There are so many ways in which we can learn to embrace growing older respectfully, powerfully, lovingly, wisely. This is deeply counter to what we are largely taught in our culture which often both worships and disrespects its youth. I am 63 years old and grateful, so very grateful. May we all celebrate and own the gifts of our growing years. Our nation and our world yearn for the power and wisdom and heart of both its children and its Elders.
Blessed be... Molly
The Power of the Crone
She enacts and teaches the truth —
embracing the blessing of limitation
she accepts Life’s new gift of freedom,
she discovers her power to choose,
to say a Positive No to the things
she doesn’t want to do —
She focuses on what matters most
in her life, letting go
of the excesses that drain her energies,
she practices tender loving detachment
as she discerns or confirms
Where Home Is
Where She Belongs
What Her Heart’s Desire Is
And What She Cherishes Most
and embraces them
and herself
to the Full.
embracing the blessing of limitation
she accepts Life’s new gift of freedom,
she discovers her power to choose,
to say a Positive No to the things
she doesn’t want to do —
She focuses on what matters most
in her life, letting go
of the excesses that drain her energies,
she practices tender loving detachment
as she discerns or confirms
Where Home Is
Where She Belongs
What Her Heart’s Desire Is
And What She Cherishes Most
and embraces them
and herself
to the Full.
- Alla Renée Bozarth, from Accidental Wisdom
Painting by Frank Howell
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