Posted on July 27, 2024
by Gaye Abbott
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“Grief and loss has followed me around throughout this lifetime knocking on my heart to surrender. There seemed to always be reasons why I wouldn’t give in fully to it. Excuses that I had to take care of others, earn a living, be responsible….and never give in fully to it.
As if when I did I would be scattered into pieces and blow away. Of no use to myself or others….”
Category: Artistry of Aging, Death and DyingTags: Aging, Antoinette Pienaar, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Death and Dying, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Grief, Reflections of Life, surrender, Wildly Free Elder
Posted on February 10, 2022
by Gaye Abbott
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“We are taught by our respective cultures, and often our family of origin, not to fall apart. For both women and men. If we are fortunate we are allowed to do so as a child growing up. We are told that our very survival depends on holding it all together, protecting our hearts and not showing the fullness of who we are. But what if that is not true at all?:
Category: Artistry of Aging, AuthenticityTags: Acceptance With Compassion, Aging, Antoinette Pienaar, Artistry of Aging, Conscious Aging, Elder Artistry, Elderhood, Energy In Motion, Finding wholeness, Green Renaissance, Theefontein South Africa, Wildly Free Elder