I remember writing the words "Expect Big Changes" in ZBOOK while living in New York in the year 2000. I was 26, it was the fall. I was having some major personal epiphanies, and emerged with this thought, this declaration, voiced through ZBOOK, where all other trains of our thought traveled through btwn 1996 and 2010. It was a moment of tuning into my strength, and I at once wanted to share it with Jennifer, through our treasured portal, this book where we communicated on other plains and dimensions, so very often without ever discussing them off the page.
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Strength. In the tarot it is the card of the Leo, the card that tells the story of our ability to not only have power, but to Fully own our power, harness it, and direct it with our CHOICE, using our power to determine our domain and create greatness of our lives, in lue of being at the mercy of unmitigated power, impulsive, explosive and ultimately expulsed to a loss. We are in the time of Leo right now in these early August weeks. This week we celebrate the birthday of Jennifer's husband Tony (8/16) and my dad (8/20).
It takes strength to handle the Big Changes of our lives. To face them, handle them, heal through them, learn from them, and become them. This week while on an "extended visit during an extended stay"** with my family, I have been experiencing my strength through major changing dynamics within relationships within my family. On both sides, in new and unexpected ways. How else does change come? I must be strong for myself, and strong for them. Perhaps I will share about this sometime. And this week Jennifer is expereincing her huge strength as she is undergoing the huge change of venue of forging through a surgery and the embarkment of recovery of her Achilles. Perhaps she will share about this sometime.
Godspeed Hemphill. It is your strength that has been an anchor of inspiration since the day we first converged. I only hope to reflect it back to you.
love you dear sister. Tajada.
∞ ceci
**written in New York as well, during Jennifer's "extended stay" visit to me & Vinh that fall of 2000, during which we handed off ZBOOK in person :)
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Hemphill, as I wrote the word Tajada, I suddenly heard it, coming from the TV at my dad's. Miguel Tejada is now on the Giants, playing the Braves, right now :) !
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commenting posing problems... Cec love, if you want to add a close-up to Tejada to ur post, there are 2 in zplus picassa.
ReplyDeletep.s.l. this spread is offering some serious taroting from my perception. huyah! -J.
TOTALLY! for me too! my extended stay sparked HUGE changes in my self perception which required and still does insurmountable Strength. I can;t even imagine how these themes are surging through your experience right now. COURAGE of a lion.
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