Imminent

looking up                                       looking down                                       looking within....

In my search for what is,  I must be willing to see. 
What is coming          is already within me.

I give pause. 

Everything represents something

That very moment...

Everything changes.

Something happens to me each time I see this scene

I'm instantly transported back to my need to stop on the road, in that split second when I knew... 

what I was seeing held all the answers, and simultaneously, all the questions.

The texture, shape, movement, contrast,

 the tree.

Why go around? How does one make that decision and why? Why meander through this field?

Why does this move me so?

this photo marks a very poignant time for me, a major shift occurred.

The stir inside of me, the one that knows there is more

 than a field ready for seeding...

The body gives up, the love still exists

She awoke throughout the night, struggling to just exist.
 Confused, her body no longer worked as it had at one time.
 Her hips displaced, her legs no longer cooperating
She was ambling, not knowing where to go or what she is capable of

She was gently put back into bed.
The comforting sounds of her dearest loved one settled into her soul
 and carried her through the night.

She had others to visit
She had to say goodbye to just a couple more loved ones

the morning brought confusion and concern
she was taken to seek help,
 by her most beloved friend,
 in a last chance effort to heal her

Arriving home, her only desire to lay quietly and rest
soothed by the many comforting hands
of the loved ones surrounding her...
she hung on to these last few moments

kind words whispered in her ear,
encouraging well wishes
memories shared
she stayed with us
looking at each of us with sadness and deep longing

I felt it. She was saying goodbye.

We needed to get out, go for a walk.
We headed to the Grotto.
A place for prayer, meditation and peace
a fitting place to be at a time of such great transition

Her time came to pass on
She let go
allowing herself to fall into a deep peaceful sleep
that brings the eternal happiness
finding long lost friends who had gone before

She arrives
welcomed
by those who have waited for her to join them in play again

Vera
Feb 25th 2012

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Who inspires me? Louise Bourgeois

Sometime in my early 20's I came across a photo/advertisement of an older woman, with a distinctive look of Resolved Artistic Confidence, wearing avery plain black dress and mud boots. Firmly clutched in her right hand, drawn close in to her chest, she holds a phallic sculpture.   At that very moment, I knew...  from that day forward, my old ideas about life, Art and Feminism, were about to change, dramatically.
                                                    

Louise Bourgeois, born in 1911, grew up in provincial France, born to a family of tapestry weavers. Her studies went from mathematics to Art. She married and Art Historian and moved to New York. Her early works were surrealist paintings, engravings and moved on to sculpture. Her work was abstract and and progressed to become more controversial and often disturbing as she used latex, found objects and her work began to reflect deep emotions of loneliness, anxiety, aggression and obsession. Her work was hard to categorize, so she remained on the fringe of the art wordl, unwilling to define her 'style'
 Around the age of 70, she was granted a Retrospective of her work, a rare offering. Her work was admittedly the result of the trauma from her childhood, discovering that her Governess was also her father's mistress. Bourgeois's artwork is renowned for its highly personal thematic content involving love traumas, sexual fetish, and the body. She has always considered art-making a therapeutic process.  Her sculptures explore women's deepest feelings on birth, sexuality and death.
 Louise died at 98.
In short, she has exploded the way I view Art and expression.
  " It is obvious that men and women are different, I don't have to prove it"
 It is very difficult to be a woman and be likeable, you see, this desire to be likeable, it is really...a pain in the neck. How are you going to be likeable? AND BE YOURSELF?"  Louise Bourgeois
The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine-a documentary...

Healthy chocolate? Xocai is just that!

    With the numerous studies about the benefits of Healthy Chocolate that repeatedly state the many positive healthy response so many have eating pure, cold processed cacao...

Superior antioxidant protection

Increased cardiovascular support

Anti-aging effects

Support of the brain mental function

Healthy inflammatory response

Significant energy boost

Improved immune function

Enhanced blood-sugar control

Increased ability to maintain a healthy weight

Controlled appetite and cravings

Improved mood and emotional health 

 Quick. Think of the best antioxidants you’ve ever heard of. Red wine? Green tea? Pomegranate? Blueberries? Dark chocolate leaves them all in the dust. The USDA published a chart of antioxidant foods measured in ORACs (Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity Units). For every 100 grams, dark chocolate has 13,120 ORACs, and blueberries have only 2,400.
   Antioxidant-rich diets have been linked to a lowered risk of heart attacks, stroke, cardiovascular disease, cancer, high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, arthritis, asthma, Alzheimer’s and more. So it stands to reason that if chocolate is chock full of antioxidants, it’s actually good for you.

Here is a Ted talk by David Wolfe about the many health benefits of Raw food cacao...healthy chocolate.

 

Raw chocolate is the #1 food in magnesium of any food in the world, which is the #1 deficiency in the western world. Highest natural source of iron, manganese and chromium-very important minerals for blood building, stable blood sugar and de-stresses us. Phosphorus, Zinc and copper. Phosphorus for bone. Eat good chocolate. Not all chocolate is equal.

 Processed chocolate is not the one that's changing my life right now. Ask me

Also, Xocai is a fair trade, sustainably conscientious company. We plant over 100,000 cacao trees a year on the farms in Africa. Vegan, raw cane crystals for sweetener, NON-GMO...it's the real deal.    ORAC scored and proven-we label every package to show the consumer the benefits.

 My story:  I've been regularly eating this chocolate for about 8 weeks now, and honestly, I have some really noticeable differences. It took about 5 days to notice anything, really, but then I noticed my energy level was increasing and my blood sugar levels were leveling out, no more highs and lows (which have continued to improve still) My coffee consumption decreased in half-blood sugar trigger- and my sweet cravings decreased. My son, who has had blood sugar spikes like myself, has all but lost his, too-no more headaches! That is amazing!!! There is more...I have more creative energy, more clear thinking and sleep better. I'll take all of that and more! I've also notoce that I've lost inches around my waist and upper body, and I'm ok with that too!
Don't just take my word for it, Try it