Atmosphere

A baby shower can be a
transforming experience for both the mom and the daughter. Soon the

daughter will be a mom, too. There is something so magical in the cycle of life and the anticipation of new life within a family.

It is both exhilarating and humbling to enter the realm of grandmother. In mythology the grandmother is supposed to be wise, the keeper of wisdom, the voice of experience. Well, ok, I've had experience, but am I wise? As you live life you share your knowledge and experience with your children and hope and pray the right information filters through. If you can pour enough good sense, good judgement and good humor into the mix they have a solid foundation to nourish them as they grow into their own lives and loves. So far, so good. I am so filled with awe waiting to meet my new grandchild come this May.

The beautiful print above is by artist Betsy Walton http://www.morningcraft.com/

I could not resist the magical colors and story it seemed to tell me. It brought to mind the story of skeleton woman, beautifully told by Michael deMeng in his fantastic book Secrets of Rusty Things. In short, it is a wonderful story of rebirth and transformation. How sometimes you have to go back the the bare bones of your existence before you are reborn and transformed back to yourself, a you tempered by life and experience. The magic in the transformation is love, especially the ability to share love.

When I saw all those women floating around in various states of completion that truth resonated for me.

For a while there will be four generations of the women of our family on this planet. How cool is that?

Atmosphere ~ print by Betsy Walton

Skeleton Woman ~ Inuit myth