This is so worthy of a blog post.
Reunions are happening, today I am going to my 25th Cambridge School of Weston high school reunion and my dad is going to his high school's 60th.

The funny thing is that I have had to talk three people off the fence to get them to this particular one, and because of that and my own experiences with past reunions, I have a lot to say about the significance of the showing up and being present for this experience.

In the past five years, I have been to quite a few reunions, some of which I never thought I would EVER attend. My 20th public high school reunion, I definitely needed some talking off the fence for, actually I needed to be drawn off of the bathroom floor where I was crying and feeling like I couldn't go. The same was true for my camp reunion last summer, where I hadn't seen any of these people for 27 years and wasn't sure if I could actually get myself there.

The funny thing is that both of these particular reunions ended up being THE MOST FUN TIMES OF MY LIFE. And I promise you I have had a very fun, adventurous and fulfilling life. This is a pretty extraordinary statement to be making but it is true. After my camp reunion, I wrote to those who were there and expressed how meaningful it was. I wrote "I now know the true meaning of the word abundance, there are more than 100 people out there who love me for exactly who I am and I love them right back". That my friends, is true abundance.

The reunion experience gets deep into your cells, it draws you back to parts you may have left behind for better or for worse, and in this drawing back you discover all is healed of the past, that you are valued and appreciated for who you are, and if your present in is need of healing, you get a dose of that too. As I get further into the meat of this message you will understand why and you will understand why showing up brings you to a greater experience of yourself in the most magnificent ways.

To get to a reunion, you have got to really gear yourself up for it.
I spent two and a half hours last night, until almost 3 am and another hour today, talking to my friend about this as her fear was so intense, it was as if I was talking her into jumping off the grand canyon.

I understand her fears, we are all afraid of not being seen as the young, independent, full of life and potential people we were back then. Our insecurities of who we are and how our lives have turned out, on top of the social aspects of our popularity or lack thereof when we were carousing with these classmates or campers of the past, adds to the emotional mess we can get mired in.

There is also the sense that many of us may carry as women, where we are now in our mid-life years and not the same spirited and full of life girls we were in our youth, many of us wish we could lose those extra few pounds, have the right job, career, husband, children, creative spark and fearless nature we may have had back then. I am 43, and I have been feeling lately that I have lost a certain joie de vivre, a free-spiritedness or vitality that I once possessed and am still known for. My literature teacher at the Cambridge School always called me a Blythe Spirit, he wrote it on every report card and in my yearbook too. My fear is that maybe once these people see me, they will realize that I grew up to be a loser, the blythe spirit left behind on Georgian Road. I didn't conquer the world and I am struggling to find my way, in many ways my life is a complete mess right now, when back then I wasn't really struggling at all, I just was.
The myriad of fear based thoughts swirling through our heads that trip us up and all the excuses we have for not wanting to be seen are unique to each of us, we all have our own demons.
But there are two very powerful things I have learned in my last five years of reunions and I have been to a few, never thinking I would attend any other than my Cambridge School reunion, which is today. I was at our 20th five years ago, where only five of us showed up. What a let down, for a school that I and my classmates all loved sooooo much. I have been to two reunions for my public high school, these are the ones I never thought I would go to and the one biggie, weekend long reunion for camp which was my all time favorite. All wicked fun and totally worth it, even my lame 20th with only five people.

Here is the first mind-blower...almost everyone else feels like you. And the sad thing is that because so many people are stuck in their fear they choose not to come. Their excuses are varied, they are busy or don't want to go back in time, but the truth is....that it takes you to be there, to be courageous enough to go anyhow, to just show up...because without you there is no party! And most likely people will be asking eachother if they have seen or heard from you, wishing you were there...and even more likely, in retrospect, once you hear of those who did show up, there will be a part of you who wished you had gone,,,you would have had a blast!

