Today I’m reading you the October Joy Notes essay for paid subscribers as a little freebie, called THE LINEAGES WE CARRY IN OUR BODIES: thousands of ghosts, emergent ancestor ritual, and remembering who we are in our grief.

Joy Notes is my twice-monthly publication featuring writings on being stretched wide by beauty, grief, and the full spectrum of aliveness.

I want to invite you to subscribe to joy notes for $5/month - there is also a free tier - but paying helps support a working writer & makes writing sustainable! Click here to subscribe and get access to other pieces including:

• SCENT-SUAL CREATIVE ALIVENESS WITH MARY ADELLE
• ABANDONING MYSELF AND CALLING IT SURRENDER
• INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEING ALIVE
• LETTING OURSELVES CHANGE & TRANSFORM