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We’re going gently into the holidays this year, keeping our tender hearts open and stepping only as far into the fray as feels exciting and fun for us. At holiday time we feel the changes that the year has wrought, we feel them acutely. It’s wonderful to celebrate the year’s accomplishments, and enjoy the good […]
Our first Vivid Playlist for this month (that’s right–there’s more than one!) is perfect for this first weekend of the last month of the year. It’s a little bit melancholy, a little bit hopeful, and truly, deeply tender. Enjoy it while you unpack the decorations or as a companion to your Sunday morning breakfast. It’s […]
I’ve had a feeling for weeks now that I needed to slow down in December. This is the opposite of what everything around me is calling (yelling, even.) At the beginning of last month, I distinctly heard a voice say “you’re going to need to slow down. You need to make space. Leave some room […]
The holidays are a time when are roles in our families are thrown into prominence. This can be a challenging time for us as women at midlife. We may be feeling a dissonance between the role that is expected of us and the woman we are becoming. Many grown children feel a comfort in the […]
As we explore the theme of Belonging this month, I share my reflections on the in-between space of menopause ~ no longer young, but definitely not elders yet… where do we belong? I view the change of menopause as an alchemical process, a soul transformation, a gateway of initiation into the deepest realms of feminine […]
The most terrible and beautiful and interesting things happen in a life. For some of you, those things have already happened. Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will. ~Cheryl Strayed When I think […]
For your cozy weekend, which hopefully includes lots of space for tea and blankets, perhaps a conversation with someone who helps you remember your value, maybe a leisurely dinner or brunch, we’ve collected some images of beauty and rest on this specially curated Pinterest board. Do you notice the simplicity in these pictures? I didn’t […]
5 years ago this fall, some really, really bad things happened to me and my family. The details would take hundreds of pages, but after a few weeks of increasingly hard news, I could barely get out of bed. I kept getting really sick. Mostly, I was really scared and really sad. I felt deeply […]
The fog has rolled in and the ground is splattered with vivid colour as the leaves fall. My japanese maple is a furnace of red against the grey sky. I have honoured my ancestors these last few days, and I am ready to face into the winter. If we lived in a traditional subsistence culture, […]
Here in the North the season of dying back is upon us – the leaves are falling away and the trees and plants are going deep within, sending energy to their roots for the long winter’s process of repair and new growth beneath the surface. The rains are coming to nourish those roots, the low […]
When it was all over we’d each had a good taste of what it was like to feel nourished, whole, and happy. We’d danced, played, created, meditated, ate, and dreamed. We’d set specific commitments/intentions for do-able actions for our physical, mental, spiritual well-being. The retreat was long enough that I was able to go deeper into my meditation practice and also able to finish a couple of art projects. In the end, a reminder that often self-care for me, means giving that precious gift of time to me. Thanks for sharing the magic, Bronwyn!
- Maxine Matilpi, 2013 Retreat Participant
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