Everyone who shows up is essential to the experience, just as you were essential to the experience back then. For those who show up, they are often surprised at how great it is to be seen by those who knew them before....before they were married or divorced, before they turned to alcohol or drugs just to deal with the day, or lost the 20 lbs or gained the 20lbs, before they either made it big or fell from grace into a pool of self-pity or grew into their self-esteem. The people of your reunion are there to re-connect to you and themselves in every way.
If you had a sordid past in your school years and you show up, believe me you will be forgiven for all, if you had unrequited love with someone, you may find out they loved you too but didn't know how to show it, if you influenced somebody's life in a particular way by something you said or did, they have a chance to tell you how much your presence meant to them, and the stories and memories that unfold are hilarious, heart-warming and true. Any of the fears you hold will be melted away, as a new appreciation for your past is brought forth.

Those who knew you when, still know the essence of who you are to this day. You really haven't changed all that much. The heart you carried within you is still the heart you have now. Your peers take you at face value, they are happy to see you because of you! And even if you weren't friends once upon a time, you were still there as a part of the mix, a microcosm in the macrocosm, creating the memories you all have in common, this is what unifies you.

But here is the most profound part....here is where the spiritual teacher and seeker in me comes to light.

The reunion has a deeper meaning hidden within the word itself. Re-union, this is not only about your classmates, camp mates or others, this is about you!
There is a spirit of life within you that has always been there, as I mentioned earlier, the essence of you never changes. You may have changed due to your life's circumstances but the truth and beauty and innocence of who you were in your youth is still the truth and beauty and innocence of who you are now.

As we get holder and drawn into the responsibilities of adulthood, many of us lose an element of our essential nature. We have more fears, doubts, burdens and issues. We become more selfish or too self-less. We let go of our dreams and desires and make compromises with life. We are drained, tired, sick, imbalanced, mental and emotional wrecks. But, we are never truly lost, all paths lead to the same place, and being reminded of who you are in the eyes of those who knew you is sometimes the best remedy for your current circumstances. Sometimes we may find ourselves on the path most challenging en-route to our whole selves and we feel lost, completely and utterly lost, as I do now and have felt many times in my life, but the truth is you can find yourself again in an instant and choose to get back on the path that nourishes you. Deciding to be who you are is a very good first step, being seen for who you are in the eyes of someone who remembers you, is a great mirror to help you re-direct your compass.

Or maybe things are great now, and you didn't like who you were back then, and don't want to revisit it. That is okay too.
I don't want anyone to feel disheartened by this article if their high school years were their worst years and they are much better, happier, stronger and more confident now. To them I say, hooray, you have passed through some of your childhood struggles and are a successful happy adult,which is a great fete. But even if high school or camp was not your best time, you were a part of the mix, you were an essential element to the growth of all those around you. And the child you were then, was and is still precious, although those around you may not have seen it at the time. For you, showing up at your reunion is a time to be seen for who you truly are and a place where the old unsatisfactory version of yourself can be melted away for good.

Contrarily, for the others who were the stars of their past, who are not presently starring in a role they like or feel comfortable with, it is a great boost to be reminded of your true essence, your true passions, where you excelled and how you impacted the world around you by being your self. You can take those truths of your past to remind you again of your-self, to find those strengths and passions once again and reclaim the life you deserve, your strengths, love and passion are needed in this world and can be utilized in a new way that fulfills your life. Playing small in your life is not what you are here for, you are here to be as great as your dreams can take you.
Reclaiming, reinventing, reinstating, re-establishing, regenerating, responding, reorganizing, recreating, re-calibrating, restoring, Re-Uniting.

This reunion stuff is very profound!!!!!This is very powerful stuff!!

If you are invited to a reunion, you need to know that you belong there....there is nothing about you that doesn't belong. Even if you show up at the last minute, there will be plenty of people to welcome you, who will be so happy that you took the plunge and made the effort to arrive.

Whether you were rejected or rejoiced in the time of your youth, your presence was perfect, you are who you are because of it and you are called to step forward once again in all your youth and beauty that still remains within,to be reminded of who you are and unify with the truth and essential nature of your spirit.



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Honest to Goddess, the bachelorette parties of the past are thankfully where they belong, in the past. The Girls Night Out to get drunk, to see male strippers and to use the upcoming marriage as an excuse for indulgent debaucherous behavior, I wouldn’t care to do at anytime anyhow, is now kept in the hands of the younger generation. I am so thankful I have graduated that realm, they will learn. With time comes greater things.

