You Are So Beautiful

Hello Dear Ones!

Today I am slowing down, sinking into rest. I have been home with a sick child all week, working hard to tend him well. Today is the first day of truly resting my body. I have a busy day of work ahead (in a bit), and there is no school tomorrow. I am literally taking time to just bask in the warm sunshine that is the perfect gift today. (I restore myself in sunshine. It is an essential nutrient for my body.) And so, today I offer something different to you, so that I can spend time investing in myself.

A dear friend sent this to me. It is too good to keep to myself. I think it will speak to each of you, and so I share it with you.

Silver (for Suzy Moore) by Jeannette Encinias

“How many years of beauty do I have left?

she asks me.

How many more do you want?

Here. Here is 34. Here is 50.

When you are 80 years old

and your beauty rises in ways

your cells cannot even imagine now

and your wild bones grow luminous and

ripe, having carried the weight

of a passionate life.

When your hair is aflame

with winter

and you have decades of

learning and leaving and loving

sewn into

the corners of your eyes

and your children come home

to find their own history

in your face.

When you know what it feels like to fail

ferociously

and have gained the

capacity

to rise and rise and rise again.

When you can make your tea

on a quiet and ridiculously lonely afternoon

and still have a song in your heart

Queen owl wings beating

beneath the cotton of your sweater.

Because your beauty began there

beneath the sweater and the skin,

remember?

This is when I will take you

into my arms and coo

YOU BRAVE AND GLORIOUS THING

you’ve come so far.

I see you.

Your beauty is breathtaking.

In deep gratitude for everything in this sweet life,

Rebecca

* Disclaimer: This likely goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: Everything I write is for educational purposes only. Nothing I write or share can be deemed diagnostic or medical advice. Nothing I write or share can replace your own healthcare providers or your own internal knowing and wisdom. Period. Please seek tailored medical care and advice via your skilled healthcare team whenever you need it.