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Yes, we are safe and had a great visit. Take care of yourself. Peace!

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Karen, Happy New Year. And thank you for your beautiful, introspective reflection on the past and a truly inspiring introduction to what may lie ahead. Thanks, again, for being you!

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Thank you Uncle Bill. Sorry I couldn’t join you today! Hope you got home safely.

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Happy New Year Karen. May 2023 bring all the joy and peace you wish for 🕊

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Thank you Mark

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wishing you a 2023 of abundance, peace, and play! ❤️

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Thank you Christian!

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Karen, thanks so much for this beautiful, inspiring piece. Softening ... what a concept. And I really resonate with your mixed sense of wonder and fear/foreboding. I am quickly falling in love with your blog, and look forward to each installment. May this new year be full of beauty for you!

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Thank you Jeanne!

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Happy New Year Karen! I was so happy to hear an owl calling softly yesterday morning as I went out for my run. It was a beautiful gentle sound. Thank you for your generous photographs and words.

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It really is a beautiful sound. Thank you Julie.

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If you are afraid, have a look at these self-help techniques, some of them might be useful to you. https://soulliberation.eu/self-help-techniques/. Have a look at this technique, listening to sounds and music to peel off negative subconscious material that causes fear, among other things: https://soulliberation.eu/self-help-techniques/sound-vibrations-for-the-removal-of-subconscious-blockages/.

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Thank you Charlotte!

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This moved me. Softening has been a new word/concept for me. Owl medicine is full of mystery. Blessings on the new year Karen. 💜

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Thank you Jo.

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When I lived in Missouri I had owls around me too… would hear them calling in the dark but hardly ever saw them… loved that they were in my neighborhood. Saw them during my walks at Unity and was in awe!! I sure miss my old house and everything and everybody back in Missouri but I sure do LOVE seeing my daughters and my granddaughters and being a part of their life here in Texas. I am So grateful to be in good health and to live an independent life in retirement. Am so grateful I tested negative for Covid yesterday 🎉🎉🎉 now things can get back to normal ❤️ love your page and the connection it gives me to you… beautiful as always… Love being your Aunt and thanks for all the support during my Covid challenge ❤️❤️😍😍👍👍🦉🦉🦉🦉

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We miss you too, but I am so glad you get to spend all this time with your daughters and granddaughters. And yay for a negative covid test!!

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My primary association with owls is the Greek goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom (the feminine wisdom presence Sophia in biblical literature), whose familiar was an owl. Perhaps in addition to being watched over, protected, and loved, the owls represent your own innate inner wisdom, which you also can trust. As you soften, this wisdom has more freedom and fluidity to move through your life, giving you strength and courage.

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Mmmm, I love that association. thank you Lauren

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Softening, trusting geese and owls, seems like a great policy for all of us. Beautiful post.

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Thank you KW - do you go by KW?

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You got it - thanks for asking.

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“a message, a calling to open to the flow of life again and trust that what would come would include beauty and feathers. Softening has been a practice and it seems I am just beginning to learn what it has to offer. There are other words I want to cultivate in 2023 - fluid, playful, resilient, and peaceful.” ... Yes please! what a privilege it feels to be reading your plans for the year having enjoyed so many of your awesome writing from the past 365 days - love the inspiration you are bringing us!!!

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Thank you Brian! Glad you got out today too!

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