I realize more this year than perhaps any other that I have reached the stage of Elderhood. And it is an honor. Or it can be if we make it so.
I have perhaps more loved ones and friends and beloved pets in Heaven than I do down here. And though I look forward to when it is my turn to go to True Home, I keep waking up every day, and though I do not feel any urgency around getting things done, I feel a kind of peace about synthesizing my skills, talents, passions, and abilities and a strong desire to "do" things rather than collect things. It feels excellent.
With the recent passing of my beloved sister, who was an amazing person - nurturing, loving, so smart, fierce, independent, and giving, I have been on hiatus. I had to stop. And I stopped a lot, while I loved her the best I could during her long illness. And during that time I didn't know it, but something was happening inside of me that has brought me to this place just a bit beyond reflection to action in each of my days.
What was happening was that I was receiving very beautiful messages from all kinds of sources, including books, movies, Nature, relationships, and things I witnessed happening to others all over the planet and those close to me as well. These messages led me to this place where I find myself evaluating myself and my life, to a synthesis of all that I have experienced, both good and "bad," and to stepping into a sort of new way of being where I no longer react, but choose very deliberately and consciously to ACT.
So this brand new year, 2024, brings about lots of changes in my life that are most welcome indeed. They include successfully getting 100% out of debt, having funds to devote to our home renovations which were put off during the years we devoted ourselves to the kids who are now grown and doing well on their own, and coming into the position where I am now "rebranding" my professional self, my business, called Dreamkeeper Creations, and all the activities involved, which have always included writing, painting, and beadworking, and will hopefully continue to include each of these. I am very excited to see new changes as they come about and very excited to be going one step at a time on this new pathway built upon all the years that have come before this one.
I consider it an honor to be granted this time that brings me to Elderhood. In our American youth-oriented society and culture it is not well respected. But I know that in other cultures Elderhood is very much respected and revered. And I choose to adopt many of their beautiful teachings and carry them as blessings as I learn how to do this with grace and serenity and joy.
I am proud of my wrinkles and I am focusing on the positives as I navigate my new experiences of Elderhood, and I wish joy to all of those who have also managed to stay with their Earth journeys to reach Elderhood.
May we love the Littles, and the Youngsters and the Adolescents and the Young Adults and other kindred Elders with all of ourselves XO May we be good examples of what is possible despite the challenges. May we receive love that warms our hearts and keeps us excited about all the possibilities of Life on our wonderful blue planet XO
These are my prayers for today.
Namaste,
Jen
