 July means summer and holidays to most people ... and in my life it also always brings my birthday. During the last few years, I've not celebrated my birthday in a big way as it just didn't feel like a big deal. I used my birthday instead as a day to be quiet and meditative, to turn in and just BE. Celebrating Life: But this year, somehow, there is an impulse to celebrate. Not so much my birthday itself, as this still seems quite arbitrary, but more Life itself: the mystery and miracle of showing up in this life, living what we're living, and then leaving again. And as our birthday marks our showing up in time and in this life, it can be meaningful to use this day as an opportunity to celebrate Life as it unfolds in this life, our life. And: to celebrate the beauty of Life in this form, our form. So in this spirit, I will be celebrating my birthday this year. |
Celebrating 15 years of service:
What I'm also celebrating is the turn my life has taken to be a life of service, by now for more than 15 years. When I felt the need to leave my first career in academia and move into bodywork, I wasn't really clear yet about this also being a shift into being of service. This revealed itself more over time. But these days, there is such a joy in being of service that nothing else would make sense to me: helping others to feel well, to heal, to find clarity and meaning in their lives, to find Love in all its many forms.
One of my tasks this summer is to finish this new website, www.gracebubeck.com. It's not in its final shape yet, even though it is already up. As I'm working on it, I'm surprised at how many different healing modalities and forms of therapy and counseling have evolved over time. It's gotten to the point that the list feels almost overwhelming and I'm wondering how to present my work in a more simple way. You'll find all of this information by clicking on the 1-on-1 tab and all the subtabs. If you have any comments about this, I'd be very glad to receive them!
And, last but not least: meditating and celebrating with you!
On Friday, August 1st, I'd like to share this spirit of celebration with you during an evening of meditation and celebration of Life. It will start at 7pm, at my office on 1533 Van Horne in Outremont, or in the park outside if the weather invites us out. No charge, this is my birthday gift to you! We'll meditate, we'll reflect on the unfolding of our own, individual lives, and we'll celebrate what's there for each of us to celebrate in our lives. I'll also invite you to look at and celebrate the great mystery of Life itself. And if there's anything else that you want to celebrate, we'll celebrate with you! So do join me for this special evening, and let me know if you're planning on coming!
If I don't see you for the meditation and celebration evening, I wish you an enjoyable and relaxing summer!
With much love,
grace
What I'm also celebrating is the turn my life has taken to be a life of service, by now for more than 15 years. When I felt the need to leave my first career in academia and move into bodywork, I wasn't really clear yet about this also being a shift into being of service. This revealed itself more over time. But these days, there is such a joy in being of service that nothing else would make sense to me: helping others to feel well, to heal, to find clarity and meaning in their lives, to find Love in all its many forms.
One of my tasks this summer is to finish this new website, www.gracebubeck.com. It's not in its final shape yet, even though it is already up. As I'm working on it, I'm surprised at how many different healing modalities and forms of therapy and counseling have evolved over time. It's gotten to the point that the list feels almost overwhelming and I'm wondering how to present my work in a more simple way. You'll find all of this information by clicking on the 1-on-1 tab and all the subtabs. If you have any comments about this, I'd be very glad to receive them!
And, last but not least: meditating and celebrating with you!
On Friday, August 1st, I'd like to share this spirit of celebration with you during an evening of meditation and celebration of Life. It will start at 7pm, at my office on 1533 Van Horne in Outremont, or in the park outside if the weather invites us out. No charge, this is my birthday gift to you! We'll meditate, we'll reflect on the unfolding of our own, individual lives, and we'll celebrate what's there for each of us to celebrate in our lives. I'll also invite you to look at and celebrate the great mystery of Life itself. And if there's anything else that you want to celebrate, we'll celebrate with you! So do join me for this special evening, and let me know if you're planning on coming!
If I don't see you for the meditation and celebration evening, I wish you an enjoyable and relaxing summer!
With much love,
grace
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