At the juncture where the iliacus and the psoas muscles entwine
On the corner of my right hip and my future self
All manner of constrictions are brought to the surface
So they can be have their say.
Last week, December 12, I fell down six stairs onto my right hip. This week has brought 3 osteo adjustments, 1 physical therapy session and a massage from hell. And still my sacrum stumbles around in the early morning and that sweet juncture of those 2 muscles reminds me of how constriction works. I’m listening to my body, intently. Honoring the tightness. Waiting for the light of solstice, of Advent, to enlighten my psoas and iliacus. Those muscles are far wiser than than my little mind and will know what to do with such beauty.
* Reference, oblique though it may be, to a wonderful book, “Me and My Baby View the Eclipse” by Lee Smith.
Offering for this week’s One Single Impression prompt: juncture. Run on over there and check out the fun! Thanks to Jeeves of Silence is Poetic for this week's prompt.
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About Beth Patterson
The Virtual Tea House website became 'word-ripe' when, over a cup of jasmine green, I realized that the web has an expanding part to play in the communal aspects of spiritual growth.
With a master's degree in religion, my career spans 20 years in end of life care and I currently work in the field of child abuse intervention and advocacy.
Here in beautiful Central Oregon, my spiritual homes of the high desert and the mountains are both in proximity. And for good measure, four hours away is Grandmother Ocean and the stunning Oregon Coast.
I'm making decent progress on the goal set by my mother early on: she taught us that the goal of humanity should be to become ever-more eccentric, i.e. more fully human.
Entering the 'forest-dweller' phase of life, I am honored to host the Virtual Tea House for all who wish to explore how our lives are enriched and made new a thousand times each day by the spirituality we embody. Exploring this engagement together is the purpose of the Virtual Tea House.
Welcome! Let's have a cup of virtual tea together and share what brings us joy, what we are being taught by life, how we are leaning into the Big Questions posed to us each day in sometimes 'distressing disguises'.
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