Thich Nhat Hanh saved me from going insane with despair when my daughter was diagnosed with a terrible seizure disorder at two months. As she screamed her way through the various fruitless treatments, I'd say to myself, over and over, his mantra: "Breathing in, I calm myself. Breathing out, I smile." I still use it, nearly thirty years later. This is such a beautiful piece -- I actually clicked on that article or "paper" on abjection and felt terrified!
Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful image, and knowing I am not the only mother who sat with their child breathing in and out with Thich Nhat Hanh! :) and yes! I put the link to the essay to see if there were any takers…I’d love to know how many of us ran away! It’s too much! Ha ha.
Thus is SO beautiful! I hope she is still alive to see what a remarkable butterfly you have become!
Aw, thank you so much!
Thich Nhat Hanh saved me from going insane with despair when my daughter was diagnosed with a terrible seizure disorder at two months. As she screamed her way through the various fruitless treatments, I'd say to myself, over and over, his mantra: "Breathing in, I calm myself. Breathing out, I smile." I still use it, nearly thirty years later. This is such a beautiful piece -- I actually clicked on that article or "paper" on abjection and felt terrified!
Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful image, and knowing I am not the only mother who sat with their child breathing in and out with Thich Nhat Hanh! :) and yes! I put the link to the essay to see if there were any takers…I’d love to know how many of us ran away! It’s too much! Ha ha.
Lovely piece - I need Thich Nhat Hanh today!
Thank you! And me too, I want a bumper sticker that says, "What would Thich Nhat Hanh do?"