I’m not sure how I stumbled upon your substack but I’m enjoying your reflections! I’m all the way over in rural Oregon, USA. We’ve had a chilly spring as well but today the baby birds are singing, the hens are pecking at new green grass and I’m relishing in ‘being’ in the simple return of warmth on my skin. 💛
Lisa, I loved reading about your being and doing, and it made me think of my own, being and doing. I will write a poem, a spiritual poem today on it because of your inspiration! Thank you! I have promised myself to write spiritual poems every day or almost as often, as it is so fulfilling to me to write poetry. Lisa Tomey-Zonnedfeld held a workshop one day, and that's how I got restarted. Your essay writing is so comprehensive and understandable, wonderfully flowing and on point. Thank you so much for your expressions here.
Lisa, I can relate to your feelings of "tiredness" which isn't overwhelm, but an indescribable potpourri of emotions. My personal heaviness comes from the weight of transitions in my life. I have no control of the feeling or the direction of events. Rest, yes, not only physical rest, but mental and emotional rest that only comes from letting go and living this moment. At least, those are the messages that keep coming to me from multiple sources. Angels, the universe, God, spirits, whatever, often conspire to whisper what your soul needs. Over and over again.
I thought I had subscribed to Katherine May's newsletter, so was happy to see you recommend it. She is an amazing writer and person. I'm reading Enchantment, slowly and thoughtfully.
I enjoyed hearing about your summer work and the photographs. I minored in history and share your fascination with where we've been, how we got to now, and how it influences the future.
As I read through all that you have been experiencing and the impact it is having on your whole being, I can relate on so many levels. What I am experiencing through my many months of Long Covid often brings me to tears, because constant ill health is a heavy burden when I’ve always been so healthy.
My life has reduced significantly, in order to take care of myself. But every now and then I push through to participate in life and share activities with others, and I end up paying for it with even more intense fatigue, nausea and brain fog. I work at focusing on what I can learn from this period of my life, but at 73 it feels as if life as I knew it is slipping away fast, and I wonder if I’ll ever be well again. If I’m back to normal health by the time you visit in December, I’ll be very grateful. Thank you for sharing yourself in such a beautiful way. ♥️♥️
I’m not sure how I stumbled upon your substack but I’m enjoying your reflections! I’m all the way over in rural Oregon, USA. We’ve had a chilly spring as well but today the baby birds are singing, the hens are pecking at new green grass and I’m relishing in ‘being’ in the simple return of warmth on my skin. 💛
Lisa, I loved reading about your being and doing, and it made me think of my own, being and doing. I will write a poem, a spiritual poem today on it because of your inspiration! Thank you! I have promised myself to write spiritual poems every day or almost as often, as it is so fulfilling to me to write poetry. Lisa Tomey-Zonnedfeld held a workshop one day, and that's how I got restarted. Your essay writing is so comprehensive and understandable, wonderfully flowing and on point. Thank you so much for your expressions here.
Lisa, I can relate to your feelings of "tiredness" which isn't overwhelm, but an indescribable potpourri of emotions. My personal heaviness comes from the weight of transitions in my life. I have no control of the feeling or the direction of events. Rest, yes, not only physical rest, but mental and emotional rest that only comes from letting go and living this moment. At least, those are the messages that keep coming to me from multiple sources. Angels, the universe, God, spirits, whatever, often conspire to whisper what your soul needs. Over and over again.
I thought I had subscribed to Katherine May's newsletter, so was happy to see you recommend it. She is an amazing writer and person. I'm reading Enchantment, slowly and thoughtfully.
I enjoyed hearing about your summer work and the photographs. I minored in history and share your fascination with where we've been, how we got to now, and how it influences the future.
Thanks for sharing for thoughtful insights.
As I read through all that you have been experiencing and the impact it is having on your whole being, I can relate on so many levels. What I am experiencing through my many months of Long Covid often brings me to tears, because constant ill health is a heavy burden when I’ve always been so healthy.
My life has reduced significantly, in order to take care of myself. But every now and then I push through to participate in life and share activities with others, and I end up paying for it with even more intense fatigue, nausea and brain fog. I work at focusing on what I can learn from this period of my life, but at 73 it feels as if life as I knew it is slipping away fast, and I wonder if I’ll ever be well again. If I’m back to normal health by the time you visit in December, I’ll be very grateful. Thank you for sharing yourself in such a beautiful way. ♥️♥️