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 […]
Tuck everlasting…
During the summer of my second year of university, I took a course in Children’s Literature. One of several books examined, explored the meaning of life and death within the context of eternal life. “Tuck Everlasting” left an indelible mark upon my psyche and I find it interesting that my memory of it re-emerges now, […]
Living Out Loud
I recently learned of the death of an old friend – a travel companion from years long past. Although we were no longer in contact, I found myself unexpectedly reeling from the news of her passing. She was my age. Her illness progression had been swift, with only 3 months between time of diagnosis and her […]
Yes…that is what I want!
This morning I received a newsletter from an international writers association. In it the author proclaimed the arrival of her 50th birthday and her plans to celebrate it by attending a yoga and meditation retreat in Bali. “Oh Bali! A yoga and meditation retreat, in Bali!” I swooned. “That is what I want” I could hear […]
Seeking simplicity
I have recently found myself contemplating the pace that plagues life in this modern and technologically enhanced era. Spurred on by not only my own fatigue, but also by the reflections of exhausted students in my college class, I find myself questioning what it is that I and others are working so hard to achieve. Life […]
Aging in conscious awareness
This fall has been fraught with challenge, causing me to stop and consider all that I hold dear, and to reflect upon the beliefs and expectations that I cling to and that create the suffering of disappointment. As I do I find myself questioning the very fabric of my life and the choices that I […]