Interesting day. First full day of Fall and it rained, thundered, lighteninged, and there is snow on the peaks. I sat by the first fire inside of the season and listened to an interview with Elizabeth Gilbert. It was good. I had judged her as something very fluffy and not very deep after reading Eat Pray Love. I was so wrong, as is often the case. She is bold, she is brave and she is wonderful. She talked about the way culture imposes things on us; she spoke of achingly cold lonliness. I could really identify. She said that free people, free people and hurt people hurt people. I really got that. It helped me to stop judging a couple of people in my life who have been causing me a whole lot of pain. I still feel alone however and long for a tribe. Chidren are grown and really neither need nor want a very active relationship with me. This has been really difficult for me to adjust to...but I am getting there.
It has been a day of beauty, new beginnings, delight, fall settling in and grace. I am so very grateful.
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