Comments on: The Buddha of Imperfection http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/ Goddess Circle, Blog, Courses & Calendar Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jammi http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-43673 Jammi Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:25:18 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-43673 Thank you for this beautiful magical post. I've been stalking your blog, and stumbled upon this two years and 4 days after the birth of our beautiful daughter, who only was able to live for 13 minutes due to the multiple disabilities she carried. I also choose to make a path of work in the disabilities field, and feel fortunate every day to get to live in a world of pure magic. We also did not do any testing - but the disabilities were obvious and overwhelming with our little one. I am so moved by the line of "Whatever we are given is the right thing for us. We will cross whatever bridges that arise when they come up, not try and find out where all the bridges are so we can avoid them." It describes our feelings then and now so well. Thank you for sharing your lovely heart. Thank you for this beautiful magical post. I’ve been stalking your blog, and stumbled upon this two years and 4 days after the birth of our beautiful daughter, who only was able to live for 13 minutes due to the multiple disabilities she carried.

I also choose to make a path of work in the disabilities field, and feel fortunate every day to get to live in a world of pure magic.

We also did not do any testing – but the disabilities were obvious and overwhelming with our little one. I am so moved by the line of “Whatever we are given is the right thing for us. We will cross whatever bridges that arise when they come up, not try and find out where all the bridges are so we can avoid them.” It describes our feelings then and now so well.

Thank you for sharing your lovely heart.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-43647 Sarah Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:58:06 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-43647 I just read this due to your top ten. I understand the struggle you had at the time with the decision not to do the testing. My husband and I decided the same thing....in the same way. We looked at each other and knew. We would love the baby growing inside of me no matter what. We have no experience with disabilities but our belief was that the baby was a gift and we would take what we were given without judgement. Happily, we have had three healthy beautiful children. I just read this due to your top ten.
I understand the struggle you had at the time with the decision not to do the testing. My husband and I decided the same thing….in the same way. We looked at each other and knew. We would love the baby growing inside of me no matter what. We have no experience with disabilities but our belief was that the baby was a gift and we would take what we were given without judgement.
Happily, we have had three healthy beautiful children.

]]> By: kim http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-43628 kim Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:56:39 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-43628 so sweet, tender, and loving. you always soften my heart. thank you, bless you muah! so sweet, tender, and loving. you always soften my heart.
thank you, bless you
muah!

]]> By: Alexis Yael http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-43613 Alexis Yael Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:05:29 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-43613 Leonie, I only just read this (after you posted your top ten favorite posts). The August day you wrote it was the same month we had our first pediatric neurology appointment which led us to the October MRI that showed us our son had had a stroke sometime during his first two years. (He is turning five next month and is like your brother, amazing). Our son doesn't have a CP diagnosis (the stroke was in a different part of his brain? Not causing physical limitations, but a very big language delay/ difference. Although I suspect we may eventually get a CP diagnosis... we are still finding our way through this path) He is on the autism spectrum, too, which may or may not have anything to do with that stroke. It's a big huge life. Having a child with a disability is an amazing thing, truly. It has made me a better mother (and whoosh, it had to be overnight, for my baby truly was different from the moment we met -- we just didn't have a diagnosis for awhile). All babies/ children/ people are amazing, but for me, my little one is perfect. Just as he is. Just as Ostara is perfect for you. That's our job as moms, to hold our babies as perfect, no matter who they are. (My sister has some challenges, too, so I also get it from a sister point of view, but my sister's life is her own to share.) I just signed up for the Goddess Circle last night. I knew I'd found someone who was a kindred spirit in you. And imagine, that was BEFORE I'd read this post! Thank you. Leonie, I only just read this (after you posted your top ten favorite posts). The August day you wrote it was the same month we had our first pediatric neurology appointment which led us to the October MRI that showed us our son had had a stroke sometime during his first two years. (He is turning five next month and is like your brother, amazing). Our son doesn’t have a CP diagnosis (the stroke was in a different part of his brain? Not causing physical limitations, but a very big language delay/ difference. Although I suspect we may eventually get a CP diagnosis… we are still finding our way through this path) He is on the autism spectrum, too, which may or may not have anything to do with that stroke.

