by Dalinda Reese | Jul 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Whether or not they are real, shadows are a force to be reckoned with! I don’t often consciously think of shadows, let alone dwell on their impact. However, two confluent experiences with shadows in April, 2024, illuminated their importance. The first...
by Dalinda Reese | Feb 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
What does it mean to be real – really real? According to the Skin Horse in The Velveteen Rabbit, “When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.” [1] Perhaps this 1922 children’s novel by Margery...
by Dalinda Reese | Jan 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Crises come and go, only to be replaced by the latest one(s). Some of us find that asking questions is an important way to discern relevance, values, and priorities as we seek to navigate the chaos with integrity. Although this presentation is from nearly three...
by Dalinda Reese | Sep 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Grieving allows us to touch what is real. We are not allowed to grieve. We are especially not allowed to grieve losses that others don’t see or that are not allowed by society. Our grief is “disenfranchised”. The ongoing and normalized turmoil of the last several...
by Dalinda Reese | Mar 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fear is a powerful emotion! Rightly so! It is intrinsically linked to our basic survival instinct. In nanoseconds (far faster than we can think about anything), fear can catapult our nervous systems into a full blown “fight, flight, freeze, or all-out faint”...
by Dalinda Reese | Jan 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
(January 25, 2022 — A reflection on well-being within the ongoing challenges of our times.) We have forgotten. We once seemed to know the importance of social determinants of health (food security, shelter security, loving human connections and community, access...
