A time of balance
But balance isn’t a fixed state.
This moment
Equal light
and dark
And the moment shifts again
And again
Balance remains mutable
A continual return to the now
Of what feels good now
What serves
What’s needed
I seek balance
in flow and containment
In freedom and structure
In my yes’s
And no’s
In my wants and desires
I watch this with my daughter
Offering her containment
While also offering her the freedom
To explore
And discover herself
Right now I’m re-finding
The balance between
time together
and time apart
Time for me
Just the right amount
So that I’m fully with her when we’re together
Time for my own creative streams
Beyond my stream with her
Inclusive of our stream
Returning to self
As I model to her
What that feels like
From an embodied place
Not just a concept
But a true devotion
To riding the flows
that enliven me
As I do this
I bring more play
Creative response
Presence
Resource
Intuition
Ingenuity
To our connection
As the green Aspens 🍃
Ripen into golden hues
And a turn toward a new season begins
I listen to what rhythms
Will guide my relationship with my daughter now
From the expanse of heat
In the summer
Full of river and pool play
And wearing nearly nothing
I notice both my resistance and welcoming of more layers on my body
Meeting the here now
Giving my body what it needs now
Movement
Meditation
Devotional practices
Warm tea
Bone broth
And Nourishment
Days start out cold
And still the sun shines warmth
By the afternoon ☀️
Cold
Warm
Light
Dark
Naked
Clothed
Movement
Stillness
Polarities of wholeness
Tension points of balance
Continually recalibrating
This turn to autumn offers me moments throughout my day to listen to what’s needed now
What’s here now
What’s emerging
and what’s releasing
Like a snake shedding her outgrown skins 🐍
Fresh new layers reveal themselves
To
See
Hear
Sense
Smell
And meet
In
The
Ever unfolding
Here
And now