tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post8919260570070127616..comments2024-01-12T04:51:30.233-05:00Comments on Peggy Payne's Boldness Blog: A Boldness TotemPeggy Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14504076672775821088noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-58962766262178375862007-10-27T22:13:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:13:00.000-04:00I never heard of fire opal. It sounds fabulous. ...I never heard of fire opal. It sounds fabulous. And perfect for your purpose. <BR/><BR/>And the idea of a CHUNK! is pretty amazing. I'll be interested to hear what you're fired up to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-71353196218273061282007-10-26T19:45:00.000-04:002007-10-26T19:45:00.000-04:00Found my boldness totem. Rather, it found me. A ch...Found my boldness totem. Rather, it found me. A chunk of fire opal my brother gave me years and years ago. An image of it popped in my head last night. Hadn't thought of the opal or seen it in 4-5 years because it's been stashed in a safe. <BR/><BR/>Now, this is not just any old opal. A raw (unpolished, uncut) stone, its color is deep gold, almost orange with the famous opal iridescence.<BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-87356013552530539052007-10-26T16:03:00.000-04:002007-10-26T16:03:00.000-04:00I'll bet you could arrange to have a window of tha...I'll bet you could arrange to have a window of that stone. Or maybe just a pane.<BR/><BR/> Ask at one of those stone companies that sells a million kinds for things like flagstone walks. I know there's one outside of Apex. Or on the other end, there's a rock and gem store in Winston-Salem. I think.<BR/><BR/>This sounds very do-able.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-17888294871956359642007-10-26T14:23:00.000-04:002007-10-26T14:23:00.000-04:00Great post and comment thread going here! I'm so e...Great post and comment thread going here! I'm so enjoying all the responses.<BR/><BR/>Another totem for me - the stone fluorite, which is said to be a very grounding, healing stone. It has green and purple and pink and white in it, and I have always been drawn to it.<BR/><BR/>Interesting thing is that I have a huge piece of it in my sandplay collection and many clients seem drawn to it. It gets billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-67945274154275705362007-10-26T10:42:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:42:00.000-04:00I like the range in style of these: from Debra's ...I like the range in style of these: from Debra's family heart to Erin's freedom to do leopard or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Do I have any others? Not at the moment, unless I'm forgetting something. No wait--my friend Carrie brought me a pendant from Australia that's a cross-section of a nautilus shell. That for me symbolizes the cosmic ocean and the literal water that are always somehow involved in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-83632992430024005882007-10-26T10:00:00.000-04:002007-10-26T10:00:00.000-04:00Peggy, I wear a large heart necklace that is engra...Peggy, I wear a large heart necklace that is engraved on one side with my daughter's names, and on the other side with my husband's and my name. I have many other necklaces, but lately this is the only one that I want to wear. I find myself reaching for it during different times of the day. I run my fingers around the names and it makes me feel safe and grounded.<BR/><BR/>When I had this pieceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-30088557162897250352007-10-26T03:07:00.000-04:002007-10-26T03:07:00.000-04:00I have many boldness totems but I think what happe...I have many boldness totems but I think what happens with me is that I go well beyond the 'normal' sense of fashion and wear whatever I feel good in. Leopard print shoes, red shoes, zebra print shoes, etc. Crazy handbags. I love it all and I don't wear it for anyone else - only me :)<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Erin Blaskie<BR/>Business Services, ETC<BR/>http://www.bsetc.caAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-29560070798039523022007-10-25T18:14:00.000-04:002007-10-25T18:14:00.000-04:00Billie, thanks for the background on sandplay. My...Billie, thanks for the background on sandplay. My only experience is growing up at the beach, and that was sufficient to show me the potential. <BR/><BR/>Trisha, I'm glad the totem conversation carried over into your writing group. I too expect that the right object will present itself to you soon.<BR/><BR/>I just now realized that I also have a pendant my husband gave me, a silver circle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-64496895464482345682007-10-25T17:01:00.000-04:002007-10-25T17:01:00.000-04:00Last night my writing group (including Mamie Potte...Last night my writing group (including Mamie Potter of the gorgeous red shoes pic) talked about your red shoes and the idea of a totem embodying a desired quality or qualities.<BR/><BR/>Our discussion and your shoes inspire me to want my own boldness totem. For me, boldness is courage in action. While I have buckets of courage, I often hold back on putting my courage in motion. This, sadly, is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-87889451105658458372007-10-25T11:48:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:48:00.000-04:00Oh, and meant to say... just to clarify for anyone...Oh, and meant to say... just to clarify for anyone reading about sandplay therapy here - while originally developed by Dora Kalff as a technique for children, sandplay therapy is quite commonly used with adults.<BR/><BR/>Nearly all of my clients (at least 3/4 of which are adults) end up doing some bit of work in the sand during their time with me. And a significant number of adult clients seek mebilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-49250561431055348372007-10-25T11:43:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:43:00.000-04:00Peggy, sandplay therapy is totally based in Jungia...Peggy, sandplay therapy is totally based in Jungian psychology, so every figure used is meaningful in an archetypal way. <BR/><BR/>I am blown away (positively) on a daily basis by what happens in my office. Each client is in his/her own process, which in some ways dovetails with my own as the therapist, so I'm not sure what one person does in the sand speaks to anyone else.<BR/><BR/>It does billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-28827077739149636382007-10-25T10:45:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:45:00.000-04:00So interesting that these pieces show up in your n...So interesting that these pieces show up in your novels. Sounds like one appeared in your fiction first. <BR/><BR/>Your triumphant figurine reminds me to try to find a picture that used to inspire me. A tourist picture my husband took of me in front of Winged Victory at the Louvre. I'd always heard of that sculpture and had expected it to be about 4 feet tall. Instead it was enormous, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-28963637197704536342007-10-24T21:22:00.000-04:002007-10-24T21:22:00.000-04:00I have a Special Forces challenge coin that matche...I have a Special Forces challenge coin that matches the one in my first novel - quite a coup getting it - and my son is very envious. :)<BR/><BR/>I also have a figurine that a fellow sandplay therapist made - a woman sitting with one arm raised to the sky. It represents triumph to me, in some way, and makes a small appearance in the second book.<BR/><BR/>And there is a little horse figurine that billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-76478955859626721102007-10-24T16:17:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:17:00.000-04:00Anything buttery would work well for me. Sounds l...Anything buttery would work well for me. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like you have such amulets in categories other than clothes? Yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14310824.post-52699871285551346962007-10-24T15:04:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:04:00.000-04:00billie said... Clothing wise? Lots, over the years...billie said... <BR/>Clothing wise? Lots, over the years.<BR/><BR/>Lately, as in since we got horses, my desire for clothing runs towards expensive riding breeches and boots. <BR/><BR/>I haven't yielded to this much, but last year around my birthday I did buy myself a really nice pair of half chaps in soft, buttery leather at my daughter's insistence. She was right - they make a huge difference Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com