I have saved up the course – and so realise that I am way, way behind, but for me the metaphors of ‘ripening on the vine’ and Rilke’s swan invite me to let go of ‘guilt’ – for being late, for not giving time etc etc… Allowing myself to just ‘be’ with the course, at a time that is right for me, giving myself permission to be free, to just relax into it… to stop lumbering as an awkward swan on dry land but to relax into the el...

I have saved up the course – and so realise that I am way, way behind, but for me the metaphors of ‘ripening on the vine’ and Rilke’s swan invite me to let go of ‘guilt’ – for being late, for not giving time etc etc… Allowing myself to just ‘be’ with the course, at a time that is right for me, giving myself permission to be free, to just relax into it… to stop lumbering as an awkward swan on dry land but to relax into the elements that allow me to ripen fully … the relaxing coming before the ripening can.

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8 years ago