by Manuela Rohr | Dec 4, 2019 | Inspiration, Tiny Island, Wednesday Whispers
As a child hearing my dad count to three wasn’t a good sign. It was the last warning to make up for something we had done wrong or not done at all. We rushed to obey to escape punishment. Another one-two-three moment was jumping from a diving board. That was a...
by Manuela Rohr | Dec 3, 2019 | Tiny Island, Wednesday Whispers
I’m a special needs mom. To own this title hurts. I have been on a healing path with my daughter for twenty-nine years. I learn everything I need to know about this journey in my life with her. My life holds daily toxic stress. I have created a treasure chest of...
by Manuela Rohr | Nov 29, 2019 | Wednesday Whispers
I’m hungry for the truth and the light. And I know the truth is not always beautiful and the light not always there. I understand we need both to be fully human — darkness and light are partners in life. I would love to have a lot of light in my life. You too? But I...
by Manuela Rohr | Nov 14, 2019 | Inspiration, Tiny Island, Wednesday Whispers
This week has put me in challenging situations where I felt myself feeding the wrong wolf. It’s when things go wrong, and our path is full of obstacles when we lose the ground underneath our feet that our practice counts. I was feeding the wolf that lets fear...
by Manuela Rohr | Nov 6, 2019 | Inspiration, Wednesday Whispers
Today, on my flight home from Soul-Treat in Arizona, I had about an hour at the gate. I got my journal out to write. I thought about the Wednesday Whisper I had prepared, but without a computer, I couldn’t post it. As I sat down, I reflected on the gifts I...
by Manuela Rohr | Oct 31, 2019 | Inspiration, Wednesday Whispers
We’re displaced by the wildfires of Sonoma county and all I want is a slice of normal. We’re hanging on the edge. We escaped the smoke on Saturday and drove up to Tahoe (a four-hour drive). Riding along with us was fear: will our home burn? It’s the third...
