Christine Laura

It's been all over social media this year, more than any other year I've noticed - the idea that January is not a time to power up and start new things, or at least, not a time to push and rush and achieve and diet and resolve to improve all the things we feel we must in Western culture. It's a time of rest and reflection - and for centuries, it was a time of lean survival for most people in Northern climates. We are privileged beyond measure to have the options and choices we do today. and...

On the precipice of something new, something slightly uncontrollable, an aim with no sure target... There is a hush. A quiet peace. Anticipation, heartbeats, a deep breath. Knowing that of course not all is figured out but that things are okay, for now. There were other words I planned to write for this month of old anniversaries, favourites, and darkness. Magic and chaos intermingle. Limits are tested and perhaps a deeper, more clear sense of self can emerge out of the strain at the edges....

art by Tijana Lukovic "When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for." 🖤Clarissa Pinkola Estes After contemplating the horizon for many months (in various states of patience, overwhelm and indecision) the time has come for me to lift up, open my sails, and trust that I will be able to navigate the winds and waters with the skills, intuition and ability to seek support that I have gathered so far in life. And...