Tag: Artistry of Aging

Elder Muse/Day #1: Sha-con-o-hey

“As she walked through the trees filled with the leaves of summer, following the trail set out long ago by those who came before her, she could feel the ancients speaking to her in a language only those who had reached the elder stage of life could understand….”

Only Inhale and Exhale

“How do you let go?

…into those moments of “only now” residing in each inhale and exhale while embracing the texture, beauty and challenges of those experiences. An extraordinary acceptance of what is unfolding within the human journey – all of it. Can we face whatever is momentarily taking our attention, and not fight it?…”

Living Each Day As Your First

“Some days it feels like an endless litany of new challenges to face being in an aging body. Yet living as if it is our first day of the rest of our lives can shift our attention to the childlike qualities of wonder, awe, play, creativity and curiosity.”

Peace Is A Practice

“But what if there is another way to be. Where nothing takes you from a center of peace inside. That your actions and ways of being come from this deep well that never changes.”

The Facts of Life: You Might As Well Love

“How rare it can be to have someone in our lives who we feel safe enough with to talk about what’s really on our minds and in our hearts. To witness our journey without judgement or advise, no matter where it takes us.

Or perhaps it is just that we haven’t cracked open our own hearts….”

Age With Mischief and Audacity

“Your time on Earth is limited. Don’t try to “age with grace”, age with mischief, audacity, and a good story to tell!”

It’s Not Too Late – Feeling Deeply

“Nature has always been, and always will be, a source of peace, tranquility, beauty, awe and sanctuary for me. Having always been connected since a child, when I come upon devastation perpetrated by humans I am wild with grief and a depth of sadness that is felt in the core of my being. What will my sons and grandchildren inherit after I have passed from this embodied life?

Improvisation

“One might say that once you reach “a certain age” with professional and family obligations behind you that there is more room for improvisation. More room for wildness, play and creative exploration. But that depends on you….”

Sanctuary

“The possibilities and opportunities are unlimited to regenerate and live simply with the many challenges we face serving as catalysts for change. As humans heal, shift priorities, and raise connective and collective consciousness we are granted a window into the eternal and ever evolving beauty of what is always becoming….”

Seeing Things Differently – Part 2

:Had a spell been cast over her? A veil dropped over her so that nothing was very clear. But remember reader she was not aware of how much she was not seeing. Perhaps none of us really are…..”