The Big Topics are exploding everywhere. These days it seems that violence and chaos clang as loudly as last week\u2019s Christmas Carols and today\u2019s New Year\u2019s Greetings.<\/p>\n
Evening darkness will gather soon\u2014a little after four in the afternoon here in Portland, OR. The ground is still soggy from weeks of rain.\u00a0 It\u2019s cold and cloudy.<\/p>\n
It must be time to take a nap.\u00a0 Times like these require an extra dose of self-care even as inner voices shout that the needs of the world and my life are too demanding to stop for a while.<\/p>\n
Today, I will head the call.<\/p>\n
Take a bath.\u00a0 Lie down in the middle of the day.\u00a0 Feel the earth under my feet.\u00a0 Remember my connection to Spirit.\u00a0 Listen.\u00a0 Or prop up my feet and read a good book.<\/p>\n
The old is crumbling and the new is slowly emerging.\u00a0 Transition, in birthing children or thriving communities, is wild.\u00a0 But, for now, right after high noon, rest is needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Big Topics are exploding everywhere. These days it seems that violence and chaos clang as loudly as last week\u2019s Christmas Carols and today\u2019s New Year\u2019s Greetings. Evening darkness will gather soon\u2014a little after four in the afternoon here in Portland, OR. The ground is still soggy from weeks of rain.\u00a0 It\u2019s cold and cloudy. … <\/p>\n