I went to the mountains today, to close up my treehouse and bring home supplies that are more needed here at this time. I arrived in grief. I knew that I would and I allowed it. I brought with me not only my own grief, but all the grief. I asked you yesterday what you …
So, here’s a tale of terror. I’m all right, y’all, but WHEW. So I was walking in the woods yesterday, and on my way down from the mountain, I took a route I hadn’t taken before. The path I followed became a dead end, and the route down the mountain became a slide down a …
I was bitten by a spider today. I expect superpowers any minute. Tiny superpowers, because the spider was tiny. But I expect them in my boobs, because that is where I was bitten. Ever since I befriended the spiders, they appear everywhere I go, no matter what time of year. They’re everywhere in my life …
There’s a beech tree in the woods at Dragon Hollow. It’s deep, deep in the woods. So deep I had never seen it until I went off the path and climbed a slope I’d never climbed before and ended up in a gully I had never clambered through before. It’s overgrown there, with rhododendron, dog …
I’ve had a number of folks recently tell me they’re worried about me because they think I’m “stuck” in trauma because I talk about it. http://fendruadin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/talk-about-trauma.mp3 Description: Audio of this article, as read by the author Here’s the truth. I talk about my trauma because that is part of how I heal it. Stories are …
I spent the night in the mountains Saturday night. First time in too long. I need nights in the mountains like most people need air. http://fendruadin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Night-in-the-woods.mp3 Audio version: The author reads this article aloud I went with a relatively new friend. A serendipitous scenario, out with mutual friends the night before. I say, I’m camping …
A few days ago, I remarked to a friend that I wished I knew more about the old barn that sits on my land. http://fendruadin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/when-the-land-speaks.m4a Audio of the author reading this blog article, with descriptions of photos The old barn, seen through the woods Yesterday, I was meditating in a location well in the interior …
She was sitting at a table in a street cafe. I was passing by. From quite some distance down the street, we noticed each other. Our eyes met as I approached, and I had the sensation that I knew her, but I didn’t recognize her. http://fendruadin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Two-dragons-remembering.m4a Audio of the author reading the article, “Two dragons …
A couple days ago, in a business meeting, a friend and colleague complimented my sense of style. It was a warm moment, and I appreciated it. When he, joking, asked me for the name of my fashion designer, I wish I’d had the presence of mind to suggest the design academy where I studied. In …
I got accused of being “full of myself” in a Facebook comment yesterday. Welp. Reckon I am. It was intended as an insult, of course. To put me in my place. To devalue and dismiss the deeply considered and researched statements I had made in a previous comment. It was intended that way, but I …