A Radically Positive (and Honest) Look at Dying
Kimchi talking about her dying process, what to do with her body, etc at the weekly pottery studio event. Art projects, goddess figurines, butt cast, blogs, “guess Kimchi’s exit date” contest, etc. Positive deathing!
Thanks to Rainbow for the video.
Mollie
“Who knew butt-fat could be an asset?
Suffering from constipation and gas build-up, Kimchi talks about enemas, the Lords and Ladies of Death and Decay, drug side effects, medical marijuana, and more.
In case you were thinking it is all laughter and glee…. Feeling the grief of all you are losing –and letting go– is hard work. In this video, Kimchi is working on a collage about all the “We’s” she is having to let go of. She is arranging little snippets of phrases already cut out from a much earlier collage session. It was a hard day –pain, opiates, belly distention. Mid January 2017.
11 January 2017.
Last night at the White Owl, with a fire blazing in the masonry stove, about fifteen of us gathered for a song circle inspired by Kimchi’s desire, in her time of transition, to have more singing in her life. This was the first in a series of circles; the plan is to hold one per week. Continue reading “During the Winter, Sing!”
Women’s empowerment! Time for change! The women need to lead! (“If I was Queen!”) We got the power! …Kimchi’s righteous rant while walking through a snowy Earthaven with Rainbow filming. January, 2017.
This is an exploration of the grief brought on by the death of my beloved cat, Mooki, aka Mookie and several nicknames, such as Love Beast, Mr. Underfoot, Little Buddy, and the Mookinator. He was a very loving friend.
It has been almost a month and I have been very aware of my grief process from the beginning. I have paid special attention to it because my best (human) friend is dying and that “future grief” is very real. Also, Mooks is the first being with who I have had such intimate contact and daily love that has died. And I feel responsible for him—he died under my care. Continue reading “A Personal Exploration of a Particular Grief”
The night of Tuesday, December twentieth, was the longest of the year; Wednesday morning, I joined several others at the top of Lottawatta Way to sing (and drum) up the sun, Earthaven style. As she rose, great and orange, over a mound between two ridges, we serenaded each neighborhood, beginning with the one at our feet: “Hut Hamlet, you are beautiful/Hut Hamlet, you are strong/So wonderful to be with/We’ll help you carry on/Hut Hamlet, hear our loving song.”
Continue reading “Perfect Offerings-Up in Smoke by Helen Zuman”
Since the cancer has made it hard for Kimchi to walk far, now she takes Sadie the dog for a walk (run, actually) while she drives the golf cart. We went to a place it is easy to get down to the creek.
This little video is a tasty mash-up of topics steeped in the interior juices of Kimchi’s perspective. Topics include drugs, shitting, Hospice, grief, pain. Lots of smiles and laughter! This was filmed the day after Kimchi got back from visiting Colorado where she saw her aunt and went to a personal growth workshop with a couple of good friends. December 2016.