So beautiful. I feel similar with work and resting and walking and travel and all the beautiful things you express resonate. Menopause was early for me and was some of the most difficult years but what I am moving into now that it’s passed is soooo good.
Thank you for this, Mary Beth. It nourishes my soul. Menopause for me feels like a homecoming, a re-membering of my body within a lineage of women whose sufferings and joys I walk with and in and alongside. I feel ancient and brand new. And tapped into a wellspring that feeds me waters that are both as deep and fresh as each day.
AND this feeling of transcendent joy is frequently peppered with days I simply can’t “do” anything, and with a certain amount of physical pain and discomfort that tempers me—the same way that pregnancy and childbirth did. I am more and more humble at the feet of my body’s teachings.
These words are a lantern for me. Thank you so much for sharing — and the validation that some days are for stillness and allowing and to be humble at the feet of our own bodies. And thank you for your work! I am diving in now over coffee! So excited to read more.
So beautiful. I feel similar with work and resting and walking and travel and all the beautiful things you express resonate. Menopause was early for me and was some of the most difficult years but what I am moving into now that it’s passed is soooo good.
Leaning into all these words! Thank you!
Thank you for this, Mary Beth. It nourishes my soul. Menopause for me feels like a homecoming, a re-membering of my body within a lineage of women whose sufferings and joys I walk with and in and alongside. I feel ancient and brand new. And tapped into a wellspring that feeds me waters that are both as deep and fresh as each day.
AND this feeling of transcendent joy is frequently peppered with days I simply can’t “do” anything, and with a certain amount of physical pain and discomfort that tempers me—the same way that pregnancy and childbirth did. I am more and more humble at the feet of my body’s teachings.
These words are a lantern for me. Thank you so much for sharing — and the validation that some days are for stillness and allowing and to be humble at the feet of our own bodies. And thank you for your work! I am diving in now over coffee! So excited to read more.
Oh thx so much! The feeling is mutual 🙏❤️
Feeling this deeply. I too have been in a cocoon and am feeling the tingles and nudges and whispers to exhale again. Thank you for this reminder 💗