I loved reading your words as well as the full interview you link to with Kerri ní Dochartaigh. Thank you! I'm realizing, from listening to my own rhythms, my personal new year aligns more with fall and Samhaim when we go into the dark and my emergence is more aligned with Imbolc/Brigid's Day. There's something beautiful, even glimmering, about the idea that things begin in the dark that I'm sitting with now. Thanks for helping me go deeper with this Kathryn.
I’ve been pondering your question for a couple of days, Kathryn, because glimmers are harder for me to notice this time of year. Extremely cold weather definitely affects my mood, and my creativity seems to hibernate in January, February. I am more aware of resting, planning, and hoping. I also notice the squirrels in my yard reaping the rewards of acorns hidden months ago, the slightly longer days. And, wow!, I promise I’m not making this up, as I am typing this, a bluebird just visited our bluebird house!
Things like your newsletter affirm connections- with you, your readers, and the content you share. It is really wonderful and interesting to see how experiences can have a common universal layer and an individual unique layer.
I love everything about this, Kathryn. Thank you. You've given me a much needed affirmation for my wandering and noticing here in Florida - the cloud formations, the tree trunks in all their amazing shapes that look so different than those in the midwest, the birds as they call to one another. Next week we go home, and I'm excited to pay attention to all that glimmers there, and how it's changed since we've been gone.
I thought of you when I read that passage about creativity in Kerri ni Dochartaigh's Substack. She is offering a course called Nesting for her subscribers that begins next week, and I'm looking forward to it.
Your newsletter sparks joy, Kathryn. Connecting people through art making is a glimmer; producing the event to connect folks is a glimmer. Every leaf is a glimmer. Mindy
You affirm my posture in the world ~ especially regarding children. Thankyou💖
I loved reading your words as well as the full interview you link to with Kerri ní Dochartaigh. Thank you! I'm realizing, from listening to my own rhythms, my personal new year aligns more with fall and Samhaim when we go into the dark and my emergence is more aligned with Imbolc/Brigid's Day. There's something beautiful, even glimmering, about the idea that things begin in the dark that I'm sitting with now. Thanks for helping me go deeper with this Kathryn.
I’ve been pondering your question for a couple of days, Kathryn, because glimmers are harder for me to notice this time of year. Extremely cold weather definitely affects my mood, and my creativity seems to hibernate in January, February. I am more aware of resting, planning, and hoping. I also notice the squirrels in my yard reaping the rewards of acorns hidden months ago, the slightly longer days. And, wow!, I promise I’m not making this up, as I am typing this, a bluebird just visited our bluebird house!
Things like your newsletter affirm connections- with you, your readers, and the content you share. It is really wonderful and interesting to see how experiences can have a common universal layer and an individual unique layer.
Thank you for sharing connections.
I love everything about this, Kathryn. Thank you. You've given me a much needed affirmation for my wandering and noticing here in Florida - the cloud formations, the tree trunks in all their amazing shapes that look so different than those in the midwest, the birds as they call to one another. Next week we go home, and I'm excited to pay attention to all that glimmers there, and how it's changed since we've been gone.
I thought of you when I read that passage about creativity in Kerri ni Dochartaigh's Substack. She is offering a course called Nesting for her subscribers that begins next week, and I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for the reminder to focus on those Glimmers, Kathryn! They help us a lot to be present, grateful, and see things from a different perspective!
Your newsletter sparks joy, Kathryn. Connecting people through art making is a glimmer; producing the event to connect folks is a glimmer. Every leaf is a glimmer. Mindy