Preliminary reflections on “Grace”
I felt compelled this week, to explore the topic of grace. As I searched for material on this topic, I discovered instead, these quotes and so I have adjusted my trajectory slightly to comment briefly upon them. Mark Twain writes…”Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its […]
Aging with poise?
Poise (def): equilibrium; ease and dignity of manner; self-assurance; composure; calm or serene This piece was sparked by a recently viewed commercial for Poise – feminine hygiene products designed to address the changes inherent in an aging woman’s body. You may have seen it…in this piece, various women question why it is that we know so much […]
Beyond simplicity: Seeing the sacred in all things
I encountered this lovely article today on care2 make a difference and thought I would share it… http://www.care2.com/greenliving/living-a-sacred-life-a-song-with-no-end.html As I explore this stage of my life – as I come to better appreciate the yearnings that make my experience of living, joyful and deeply meaningful – I am struck by the importance of truly SEEING all that exists already. More […]
Dog Days of Summer
Each spring I find myself excited by the bursting forth of new growth, energized by the nourishing elixir of a new cycle. Symbolized by the budding vegetation that erupts from the womb of Mother Earth, this is a time of great fertility and renewal. In this climate, I am spurred on to explore new ideas […]
Simplicity: The ultimate sophistication
This is a departure from recent musings…I hope you find it compelling… I have, for some time now, been delicately playing with the idea of creating a Simplicity Movement – a grassroots campaign designed to slow down life; to simplify it; to bring time back into alignment with my soul’s yearning for pause, for solitude, for contemplation. […]
The Divine Feminine embodied
A lot has been swirling through my psyche since my experience of the Croning Ceremony (see July 3 Newsletter) and before that, my hike upon the Inca Trail (see June 1 Newsletter). Something has shifted in how I am seeing myself in the context of this thing called aging. I am becoming more aware of the biases and […]
Taking a moment to pause…
The past month has been a hectic whirlwind of mental activity. It has been a time of busyness that has been both exciting and fatiguing. I am not unhappy with the experience, for much of the activity that has consumed my days has been fueled by creative pursuits, but I had a vision of what […]
Coming out of concealment
Years ago, after traveling to the Queen Charlotte Islands on a kayaking trip, I wrote an article for Kanawa: Canada’s canoeing and kayaking magazine. I had reflected in this article, upon my trip, and the stunning beauty (as well as hidden challenges) that the mist so often concealed from sight. Xaaydlaa Gwaayaay: Coming out of concealment, recounted the story […]
A time for quiet
As I revisit recent postings on aging, I reflect on a growing desire to embrace this life from a place of joy and all consuming wonder. Equal to this, however, is a conscious desire to experience the delicious solitude of quiet retreat where ones voice is all there is…where withdrawal from the pace of the world becomes a fundamental part of knowing oneself. Although […]