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LIVE LIKE THE MOON

LIVE LIKE THE MOON

Right now the moon is in its ‘new’ phase and can’t really be seen. This is the ‘death’ of one cycle of the moon and ‘birth’ of another cycle of the moon.

This is not unlike each of us.

At our core we are our whole, authentic self, truth, pure love (take your pick) then we are inspired into human form and from there we go through cycles of waxing and waning instigated by family beliefs, abuse, encouragement, diagnosis, love, disappointment, acceptance, war, achievement, fear, education, instability…

The moon’s cycles happen at regular intervals, so much so we can track and anticipate them.

For each of us though, the frequency and length of these cycles can vary tremendously because of what happens to us AND because of how we deal with what happens to us – ‘life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react/respond to it’.

THE FOURTH TRIMESTER

THE FOURTH TRIMESTER

No wonder more connected generations before us paid so much attention to nourishing and nurturing the pregnant woman and more so the post partum woman, insisting on a good whole month at a minimum to completely rest and recover to some degree. Another example of traditional wisdom getting it so right without all the science and technology we have available to us today.

POST PARTUM PRIORITY the traditional way

POST PARTUM PRIORITY the traditional way

While obviously nothing was keeping me away from the most precious milestone of the birth of my grandchild - my daughter living on the other side of the world, was only one of some significant challenges - there was more than just the maternal desire and joy to be present. For me (and fortunately my daughter) there is an innate responsibility passed down through generations of women, though sadly these days neglected to our societal and personal detriment.