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News and Views on Ageing
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Dartington January 2021
January 27th
I stood at the edge of the flooded field,
as the grey heron stepped through the water.
A young woman stood watching too.
Turning away our eyes caught
and her smile warmed this old man’s soul.
Later, standing in a field by the river
listening to the woodpecker’s urgent tapping
and the robin’s cheerful song of renewal,
the women who have touched my life come to mind
with a tenderness I wish had been mine at twenty.
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Waiting
what comes next? January 15th, 2021
There are times when we feel rudderless, adrift
between an old direction and not yet having a new
direction. The old framework has gone and we are
yet to form a new one. Often it is a time of loss,
sometimes of grief, as by choice or not we leave
what was and stand in a field of not knowing.
It is uncomfortable and takes courage to stay with not knowing, to be prepared to wait while what is to be gestates. We want to know, we want a plan and the danger is that we might fall back to what was and stifle what is developing.
Often we look for reassurance outside of
ourselves and forget our inner resources.
Being with ourselves in the present moment, taking that deep breath that brings us back to our bodies, right here and right now. Being kind and gentle with ourselves, not listening to our inner critic. Simple action that we can access any time and and anywhere whilst we wait to see what comes next.
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