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Tara Penry's avatar

I'm picturing your community as a giant launch field at a hot air balloon rally. For those who haven't seen one, it's a gorgeous sight.

There is a time in the early morning when the first balloons lift into the sky, but dozens more are on the ground in various stages of inflation, held down with ropes until they have enough hot air to fly. It takes time to inflate each balloon, and the flame engines sound just like giant creatures (dragons?) breathing.

Some people spend decades thinking they belong to the ground and weaving strong ropes - jobs, children, mortgages, pets - and then at some point realize they also belong to the sky.

It's sublime to see massed balloons at any stage of inflation, on the field or in the air. 🎈 ❤️

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Miranda R Waterton's avatar

I absolutely share your sense that something huge is building among post-menopausal women and `I hope it can be more diverse and inclusive than such shifts have sometimes been in the past. `I'm just getting my head around the way things work in Substack so I'm holding back a little on posting in my own right and focussing on engaging in groups like @bethkempton 's Soul Circle and various other writing groups.

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