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Susan's avatar

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Thank you for pointing out the curse of clever.

This, what you’re building here is building…

Coherent Crones!

Monica Hebert's avatar

I am OBSESSED with this phrase.

That's it. That's exactly what we're building here.

Not polished. Not performing. Not pretending we've got it all figured out.

Just women who've finally stopped being clever enough to outsmart themselves and started being clear enough to listen.

Coherent Crones.

I'm stealing this. Thank you.

Barbara Snow's avatar

Monica, I love how specific and grounded your revelations are. It is so important to be in our bodies and not dissociated, to learn what it feels like when we’re coherent instead of agitated. When I was young, I had the same relationship to “clever.” and as you discovered, it never worked out well for me. In fact, it created great suffering for me. It was a good reminder of how I learned that the process itself is important. When they say, the journey is the point, not the destination there’s a reason. Life is so much more peaceful now that I’m living with that insight. Thanks, girlfriend.

Aligning's avatar

DearMonica, the Bread Fairy appeared right on time. 💞

Sulyn2's avatar

"You can't hack grief" I've been stuffing the grief of the change in a relationship with a loved one who is ill. I need to face my emotions so I can more genuinely express my love and compassion as we transition into this new phase of our lives. Thank you for this message. There is much wisdom in this post.

Kathy-Musings From the Art Den's avatar

Just lovely! I love the idea of giving away too, because the satisfaction is in the making and one person cannot eat as much bread or pastries as one person can make.

Sheree Fitch's avatar

I like the idea of PI instead of AI —- as a playful sort my whole life - much loss can throw darkness when tripping the light fantastic - and o the gifts found in those times out of time — so many kinds of joy . The joy of seeing ! Thank you for your generous sharing .

Deb Konrad's avatar

🔥😘❤️

Sheree Fitch's avatar

I like the idea of PI instead of AI —- as a playful sort my whole life - much loss can throw darkness when tripping the light fantastic -