Woven Threads
Two years ago, in early October, I found myself amidst the rolling hills of Umbria, Italy. It was cocooned among velvety olive groves and lush vineyards. An ensemble of nine incredible women, each a poet of her own life's narrative began a journey together as complete strangers.
What had started as a writing journey, tinged initially with the awkwardness of unfamiliarity, had unfurled into a sanctuary of sisterhood. It was bound together by shared laughter, tears of empathy, moments of soul-deep vulnerability, and unspoken dreams, as we discovered our inner truth, each in our own stage of transformation.
We laughed, we wept, we unveiled our deepest truths, unmasked our fears, and dared to whisper our wildest dreams. We enveloped each other in consoling embraces and erupted in cheers, celebrating each small triumph as though it were our own.
Over the past two years, the thread that first stitched us together in that Umbrian retreat has never frayed. Our digital conversations have been lifelines of connection. Emails, texts, and Zoom have been our campfires, our spaces to reconvene, to share, to encourage, and to plan.
And now, it is finally happening. The universe, in its divine wisdom, has cleared a path for us. We are coming together again, for another pilgrimage of the spirit. The location may differ, but the soul of the journey, the promise of further transformation, remains the same.
Our collective growth, the shared experience of metamorphosis, beckons us towards yet another chapter in our ongoing story. We've set our intentions, packed our bags with both essentials and sentimental tokens, and each of us, in her own sacred space, is whispering a prayer or wish for what this new voyage will unfold. For each of us is not the same woman who first stepped into that golden Umbrian light; we are both more fragile and more resilient, both seekers and finders, continually unearthing new layers of our ever-evolving selves.
Our woven threads have created a forged sisterhood. As we prepare to step into yet another chapter of our collective tale, we hold close the wisdom harvested from our first retreat, the epiphanies discovered under the ancient olive trees, and the magic unveiled in unguarded moments. We embrace the certainty that the upcoming journey will bring its own alchemy of change, its own moments of sublime clarity, and its own opportunities to rise, to reflect, and to shine.
xoxox…..Sheryl
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