One of the beauties of maturity is the understanding of what has meaning and true value in our lives. Our friendships for instance, are one of the things we have grown to love and trust from a deep well of experience. By the time you reach your thirties, forties, fifties and beyond, you have truly discovered what a good friend is all about. You have weeded out those who didn’t match your love and integrity and truth and held onto the ones who really know and love you for exactly who you are. A great friend is a life boat, a person to share your deepest darkest secrets with, she holds your fears and your successes. She laughs with you and cries with you and encourages you always. Your joy is her joy and your happiness supports her happiness too. Our good and best female friends are more like sisters, they keep us on our toes and are always part of our inner family.

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Hello Goddesses,
All I can say or believe is that there is a reason for everything. I am not sure what my long hiatus was all about but what I do know is that I am ready.
I am missing my beloved Goddesses and friends and I want to get back to teaching, leading, facilitating and inspiring our beautiful Goddessy selves.
Times are changing in dramatic ways, and I think some of these ways are still beyond our comprehension, old structures are falling away, there is a lot of fear, insecurity and panic in the collective consciousness and unconsciousness and at the same time a lot of opportunity for growth, change, success, courage and a renewed sense of prosperity from a new mindset or paradigm shift that comes from within the realm of the feminine.

I believe with all my heart, that this is the time of the emerging feminine force. That the essence, beauty and power innate within women, is what is needed at this time to get us all through these dark days. The softness, the deeper level of compassion and love and the desire for nurturing environments, the understanding and belief in sharing, cooperation and community are all aspects of the new world movement we are moving into. We need to move forward as individuals, as a country and a world community following the leadership and courage that comes from the feminine spirit.

In our last class we left off with the conversation of money and prosperity. Remember this one: Me and Money, we love eachother! We are always seeking eachother, we dance, we play, we shop. Money loves to do all the things I love to do and it is always smiling as it comes my way.....etc.

According to my favorite male spiritual author John Randolph Price - Money is feminine energy, it is Mother substance. And Goddesses it is ours to conjure, to magnetize and attract.
I want to work deeply and profoundly with our prosperity consciousness, along with all the other stuff we do on pleasure and health and love and beauty and creativity etc. True Wealth is total fulfillment in all aspects of life.

Have you noticed how many women are suddenly the bread winners in their families? I have, the tides have turned and it is our turn to shift.
As we become the providers, we have an opportunity to release the old ways of competition and war-like money making to the softer side of its true intention. Money is love, it is something we use as an exchange to say thank you for one's services, it is a way of honoring and appreciating an exchange between people. Money is sacred substance, it is beauty, it is love and it seeks us, it is encoded with our imprint.
According to all spiritual scripture, we are meant to be rich, by divine law. It is our consciousness, our beliefs, what we were taught, and the deeply embedded belief systems of the last few thousand years (since the Goddess age). That we have been kept under a cloud and disconnected from our true source of abundance.

To create a TRUE prosperity consciousness, takes time, effort, commitment, continuity, openess, and the ability to dance and sing with life (which we already know how to do with our wonderful mantras).
I am ready to lead, teach, facilitate, encourage etc. and I am wondering who would like to join me for the next level of the Goddessy Odyssey? Truly this next level is what I will soon be calling WomanMind.

I am thinking Tuesday or Wednesday nights whatever works for you.
I want to have a discussion about whether those who are interested if they can commit for another 12 weeks, this will bring us through July. I prefer 12 weeks to make deep changes, but if the summer months are a problem for anyone, I need to know.

Please let me know if you will be participating.

Lots of love to all
Elizabeth Goddess of wicked beauty and prosperity power
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My Goddess Party - a celebration of women, friendship and the feminine spirit - part women's council, part celebration, part support group and part game we all know how to play. The Goddess Party is a sacred circle for women, it is a playful and profound experience in which we delve into our connection as women by celebrating who we are, the women we came from (our mothers and grandmothers), and eachother's uniqueness and personal gifts; we indulge in delicious foods, discuss women's sacred mysteries, Goddess mythology, relationships, health, sexuality, goals and more. During the Goddess Party we are creating a special ritual to honor our wisdom, beauty, love, connection, playfulness and power as women.

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