All Comments By Annie Willerton
On May 21, 2024 Annie Willerton wrote on What Is Prayer?, by Rupert Spira:
“Being is impersonal and yet utterly intimate” . Beautifully expressed.
On May 19, 2024 Annie Willerton wrote on A Jeweler's Eye, by Suleika Jaouad:
Ill health has been, is, a powerful teacher in my life. Stripping egoic layers away, taking me defencelessly into moments of exquisite stillness that I am deeply, deeply grateful for and wouldn't trade. Experiences that have forged the me I am in this moment and that I fully embrace. It is not the whole story though for I am not talking about terminal diagnosis, there is also life, recovery, hope, the chance to bring the gems of wisdom hewn in the darkest of moments into the world to sparkle. Diagnosis is such a powerful thing. As 'stream' mentioned in their comments, there are many incorrect and clumsy attempts at diagnosis that cause much damage. For myself, this too has been much 'grist for my mill', finding compassion for the ignorance of medics no small thing. Yet, accurate diagnosis is a light that can illuminate the path of healing, and offers a dynamic process. Staying open and curious to the vast choices of what may be available, exploring and navigating these against the tide of conventional medicine, financial challenges, the fears of loved ones, the frustrations of fruitless dead ends, all this too 'illness' has in her lesson plan. With open curiosity diagnosis can be a potent and exciting jewel of information.
On Feb 6, 2024 Annie willerton wrote on When My Father Faced An Emergency, by Nora Bateson:
I have no story but want to share my gratitude for reading this memory and being reminded not to get sucked into being reactive and caught in the drama. THANK YOU
On Sep 12, 2023 Annie Willerton wrote on The Practice Before The Practice, by Mark Nepo:
This resonates deeply with me. I am grateful for hearing these words today.
“ to make our inwardness a resource and not a refuge. “
On Jan 7, 2022 Annie Willerton wrote on Love Is Not A Feeling, It's An Ability, by bell hooks and Sharon Salzberg:
I am learning that Recognising the moment i am in a ‘nervous system state’ is the moment to hold myself in loving kindness. That I’ve probably overextended myself and need to stop and replenish.
On Jul 27, 2021 annie willerton wrote on Who Me, Stealing?, by Constance Habash:
I have enjoyed thinking about the ramifications of this concept. Thank you. It would seem to me that stealing has many greedy tentacles driven by unfulfilled needs. Competitivediscourse, not pausing to hear what peopleare sharing but charging ahead with a story about the self, is tome a form of stealing. In fact I would say that all foes of attention seeking are stealing as they demand something from someoneelse with an assumption they have it to give.
On Jun 21, 2024 Annie Willerton wrote on The False Self From Childhood, by Eric Jones: