“ When women speak truly they speak subversively – they can’t help it: if you’re underneath, if you’re kept down, you break out, you subvert. We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experiences as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change.” – Ursula Le Guin
003 – The ‘Shelter in Place’ Goddess SeriesI found this video ‘ Great Gardens: Jardin en Cévennes’ of a beautiful garden in the South of France. It’s a moments reprieve, it’s an oasis, it’s a breath of fresh air.
Enjoy x
“ I will stand up for myself and voice my opinions with confidence.”
“The joy you feel when doing your work is a gift from life to you. Sharing that work is how you give back.”Anna Lovind
“ I will communicate openly and honestly, and when I need to assertively.”
It was late fall and crisp.
Leafless trees were approaching fast.
But a still a few had tongues enough
to whisper; orange, yellow and red jazz
through the swinging door.
Inside the air was close and smoky.
Eyes closed, heads dropping into
their drinks, bodies swayed to the beat.
I blew into the bottom of glasses,
wiped and placed back onto shelves.
I caught her in the mirror, just her back
just as she was leaving the stage.
Her white gown flowing.
Wilted gardenia petals around the mike.
“ I will not allow others to guilt or manipulate me into doing things I’m not comfortable with.”
“ I will not hold myself responsible for things beyond my control.”
Living Wild Studios 