Women Are Cyclical Creatures       

Make Menopause An Adventure …… 

 Menopause brings freedom from the emotional ups and downs that accompany the moon cycles of menstruation.  Women have the freedom to feel radiantly well, with a zest for life, and completely ignore the menopausal horror stories from the past.  The second big initiation arrives, and the third and most exciting stage of life begins.

Nobody prepares you for menopause – nor does anybody explain waking at night and feeling sad or fearful for no apparent reason.  Seldom is the intensity of emotion expected, that comes at the end of the second phase of your life.  

As Women, we depend on multiple interactions of hormones in our bodies, as they exert a profound influence on a woman’s health and emotions.  So complicated are the interactions between hormones and the human body, that it is still not completely understood by science.

 A female endocrine system is an interface between body and spirit.  The way women think, feel, all our hopes and dreams, are all echoed in surges of hormones and their shifting patterns, not only from day to day, but from moment to moment.

‘They affect our view of reality’ – this is why an imbalance can create such emotional and spiritual agony.

Why is it then, that Men, and Women themselves think they should always be the same – perfect, calm, rational, reliable, reasonable, loving, caring, stable. A very unrealistic view.

 It’s not in your 40’s and 50’s  that you are likely to be faced with symptoms that  cause you grief.  It’s how you lived your life in your reproductive years that will be surfacing now, the way  you treated yourself, your diet, exercise, decisions  you made about medications – this is what sets the stage for a trouble free  transition through menopause.

A Full Moon is beautiful, yet it does not stay that way, it’s cyclical, just like a woman.

Did You Know That We Are Like Apples And Wine?

                

Apples and Wine…. ah, now there’s a thought ……

Have you heard, that Women are like juicy, sweet yet firm apples on apple trees? 

The best and sweetest ones are at the very top of the tree, drinking in the rays of the sun and morning dew.

 

Most men, just aren’t prepared to reach for the best, for fear of falling.  

History has shown them that there is also a risk of getting hurt.

Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground, the ones that were tired of hanging around and decided to risk a bruise or two, just to be chosen.

Then there are the men who will pick the easy apples on the lowest branches, only to find them a little ordinary, because anyone can reach those. Free for the picking.

Some men may even stretch themselves and reach a little higher for a better quality. They may even find that although these apples were a little more difficult to reach, they are still quite average, easier, yet not as good as the ones at the very top.

The apples at the very top think something is very wrong with them, because they have not been chosen. They feel excluded,rejected, when in reality, they’re amazing. 

They just have to wait for the right man to come along, the amazing one, who believes he is good enough, and is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree to reach the best.

  

Now Men on the other hand…. Men are like a fine wine.

They begin as grapes, and it’s up to women to stomp the shit out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have with dinner.  

………. or the other version …………..

They begin as grapes, and may not even realize how good they really are, because some of them may have been stomped on by women who were not aware that premium wine comes, when the weight of the grapes alone squeezes gently, until the grapes release their juice, then, there comes careful maturation, as ageing brings the final polish.  Everybody knows that it takes years for a good quality, smooth on the palate wine.  

The longer the wine is aged, the higher quality it becomes.

However, after decades, quality wine, if not stored right, can deteriorate.

 

Vines are a hardy perennial and bloom in the second year of growth. There is a need to tend to them patiently, train the vines to grow only where you want them to.

Very important to confine grapes, as once established, grapevines like to ramble and can soon dominate. Just the right pruning, not too heavy, not too light.  

Balance is the key here.  

And remember – Grapes change colour long before they are ripe.  Since they will not improve after harvest, the way to avoid ’sour grapes’ is to taste first, if not ripe, wait for them to develop.

till next time – enjoy

olya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panda Bear Relationship

“PANDA BEAR RELATIONSHIPS”

Hello again – My grandson is now 12 weeks old – still a little while before the girls start batting their long eyelashes at him, although his 4 year old cousin is already doing it, and so is his 19 year old auntie.  Their Inner Child connecting with his.

“Once Upon A Time”………………… There was a Panda Bear who was in search of a mate ……….. and they lived happily ever after……… or did they?

Did you know?

When a Female Panda Bear is ready to mate, she sends her energy, thoughts, desires, passion out into the Universe.
She doesn’t just want a mate – she wants the best mate. ‘BEST’

The Strongest.
Most Caring.
Best Provider.
Most Attentive.
Affectionate.
Patient.
Good Listener.

Someone who will never desert her, who will stay with her through thick and thin. Be there with her from beginning to end.
Will be sensitive/loving throughout her emotional challenges, be they PMS, ‘hormonal pregnancy’ sensitive times, ‘not enough sleep – baby feeding times’, ups and downs of menopause, or anything else that may reveal itself throughout the relationship.

The Male Panda Bears pick up her messages, and head in her direction.
The first of many arrives and approaches her, yet to his amazement, she hisses, and spits, and scratches, and bites.
He is totally blown away – shakes his head and walks away. Total Confusion. “Women” – he mutters under his breath.
She brushes herself off, and continues to munch on her organic bamboo shoots. With A Knowing, That The Right One Will Come.

Not long after the first Panda Bear wandered off in total amazement, another was approaching through the thick bamboo growth.
He was much bigger than the first, with Big Eyes, BIG – HUGE.
He could see a clearing through the thick growth, and then he saw her, sitting to one side of the clearing, totally absorbed by what she was doing, and paying no attention to the crackling noises coming from afar.
As he approached, he was bedazzled by her beauty, she glanced up for just a moment and his big sensitive eyes looked straight through her. For a moment – she was frozen. He took that as a sign, and stepped closer, when all of a sudden, she jumped to her feet and growled at him, he not knowing what to do stepped back, then approached her again, she took a swipe at him, and he went running! running … running … running. Running Very Fast. WOW! Women – they give you the come on then they turn on you.

One suitor after another and another and another, came and left.
There was the Panda Bear who had the Sweetest Voice, and would serenade her.
Then there was Dancing Feet – who would spin her ’round the clearing.
Big Ears – who would listen to all her problems.
Strong Arms – who would hold her when she needed to be held.
She hissed, and scratched, and bit, and growled at all of them, and they all left, never to return. Licking their wounds and feeling hard done by this Crazy Female Panda Bear.
She was calm and composed, because SHE KNEW that when the right one came along, ‘She Would Know’, and ‘He Would Stay’.

Then One Day – out of the blue, the ground shook, twigs snapped, there was music in the air. As she stood up to see what all the commotion was about – He stepped through the thick growth into the clearing.
Their eyes met, and ‘She Knew’, as he stepped closer to her. Then, all of a sudden she lunged at him, hissed, and scratched, and bit, and growled. He didn’t run.
‘He Stayed’ - and they lived happily ever after. She knew that with all his strength, they would have the strongest, best baby panda bears, because they would have all the qualities of all the other Panda Bears, in one neat package.

Men – Did You Know, That Women Are Panda Bears? All They Want Is To Be Loved Always.  Is there a strong Inner Matriarch at play here?

THE END
Olga Szewczuk