Entering a new cycle. Reinvention again.

Fall and winter can be bleak for some, but not for me.  It’s a time when I usually focus, create, center myself and prepare for the new growth ahead.  There is beauty in the cold crisp air and the sharp way it makes your lungs feel, a reminder from the body that it’s working well and don’t forget to take care of it!

This fall arrived a little differently, accompanied by a full moon lunar eclipse that interestingly coincided with an election night in the US, and the very last day of my long process of chemo treatment! So there is a definite shift and movement from one phase to the next both in the universe and in my world. 

I’m still practicing patience with the changes and limits of my physical abilities, and am anxious to engage in every day that I can with meaning and purpose. It’s a feeling of urgency sometimes as I sense the loss of days this illness created and worry that there may not be enough time ahead of me.

Mostly though, I remain receptive to the clarity and opportunities that this new phase will bring and the chance to explore more creativity and newness. So many thoughts wash over me making me still feel a bit ungrounded. As a result, I’ve kept three main threads of focus which help greatly:

• Release what doesn’t work any longer or doesn’t feel right.

• Rest and reflection — observe what it tells you about what matters most.

• Define space and time in each day to maintain the energy and strength needed to explore and experience once again.

A fellow cancer survivor said, “these endings were the whisper of something preparing to be birthed within and for each of us.”

With love and gratitude for this moment and for every day…

❤️🙏🌻