radical presence/radical acceptance

Floating again

by Isy
November 17, 2019November 20, 2019
adaptation, basics, brain care, imp-possible, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

I’ve removed two posts: “Departure & apology” is moot, completely overtaken by events. “Outrageous fortune” has the seeds of a good tutorial for navigating intensely… Read More »Floating again

Protected: A departure & a public apology

by Isy
November 12, 2019November 20, 2019
1 Comment
ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, bugging out, CRPS knock-on effects, loved ones, martial & internal arts, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care

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There’s always an afterwards

by Isy
October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
3 Comments
activity, adaptation, basics, brain care, brain plasticity, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, loved ones, mortality, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

This, right after “Keep breathing”, is one of my go-to pieces of mind management. It’s about so much more than consequences. Let’s take an example.… Read More »There’s always an afterwards

What I did with my summer

by Isy
September 1, 2019September 1, 2019
activity, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, loved ones, massage/bodywork, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

I’m aware that I disappeared for awhile. Obsessively focusing on housing and breakup, everything else sorta disappeared. Here’s what that period looked like, framed around… Read More »What I did with my summer

Back to work

by Isy
June 27, 2019September 1, 2019
CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

The massive physiological destabilization triggered by J’s departure doesn’t change my own deadlines: I still have to get out by next week, stay somewhere in… Read More »Back to work

A fond farewell

by Isy
June 24, 2019September 1, 2019
brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, imp-possible, kitten, loved ones, moving/traveling, radical presence/radical acceptance

J just drove away from here for the last time. Friday, he filled up the kindling box and organized the firewood to his satisfaction. (Yes,… Read More »A fond farewell

Cold Watershed

by Isy
June 12, 2019June 12, 2019
adaptation, critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, radical presence/radical acceptance

In my blogs on getting safe housing, I’ve researched and discussed the following: What aspects of ordinary housing do me in What alternative building techniques… Read More »Cold Watershed

3-4 solid tools for tough times

by Isy
June 8, 2019June 8, 2019
2 Comments
activity, ANS and fight-or-flight, basics, brain care, CRPS knock-on effects, martial & internal arts, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

(If you’re looking for my housing-search info, go here for the latest with all the tables, and here for the one before that 🙂 )… Read More »3-4 solid tools for tough times

Fixing the old, opening doors…and 2 shameless plugs for highly competent friends

by Isy
June 5, 2019June 5, 2019
1 Comment
critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, home-hunt, imp-possible, loved ones, money, moving/traveling, radical presence/radical acceptance

What a couple of weeks it has been! The local police chief failed to take a police report about an identity theft for 4 weeks.… Read More »Fixing the old, opening doors…and 2 shameless plugs for highly competent friends

Some Kind of Watershed on the Imp-possibility of Safe Housing

by Isy
May 24, 2019June 5, 2019
documentation, home-hunt, imp-possible, radical presence/radical acceptance, realpolitik, self-care

Over the past 14 months I’ve gotten a look at every house I found that was: 1. Already built, 2. In my price range &… Read More »Some Kind of Watershed on the Imp-possibility of Safe Housing

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