Today I wish I could retreat into the red tent as our ancient mothers did. There I would honor the cycles of my body. There I would celebrate my womanhood and its gifts. There I would connect with my sisters and with my Mother, the Earth.

During this sacred time, the time of the blood, my body’s desire to rest is real, tangible. And yet I feel the weight of my modern world ~ my obligations, my worries, my deadlines ~ pulling me back. I feel a sense of guilt wash over me as I look for all the ways to avoid them all.

My body is caught in the middle of the desires of my spirit and my mind. So I look for ways to satisfy them both. It’s not an easy balance. As a compromise I promise to honor both by working on things that I enjoy ~ projects that inspire me, workshops that excite me, articles that intrigue me. And I’m profoundly grateful that I do what I love.

So this afternoon I’ll put the finishing touches on Thursday’s Animal Spirit Guide class at at one of my favorite new places (not surprisingly) The Red Tent. And then maybe a long, hot bath before looking over the schedule for my Divination Class at Jamar’s this Saturday. I might even do an outline for my next Natural Awakenings article if I feel like it.

But I will NOT balance my checkbook or try to update my website. I will NOT vacuum the carpet or clean out the closet. I will NOT tweak my marketing calendar of redo my newsletter template. Those are all left for tomorrow.

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