I have been thinking a lot about transitions since late september:
Cosmic/ Religious: all happening at once this year!
* the new moon (9-18-09, the moon began to come back to us on 9-21-09)
* Rosh Hashanah (9-19/20-09, a new beginning) jewish
* the month of Ramadan, culminating in Eid al-Fitr (9-20-09, a new beginning) muslim
* Navaratri (9-19-09, blessings from all aspects of the divine mother) hindu
* the recent fall equinox (9-22-09) seasonal changes in earth time, time of balance and harmony
Personal:
* the messiness of the separation of two people whom I love dearly: talking, supporting and helping as much as I can
* supporting 2 other friends as they go through the same difficulties
* my own children all starting school full-time, leaving me home alone everyday
* my own journey through the labyrinth (9-20-09) in celebration of the equinox
How do we deal with these things? As we move from one phase of existence in to another, what things do we keep? 
What will help us grow? 
What will keep us stuck, stagnant… inside the little boxes we have constructed for ourselves – these are the things we must release, but do we know how? Do we even know what they are???


I like to think of metaphors ~ they can be so inspiring!
Like.. the Caterpillar… he must create a chrysalis, and in those cramped dark quarters transition into a butterfly ~ a whole different creature! something far more beautiful than he could ever have imagined!
…Or the phoenix. He must actually die! all those parts of himself that no longer serve him go up in flames… burn away the musty, dingy, mangy self, then be reborn, whole and new! what a great metaphor for a soul’s journey – what does your soul want to learn? what needs to be burned away so that you can rise from the ashes, reborn?
…”and the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” – Anais Nin
It is a new day… how will you bloom????