It’s a big huge life. Having a child with a disability is an amazing thing, truly. It has made me a better mother (and whoosh, it had to be overnight, for my baby truly was different from the moment we met — we just didn’t have a diagnosis for awhile). All babies/ children/ people are amazing, but for me, my little one is perfect. Just as he is. Just as Ostara is perfect for you. That’s our job as moms, to hold our babies as perfect, no matter who they are.

(My sister has some challenges, too, so I also get it from a sister point of view, but my sister’s life is her own to share.)

I just signed up for the Goddess Circle last night. I knew I’d found someone who was a kindred spirit in you. And imagine, that was BEFORE I’d read this post!

Thank you.

]]> By: Demi http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-43203 Demi Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:37:38 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-43203 Leonie, I loved this post. Thanks for posting. xxxx Leonie, I loved this post. Thanks for posting.
xxxx

]]> By: Stefanie http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-39662 Stefanie Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:13:47 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-39662 Oh, and I forgot the first thing I thought when I read the title of this blog post: I have a little wooden Buddha statue on my window sill. One of those fat-bellied grinning Buddhas who stretch their hands up (and can also do handstands). He lost a bit of his left foot when I was angry and put him down roughly. So when I lose my temper about something irrelevant, Buddha gets hurt - I leave him on my window sill as he is to teach me that lesson. And he isn't any less lovely for his missing toes! Oh, and I forgot the first thing I thought when I read the title of this blog post: I have a little wooden Buddha statue on my window sill. One of those fat-bellied grinning Buddhas who stretch their hands up (and can also do handstands). He lost a bit of his left foot when I was angry and put him down roughly. So when I lose my temper about something irrelevant, Buddha gets hurt – I leave him on my window sill as he is to teach me that lesson. And he isn’t any less lovely for his missing toes!

]]> By: Stefanie http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-39661 Stefanie Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-39661 Wowww. I just stumbled upon this blog post, 1 1/2 years after you wrote it. The day you wrote it, my youngest daughter was 8 days old and I was full of postnatal hormones. Boy, would I have cried had I read it back then! Today, I look at three healthy, funny, clever girls and feel so blessed. I'm sure I wouldn't feel any less blessed had one of them Down syndrome or an extra leg. Wowww. I just stumbled upon this blog post, 1 1/2 years after you wrote it. The day you wrote it, my youngest daughter was 8 days old and I was full of postnatal hormones. Boy, would I have cried had I read it back then! Today, I look at three healthy, funny, clever girls and feel so blessed. I’m sure I wouldn’t feel any less blessed had one of them Down syndrome or an extra leg.

]]> By: holly-uk http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-10683 holly-uk Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:34:49 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-10683 yeah....the screen is all blurry and my eyes are full of tears.....this is just so beautiful leonie i cant explain...........................xx yeah….the screen is all blurry and my eyes are full of tears…..this is just so beautiful leonie i cant explain………………………xx

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]]> By: Laura O http://www.goddessguidebook.com/the-buddha-of-imperfection/comment-page-2/#comment-10620 Laura O Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:31:19 +0000 http://www.goddessguidebook.com/?p=2916#comment-10620 Goddess Leonie, I was reading SARK's Transformation Soup today after a morning of quiet and stillness. I realized during my quiet and reading that I was exhausted from feeling like I wasn't doing enough or as much as other people. Then I remembered that I wanted to read this post - I had filed it away in my mind not even knowing what it was about. Imagine my delight that it's about disabilities! As a disabled woman, this touches me deeply also. Thank you for posting this and thanks to your family for being so supportive of the disability community!! Goddess Leonie,
I was reading SARK’s Transformation Soup today after a morning of quiet and stillness. I realized during my quiet and reading that I was exhausted from feeling like I wasn’t doing enough or as much as other people. Then I remembered that I wanted to read this post – I had filed it away in my mind not even knowing what it was about. Imagine my delight that it’s about disabilities! As a disabled woman, this touches me deeply also. Thank you for posting this and thanks to your family for being so supportive of the disability community!!

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