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The Bliss Blog
Mermaid
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Photo was on Wild Woman Sisterhood FB page When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with mermaids and all other elemental/magical/mystical creatures. I took to water early on, spending a great deal of time in the tub until my fingers and toes were like prunes. I smile wistfully now when I remember that…
Is Suffering Necessary?
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
I am on the flip side of a week’s worth of a messy, painful, not much fun bout with shingles. A week ago, my left eye was prize-fighter swollen, my skin was peeling off my face, I had a chisel to the skull, scalp burning and tingling pain on the left side of my head.…
Simple Pleasures
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
Sitting crossed legged under the freshly changed turquoise cotton sheets. Just out of the shower in which I indulged in Trader Joe’s citrus shampoo, conditioner and body wash to ease away the remnants of the lesions from the shingles virus that has been a moment to moment presence in my life for more than…
Nowhere Fast
By
Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW
“On this day of your life, Edie, I believe God wants you to know……that impatience will get you nowhere, fast. If you insist on being in a hurry, you’ll move very quickly — and often get nowhere. Take a breath. Relax. Find your peace. Don’t require the Universe to move more rapidly than it is.…
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