What do you do?

I’m guessing a lot.

The old truisms still apply-

“A woman’s work is never done”

“If you want to get something done, ask a woman”

We are busier than ever, with our careers, home-lives, relationships, self-care, political activities, educations, socializing, medical care, pet care, exercise, spiritual/religious, cultural activities, civic duties. It’s rare that we sit down, except perhaps in front of our TV sets, where we can zone out and give our brains and bodies a break.

Yoga and meditation sound nice, as does having a healthy diet…those take discipline, don’t they. I am a frequent dropout when it comes to those activities.

When I think about my own life over the years and now, I can honestly say that I try to do all of the above, as well as create time for some beauty or magic for myself, or others.

Although I no longer work full-time or have responsibilities for caring for children or older relatives, I am still swamped for time. My calendar easily fills up with things I want to do and those that I must.

So after pondering this modern dilemma, I came up with the idea of the goddess of many arms as the title for my Blogpost.

She is based on one of many Indian goddesses who I had the pleasure of exploring while co-teaching in India, this past February. As I began to move to the goddess Pavrati, I became enamored of the fact that she had so many arms.

She seemed the perfect symbol for women across the world. In my travels, I have seen them everywhere, carrying water, branches, and food on their heads, walking for miles to their homes to prepare meals, feed, clean, care for others. So much, too much is expected of women in many cultures.

I wanted my blog to reflect this fact and the honor the millions of things that women do on a daily basis all over the world. I wanted to call them/us goddesses, emphasizing their grace, beauty, power and capacities in ways that lift them above the daily grind of things they/we have to do. I realize that my perspective comes from a very privileged perch; where I can say this, presume this.

We have to start somewhere and I do hope that your contributions with expand my vision and that of others. I welcome you- the goddess of many hands into this space.

How have you matured? How would you like to mature or ripen?

Take care of Yourself-As women we spend a great deal of time tending to the needs of others. What would happen if we paid more attention to ourselves, perhaps in areas of our lives that we may have neglected or even forgotten that we had? Self -exploration can lead to discoveries and new understandings of yourself and others.Draw your attention to all of the different roles you have played in the past and in the present.Take a vow to be more honest with yourself and others and you can ‘find what you never lost”.

Quest-ions---For All Queens and Crones-Women Over 50

Are You Ready? You can answer one or as many as you wish. Please share!

At this point in my life:

1) What would I like to begin to cultivate?

2) What ‘liabilities’ can I begin to accept about myself?

3) What would I like to cherish and honor?

4) What am I happy to leave behind?

5) What am I reluctant to leave behind?

6) How have I grown through difficult times?

7) What still needs forgiving or releasing?

8) If I was a goddess, what would my name be and of what would I be the goddess?

9) Who are my role models?

10) Who are my female ancestors?

11) What is my song, my dance, my poem? (you can create one)

12) What further quest-ions do I have relating to myself as a wise-older woman

Welcome to the Goddess of Many Arms- My New Blogpost!

What do you do?

The Goddess of Many Arms- Talking Stick