As this 4 year anniversary of my daughter Elizabeth’s death was approaching, I could feel the shimmering of grief in and around everything. I’ve been getting better and better at learning how to take care of myself, and I realized a few days ago that doing a ritual for Elizabeth with flowers and ashes on Haleakala […]
Read moreKneeling in the Ocean
Kneeling in the ocean I feel you in the clouds I see the rain coming from far away A big grey cloud of darkness and tears The rain coming down so hard it hurts my skin My arms reaching above the ocean water In the in-between of fresh and salt Exactly where they meet My red toes […]
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Gratitude
Today I am in deep gratitude. For Elizabeth, for life, for death and the ways it shapes us and transforms us. I have cried tears of gratitude twice already this morning. I am inspired to write. It is a good day. I just read an email from a dear friend of my daughter Elizabeth’s, with […]
Read moreGhost Cats
I’m in the process of moving to Maui at the end of this month, and I’m selling my home and many of my belongings. It’s been keeping me busy and full of a mix of emotions. Yes, of course I’m happy and excited to be moving to Maui – paradise as everyone calls it…Now don’t […]
Read moreElizabeth’s Gifts
Elizabeth loved clothes. From before she could speak (which was early!), she was in charge of what she wore, and as soon as she could dress herself, she did, always with several changes of outfits, sometimes before we even left the house in the morning. This theme carried throughout her life, with her love of […]
Read moreDeconstruction and Re-creation
“Death is not a separation but a different form of communion, a higher form of connectedness with the community, providing an opportunity for even greater service.” ~ Malidoma Somé I’ve not written here for a long while, and I’ve been missing it, but also dreading it, for a few reasons. One is that I want […]
Read moreA Lifetime – by Elizabeth Blue (poem)
From “Moksha Natya – Liberation Dance: For where but in self-expression do we find the liberation that is the dance of the soul?” by Elizabeth Claire Kurland Meagher (aka Elizabeth Blue) A Lifetime I want, To quote Rumi. I want to say one thousand words of thanks. I want To throw One million rose petals […]
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Luminous Blue 