In a weekly meditation group that I go to we are reading Pema Chodron’s slim but potent volume called Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better , a wonderful and humbling experience. While gathering early holiday gifts I decided to make bees wax candles. A combined gift from the bees and from me. This has been a very long process. It began last spring when I discovered that my bees hadn’t make it through the winter. Very sad, but true of many a novice bee keeper. Slowly I worked through the failure to bring my very first bees through a very long cold winter. Cleaning the winter debris I re-connected with compassion, recognizing that I am on a steep learning curve. I got sturdier hives with water-tight roofs. New colonies of bees arrived by early summer. And we set about making friends. I harvested the honey and wax that that last year’s bees hadn’t used. Always look for that silver lining. The new bees also gave me some honey and a bit of wax. I combined all the
M.Ed., Counsellor, Spiritual Mentor, Teacher, Ritualist, Facilitator of Writing Circles