and enjoyed dancing and riding horses together. They lived in gratitude, hope and forgiveness for 50 years and nine months when Dan passed quietly late at night, surrounded by their seven children who, with Kathie, were caring for him in their family home.

Dan and Kathie have been a part of Camp Widow and Soaring Spirits International since its inception, as members of Michele Neff Hernandez’s cadre of helpers from the Neff family.

Kathie believes strongly in the strength and bond that is the gift of community and brings a heart of love for all who have been affected by death and dying.

Long live love. XO

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