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Kimberly Warner's avatar

“Is this what we mean by ancestral memory? The kind of story that doesn’t quite belong to me, but lives in me?”

This gave me great pause. And shivered some ancient truth in my bones. Thank you!

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Maura Allard's avatar

I couldn't love this more...it speaks to where I am in this world as well.

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rohn bayes's avatar

so much me too

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Mitlé Southey's avatar

Thank you for every word 🙏🏻

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rohn bayes's avatar

oh i love this so much / you elicited a hearty laugh from the first pre-word (the photo) i am yours or atleast your subscriber / thank you / as is my habitual ritual i turned on my computer first thing after arising (even before feeding the cats) and clicked you from my email list of important messages ha !! / now to go back in and finish your epistle to the world from your crumbly old cottage

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Lucy Down's avatar

This is so beautiful, I really resonate. I’m on this journey of remembering my true nature, deconditioning from the constant pressure to DO and leaning into my beingness instead.

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Louise Hallam's avatar

Yes, absolutely yes Jo. To listen to the whispers, to gently sway in the breeze with the trees, to stir a potion or two. We're ready, we're alive and we're here.

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Caroline Mellor's avatar

This makes so much sense to me. Thank you for articulating it so beautifully 🌸

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Deborah Gregory's avatar

Jo, your words carry such a beautiful rhythm and depth. It feels like you're weaving together the threads of modern life with an ancient, unspoken wisdom, reminding us that connection ... with ourselves, others and Mother Earth ... is at the very heart of being human. Also thank you for nudging to me to light a candle tonight for no particular reason other than wanting to.

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Lynda Adlington's avatar

Lovely piece. so agree

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Jo Hanlon-Moores's avatar

Thanks Lynda ❤️

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Alistair Forrest's avatar

A masterpiece Jo. Inspires me to look up "Thrutopian" (as championed by Manda Scott) to better understand how to live and write like this.

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Jo Hanlon-Moores's avatar

Double thanks, Alistair (and hi!). For your kind words and for Thrutopia. I just bought the self-study version!

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Tracie Nichols's avatar

"That’s what I was made for." Amen <3

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Kimberly Richardson's avatar

You are a beautiful writer.🦋

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Jo Hanlon-Moores's avatar

Thank you!

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Jackie Bridgen's avatar

Ah, if there's an upside, it's that so many will discover their true purpose!

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Gary Buzzard's avatar

Jo, we are on the same wavelength, under the electrical cables and cell towers. I love the modern mess we're in now because it's now--why be anywhere else? Thanks for catching my eye.

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Gabrielle Feather's avatar

Beautiful, thank you 🙏

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Jackie Feather's avatar

Oh Jo, this expresses it so well... I love how you juxtapose life in modern world along with the ancient wisdom rising from the past. Very comforting and inspiring, you're weaving magic with your words ❤️🌳

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