Just Days
News? A kind of dreaming of how things may play out, maybe. I've been waiting for November. And I know it will pass by in a blur and I will only see it clearly in hindsight. Everything is changing. As usual, things are not going as expected, but going. I am still here in the Valley, mostly packed up and there will be trips back and forth for a while. I woke up this morning to so much smoke outside it was hard to breathe. We are deep in an unusual drought, brush fires springing up here and there and a no burn ban in effect. The river here has dried up but the wells are still ok. Rain is promised.
And so the colder weather has arrived. I got me some walking shoes. There will be a lot of outdoor time with my new adventure.
The blog(s)
There are many folks subscribed to the blog here. But things have changed a bit.
If you are subscribed here I will still be posting here but the posts will be related to the private page teaching I do in the Forever Zone. So posts here will be less often and will basically be a way to share links to new private content. A kind of Forever Zone Newsletter.
I have switched my life and story blogging to Substack and that seems to be working ok. It easier for me to post there on the go and that has helped a lot in terms of my time management. I am not sure how I fit in there, but we'll see. Shop updates will also be posted there in addition to Instagram and Facebook. Once I get organized.
Private teaching pages
Although the Forever Zone is listed in both shops, it cannot be purchased without contacting me directly. It is now donation based and by contacting me directly, I will get a chance to explain how to sign up. Right now, in this time of transition, I've been adding access to a lot of my old classes. I am very excited to move forward with new content. I connect with the nature of being through the image of the beast self. These threadkeepers are keeping me sane. I'm working on a little tutorial for the Zone and that should be up soon.
And So...
Winter is coming... things have not been and will not be easy.
I am often very sad. But what is being sad really, but part of how it might go. I am so glad to be healthy. I am so glad to be able to go on. I am glad to be tolerant. I am glad to live. I am sad, yes, because I imagined something different and I am sad that the only man I ever loved cannot be here anymore, but I love him anyway because that is how love is.
Love is complicated but it is not something to abandon.
I am also sad when folks give in so easily. Bullshit comes in so many forms. I hope to recognize it no matter how it is disguised. I hope never to be swept away by it. Or have it trick me into giving up the things I hold dear.
I’m sorry this happened Jude. So confusing and hard. Your navigation skills are remarkable, may your new walking shoes carry you towards your dreams.
It’s ok. I am, as always, just going until I cannot.
I deeply admire your strength and courage!
It’s there when u need it…
Yes, I think you are right. I think it often surprises us when it appears. Wishing you well.
It does!
Dear Jude. I can only agree with all the comments above. You are sharing so much warmth and wisdom and I am so grateful for The Forever Zone, which has become my “grounding space” in a time and world with so much confusion and doubt.
I send you great hugs and kind wishes from my continent to yours🥰
That has been my goal, so thank you for saying…
Dear Jude, I lost your posts for awhile so I thought you just needed to be quiet for a bit although I missed you. And then I was looking in Junkmail and there you were! How that happened, I have no idea. So many have expressed such lovely thoughts and I can only say ‘yes’. I’m not particularly skillful putting thoughts and feelings into words as many of your followers are. I’m adjusting to a schedule change which is insignificant as changes go, despite that I’ve been having toddler tantrums in my mind; so silly. You are climbing a mountain! Stay strong Jude, you have a huge community cheering for you. Thank you for inviting us into your life.
Yeah, that spam thing happens a lot…thank you for your kind words.
It seems you are finding a path (and good shoes are necessary!)… :). Sending more love.
Lots of hugs from me, Jude. Lovely news about your expanding family! Hope that that and your walking boots help keep you sane. xx
walking is medicine
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Sadness is so sad. Feeling sad right now too for so many losses …. it is difficult to share sadness so I am glad you have this thread community you have inspired for so long to share it with you and, hopefully, feel our thoughts and virtual hugs through the miles and over the airwaves. And those new walking shoes — love them! Looking forward to your new adventures with that new little explorer in your life! It is so wonderful to see the world through a child’s eyes again.
yes, and there is another bun in the oven!
Ohhhh….yeepeee 🥰🥰🥰
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Hugs across the miles Jude. ❤️
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Holding you with strength and tenderness as you move through sadness and the warmth of memories. Jude those are some serious new shoes … May they take you every step of the way to the life you now see in your minds eye. Blessings Always 😘
Hey, thanks, gotta keep movin’!
“keep going, because you did not come this far, just to come this far”
I have this written on a scrap of paper on the fridge, to remind myself, daily …
(I’m sad, too, esp. now)
I’m sad that you’re sad, and that all we can do is send our love and our thoughts and words (& thank goodness we can with technology!!) we are linked by thread (& compassion!) and however tenuous thread appears to be, think how strong a spider’s silk is, …yes, let us each send our strength from all our different points, weave together–join in the middle and be strong.
Sending hugs from way down here and may you find new joy in the grand adventure and new home that awaits you & Soul-O.
Love and hugs to you, Jude💝🫂
(Can you “run fast” in your new shoes? 😉 Remember how little kids thot this? 😍🤩)
May your feet always have wings!
Maybe I will add some wings to these shoes, or feathers!
