Extracting yourself from a Women’s Gifting “Circle” with Integrity and Grace.
Note: I wrote this post at the request of several friends who have left these “Women’s Wisdom Circles aka Women’s Gifting Circles aka Fire Circles, etc…” that have spread like a virus throughout the...
View ArticleMaking Compost; Fertilizing Happiness
Lest you think I have changed the focus of my blog (again!), let me assure you that this is not really a post about gardening! Though you may learn a few garden-y things along the way… Most long-time...
View ArticleSpring Blossoms!
As always, my garden provides never-ending inspiration and meditation. The “mystery” bush in our new front garden turned out to be this extravagantly flowered Star Magnolia. Isn’t she GORGEOUS?...
View ArticleClarity and Congruence
After more than a year away from writing blog posts, I finally feel ready to come back and share some of the things I have learned. I’ve spent much of this time in an introspective mode that helped me...
View ArticleTending
Some of us learned to ignore our own needs…to put others first to avoid abandonment, that self-sacrifice is somehow spiritual or to prioritize money over health and happiness. The cost of not tending...
View ArticleEnjoying Menopause – A Series
This week, I will be starting a series of posts about menopause. I realize that “Enjoying Menopause” may be a dubious title to some, but there are many women who sail through menopause, so it is...
View ArticleEnjoying Menopause – Dying to my Old Self
Women reach menopause at many ages (and sometimes surgically), so I can’t even begin to imagine what it must be like for someone else. I will simply share my story, in the hopes that it will inspire...
View ArticleEnjoying Menopause – Embracing my New Self
As I moved through the process of releasing my old self; a process that is never linear, I started relating to myself differently and have written about some of that process here and here. Over the...
View ArticleFasting for Weight Loss during Menopause- Part 1
The most obvious sign of my impending menopause was putting on body fat, especially belly fat. Excessive belly fat is associated with increased metabolic syndrome and other disease. In my journey of...
View ArticleUnfinished Business
For the last 6 years we have (mostly) stopped giving Xmas gifts and instead donate to a local charity, like Ben’s Bells. This practice evolved out of a desire to focus on experiences instead of “stuff”...
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