Hi Kim,

I relate to your comments about "feeling really awful lately" with regard to working with self-judgments and perceived "failures." And about feeling like giving up. We're mirrors for each other on this one! Letting go of struggling and finding the right balance resonates with me. Thanks for that. Lately, I've been feeling so much sadness about the ways I passed on my own family conditioning to my children and how this has affected them in their adulthood. It breaks my heart to see them suffer as a result of this. And so I judge myself as having "failed" them. Yet I know we're all here to process our karma and need to respect that. The pain of my "failings" is excruciating at times. But I also see such beauty of spirit in my children, which is totally heart-melting.

You said tongue in cheek, "If only the key to walking the path were control instead of surrender!" Haha! If that were so, I'd have it mastered!

So happy I found a "Gladiator" groupie!

Your wonderful coaching has helped me to be braver and more vulnerable. So it looks like we inspire one another. Deep gratitude to you, dear friend.

I'm smiling about Open's post on Facebook today re: the need to hibernate and recharge. Maybe it's time to don brown jumpers, eat chocolate, and do a little "break" dancing.

Much Love,

Catherine