Ooo yes, stitch a magic feather on each!!!
Maybe yeah!
Love Is, plain and simple we hold it in our hearts, in our memories, blessed that it was and will always bes a part of us. You have new shoes, are embarking on a new journey but you take with you all that you are and have ever been, a wise woman generous, creative, strong and caring. Let those words wrap around you, in warmth and comfort for we are all here, walking along with you, on the rocky paths as well as the smoother ones…
Thank you Marti, let’s go exploring.
Dear Jude, I think of you as a friend I’ve never met, except in heart and mind. I feel your sadness and I want to give you a big hug. I’ve just realised, you can make me cry, and laugh, and feel happy, and I’m
grateful to know you.
You and Soul-O are loved in this little home ♥️
Hey, I feel the same. Hey to the man, I have his little paintings ready to hang in the new place.
That’s made his day. He says thank you very much, with a big smile on his face ♥️
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This poem from me to you, about radical acceptance
What it is
It is nonsense
says reason
It is what it is
says love
It is calamity
says calculation
It is nothing but pain
says fear
It is hopeless
says insight
It is what it is
says love
It is ludicrous
says pride
It is foolish
says caution
It is impossible
says experience
It is what it is
says love
ERICH FRIED
thank you. I am almost laughing. And that is good.
Sending you big hugs 🤗 & lots of loving kindness to your heart 💓
I love your words Jude 💚
Look forward to seeing you on Substack .
I was so bad with words in school. It’s all so funny how I hated writing and here I am.
There’s a lot I want to say, but I’ll just say that, whether it’s cloth or life, you can create beauty and a means to go on, and I’m glad you’re sharing it with us, because you’re proving to us that it can be done.
I am encouraged to simply do a lot of other things I feared. And so it has all become useful.
mighty fine walkin’ shoes! can hardly wait to start your new adventure with u ‘n soul-o. for me, deep sadness seems to carve out space for greater joy. wishin’ that for u, dear friend… hi ho! x
it’s all necessary for the full experience. Hey ho!
Awww (((Jude))) 💔💕 Sending love and gratitude for rain there. xo
it rained! the smell is intoxicating!
I am here and you are there and it really is quite remarkable that we live in a time when we can be connected in this way
May you find peace, piece by piece … may we all find peace, each in our own way
connected by the thread!
Thanks for staying with us, Jude. It means more than words can say – yes, I know that’s a cliche, but maybe for a good reason!
And when we don’t have words, we always have thread…
yes, let’s be thread keepers…
I’m feeling deep sadness too, and I hope you feel the all hugs sent from afar while you transfer to a new home. Love and Peace to you Jude, and thank you for sharing so much of your wonderful self. 💙
I’ve been smelling smoke here too! I have no idea where it’s coming from🤷🏻♀️
I appreciate all the caring.
It has been so dry, so unusual for here. but here this morning, I see i must have rained all night. gently.
You share so much with us, Jude. We get to look inside your heart. I hope things go smoothly with your move. I know it is a big undertaking and can be quite unsettling. Thinking of you and sending hugs.
I think I might need the moving, the change and the un doing. It will bring newness.
(((HUGS))) It’s like Mom said “Men — you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. Then there’s what Grandma said “Men! Bah humbug!”
You are strong you will survive.
If I remain kind and loving I will be fine. Then I can live with myself.
I guess it’s time for me to embrace Substack, several friends are on their writing and sharing. Maybe I’ll even be inspired to write and share there too. I’m sorry you’re sad. It’s a very big sad thing. I am glad there will be outdoor adventures and I am also glad that you won’t be staying alone in the woods for the Winter. That idea makes me sad. What makes me happy is opening my sewing kit to be greeted by a beast thread winder. I need the little happy things right now too
it’s a tech friendly platform… we’ll see, some things annoy me but what else is new. Alone is the woods in winter is actually enticing.
little things are becoming bigger in my mind.
Hi, deare Jude. It makes me sad to think you are sad. I cannot imagine, though I am beginning to as my sweet husband of 40 years is slipping away from me through memory loss.
I guess loss is loss, always painful.
Hang strong, remember that there is More beyond all of us, and take small pleasures when you can.❤️
Oh so sorry to hear of the slipping, I’ve been through that with friends and family. It so confusingly sad. I’m ok and I think you will be too.
Thank you, Jude. I feel that, too.
Oh, Jude…thanks for sharing. You give so much of your self. You and your “thread” share so much “warmth” which is a simple word that has been hanging with me lately…places I feel it, places I see it and being grateful it’s in my life. Wishing goodness to you moving forward. ❤️
thank YOU
I’m sorry to hear about your husband, Nancy. I don’t know which is worse, living physical illness or the slow loss of memories slipping away.
Hugs to you.
I feel your through this post and want everything for you even as you offer up acceptance as a form of sanity.
You. I feel YOU.
A lovely word hug Dee
When I divorced over 30 years ago it was the death of many dreams and I had to grieve, but we can have new dreams. These events make us so much wiser. I’m sending good wishes your way.
Yes, feeling all of it , there is so much learning in it
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‘and so’ is beautiful.
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it’s raining!
Here too! So gratefu!
it’s a good feeling
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