“Except in the moments when I worried about being okay with being alone – moments when I was suffering over not suffering. I worried that I’d simply gotten too tired to care, had just given up.” The Dance (pg 68.) OriahMountain Dreamer Another holiday season is in the books. Satisfied for another year. I always thinkContinue reading “Choose JOY”
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Puzzling ….
Have you ever stopped and thought to yourself this is puzzling? What is it to be puzzled? How can we use this experience of being puzzled as a positive and grow through it to complete the picture? I am listening to some great podcasts and YT video recordings talking about values, beliefs and rock-bottom thinking.Continue reading “Puzzling ….”
What’s EARLY!?
Today … and the past week or so I have been up before 6 AM! Why because I am staying with my family and there are two young men in my world daily! One morning I was wakened at 5:45 AM! He stood at the edge of the bed and said, “Gramma, I kind ofContinue reading “What’s EARLY!?”
Time … I have talked about this before
Where does time collapse into? Whether I think about something from 62 years ago, in 1963 like my sister’s wedding where I was a flower girl at four years old, or my thoughts about yesterday’s hike in the woods, where do these memories go for me to then recollect them later? I find that soContinue reading “Time … I have talked about this before”
Recovery …. What is it?
I am in recovery and am open about that. I am recovering from abusing my body for many years, while letting the world think I was fit and healthy and strong. I wasn’t. I was a coward. I was hiding. I was harbouring secrets. I was abusive to myself. I was the opposite of foundContinue reading “Recovery …. What is it?”
Settling into an “aging” life
Today, I baked the most beautiful muffins. I used very ripe bananas that I had put in the top of the fridge, in the freezer, and I ground some oats and grouts to use. I ground my own flax seeds and I gently and carefully stirred the mixture. Today, I went for a walk, aContinue reading “Settling into an “aging” life”
Micro watching
My red coffee cone, black fine grind, yellow container with grounds, blue t-shirt, black leggings …. wet shower, cool breeze in the window, sun rising further into the south and setting the same, red kettle boiling the water, blue sky of welcome ….. the morning has arrived. I am leaning into this stage called ‘retirement’.Continue reading “Micro watching”
The Next Adventure
Shane (my son) said to me, “Mom you said you were NEVER going to do another solo hike, when you were in Ireland.” I said, “One learning as we age is NEVER say NEVER!” Funny how in the throes of adventure the lows can make you say things you really do not mean. Being inContinue reading “The Next Adventure”
Where is the month going?
Day 25 – It feels like I missed day 24 … missed it all together. I woke up and the day got away and, before I knew it, I was in bed at the end of it. I did produce a video yesterday. A video of my weekend in Niagara Falls Canada (of course, lol).Continue reading “Where is the month going?”
Are you fired up or down or in or out?
Day 21 – Today’s reading in Older, Wiser, Fiercer is one that I would love to put up for all to read, because there is so much in it that I relate, I’m finding it difficult to whittle it down to a quote or two! As I lay in bed this morning thinking about myContinue reading “Are you fired up or down or in or out?”
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