Hello Dear Ones,

We women are AMAZING. Did you know that? We are utterly magical creatures. Our skills and power are here to serve everyone, and in many ways, it is our duty to hone and use them.

I've lately been deeply reading Body of Wisdom: Women's Spiritual Power and How it Serves, by Hilary Hart. It's a gorgeous conversation about the depth of women's power, and how when honed, it really serves everyone (the entire community). I just can't stop reading, can't stop inhaling it, with total gratitude and awe.

Last fall, I was in a circle of women, sewing. We were mothers and grandmothers creating things with our hands, and talking. One woman, a grandmother, brought up the idea of power and womanhood. She said that during the menstruating years, we have big energy and power, and often we need to prove it! But then, as the hot flashes come, and periods end, we start solidifying our power. Another piped up, sharing that during her hot flashes, she truly felt she was "forging something". Creating something with fire.

What a beautiful concept. Honing/forging your power with the fire of hotflashes. I just love this. Christiane Northrup, MD, writes in her fabulous book The Wisdom of Menopause that every hot flash is another opportunity for a women to roar out more of her baggage (trauma). I love this. Imagine the sense of freedom that comes with this....

The years of menstruating, then perimenopause, then postmenopause... each is a chapter, a season, a journey. I am finding in my clients, and in my own body, that it just keeps getting better and better.

So I ask you: What is your relationship to your own power? How does your power get expressed? Does it need more opportunity for expression? Have you honed/forged it, and is it now deeply ingrained in your being? How have you done in processing and thanking/releasing the trauma of the past?

As you navigate these chapters, these seasons in your life, I highly recommend these resources:

I hope you can savor your own journey of forging your power. Enjoy! It's one of the most important adventures of your life. I promise.

As always, I am sending best wishes to each of you!

 

Becca