Nestled in the Pause #15

Three planned pauses and one unexpected last minute pause.

Hello, I’m really happy you’re here.
This is a quiet corner where I explore what it means to live with more heart and less hurry - through stillness, creativity, and connection. I’m someone learning, right alongside you, how to pause long enough to listen for what truly matters. Pull up a chair. There’s space for you here.

As I write this newsletter, we’re having a Spring snowstorm. The wind is blowing, the snow is whirling, and even Cora, our granddog, stepped just a few feet away from the front door to relieve herself quickly.

Early next week, the temperatures will rise, the snow will melt, and the little green shoots, just beginning to emerge, will find the sunlight once more.

I won’t be going anywhere today, other than to suit up, as they say - winter boots, coat, gloves, and toque, and play in the snow with the dog. I might even pull out a counted cross-stitch piece to work on. I started it at least 10 years ago, and would love to complete it.

!!! STOP THE PRESSES !!!

As I’m writing this newsletter, Cora saunters over. I lean over to pet her and discover a lump on her neck. Further examination reveals what appears to be a tick. I’m totally freaked out. Not wanting to deal with removing a tick, we decided to brave the snow (remember, just a paragraph above, I said we’re not going anywhere today because of the snow, and we just had our snow tires removed, which makes it even worse to head out in the middle of a snowstorm.

As I was walking to our closet, I almost wiped out in water left on the floor from my boots when I took Cora out first thing in the morning.

Off to the vet we go.

They examine her and discover an abscess - likely just a hair follicle. Nothing serious. And, happily not a tick!

And somehow, we leave without paying a thing. They never charged me! I must have had that desperate grandma energy written all over me.

Recently, I’ve come across a few videos on YouTube that made me pause. I’d love to share them with you.

These videos remind me of what it feels like to bring something into the world.

You may notice on my Substack that a few things are shifting. I’ll share more as the month unfolds, but I wanted to mention it now, in case you feel it too.

There’s an energy moving through - Spring, perhaps. Or maybe the forward-moving power of the Fire Horse year.

I hope you’re having a great week!

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