Bite-Sized Bravery: Forgetting … and Remembering

AI generated image of several women of all ages standing around a cauldron, which glows with light. They wear robes and hoods.

Congratulations! We celebrate you for answering the call to open this article and investigate the tug of your heart. In some small or big way you are remembering your genius!

A funny thing happened on the way to this article. Lizzie and I had completed it and it was in draft form on our website by the 9th of October. Then on October 10th, it totally disappeared. It was as if the website itself had forgotten. Had I made an offline backup? No. Will I do so now? Yes. Did we remember what we had written in the article? Some, but certainly not all. It was such a funny example of the concept of forgetting that honestly all we could do was laugh. And rewrite. Enjoy our rewritten article!

Lizzie and I are offering you two questions on a Monday to set you up for the month to come with Bite-Sized invitations towards transformation. The subject? Forgetting and Remembering!

If you want to play along, what might you do to remember the question or questions in some way? Contemplating while doodling, journaling, arting something, reading this post again are all valid. Even just copying one of our journal prompts down and pondering it over time by journaling or discussion or even a walking meditation is enough to bring your mind into resonance with the archetypal energy of forgetting and remembering (who you are.)

YOU ARE NOT ALONE, we are here to support and make space for each other to shine. Remember that!

An AI generated image of A watercolour landscape of a garden in a forest. An older woman with long white braids stands confused and forgetful with earth on her hands. She wears overalls. There are a few questions - What does Forgetting look like in your life? Do you forget your worth? Your connection to others? Your intentions? Your boundaries?
An AI generated image of A watercolour landscape of Glen Etive. An older woman with long red curly hair stands with her arms wrapped around herself, her face beaming with a smile is raised to the golden sunlight. She wears turquoise robes. There are two questions - How could you remember to be gentle with yourself? How could you build your life around gently remembering that you are worthy of your own gentleness?

As with all our inner work, remember to be gentle and patient with yourself as you ponder these thoughts. If you want to print out the images, get a screenshot if you are on a device, or right click and copy then paste into a word document.

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Some journaling or contemplation prompts:

  • Put on your objective hat this month and pick ONE THING you are forgetting the most. (Your worth? Boundaries? Compassion to self and others? Intentions? Something else?) Do a deep dive and sit with it. Collect quotes, find a striking image to remind you, make a ritual, make some art, write a prayer. Find ways to bring it so much into your consciousness that it will be hard to forget. Yet when you do forget, forgive. Weave it into your lifestyle.
  • Take some time to look around you at some of your favorite friends and even frenemies. What do you imagine they are forgetting? Do you know someone so timid they hide behind their hair? Have they forgotten their worth? What about the angry friend, is he forgetting his compassion? Where might you find forgiveness instead of blame? Do you have a different view of your own self now?
  • What small ritual could you bring into your morning routine to help you to remember that you are worthy just the way you are? It could be as simple as writing an affirmation at the top of your journal.
  • Can you remember a time, when you were really young, when you felt really happy? Conjure it up. Write as much detail as you can in your journal. What could you smell, hear, see? Were you out in nature or in a favourite room? What token or talisman could you find to place on your altar or your desk or your bedside table, that will remind you of that time, and take your body back into the remembrance of the joy?
  • Can you remember your last “aha” moment, when you realised something significant about yourself? Write it down, distill it down into a mantra you can repeat to yourself. Mine is pinned on my bulletin board … “May I remember how to breathe again in my natural rhythm.”

We both highly recommend playing with the timed pauses in the free Triple Flame app. You can set them up to come at any time you want. However, most of us choose every three hours during waking hours. As you can see in the image you can choose to listen to a guided pause, silent, music or even Om chanting. And you can time it or simply let your phone (or your Apple Watch) remind you to pause for a simple breathing timeout from your day. It is amazing how this helps us remember to come back to what is important in our lives and helps us course correct if we are out of equilibrium.

A screen shot of the Triple Flame App. It says 15 Beings Pausing, Sensitiivity is strength. there are pause Modes, Pause Lengths and Guidance Choice.

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If you want to watch something, enjoy Meghan’s brief art process video about how she celebrated an achievement, I Celebrate. Celebrating our wins is a wonderful way to remember our gifts.

Patience with oneself is important when learning to remember our own genius. If you want any help with being Patient with yourself as you do the inner work get some hints from this article by Lizzie.

An AI generated image of magical goblet. Steam and magical bubbles float up from the goblet. It stands on a plinth in a library full of ancient books. The room is lit by candles.

For our Harry Potter friends, do you remember that Neville was given a Remembrall in one of the books/movies? It was a magical device to let him know he had forgotten something. Unfortunately it never told him what he’d forgotten. If you had a magical device that helped you know you had forgotten the important things and helped you remember, what would it look like and how would it work? Let us know in the comments!

	To heal you must remember who your really are.
Jack Kornfield
You hold in your hand an invitation: to remember the transforming power of forgiveness and loving kindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.
Jack Kornfield
Remember your connection with the cosmos. Remember your connection with the infinity and that remembrance will give you the freedom.
Amit Ray
The more I wrote, the more I remembered. The more I remembered, the more I returned to myself.
Zoë Bossiere 
The only two things you need to remember consistently are to follow the purity of your heart and to keep bringing awareness into all aspects of your life.
Richard Rudd

This music might be an invitation to a new ritual you could bring into your life to invite in some core stability and remembrance of your loving kindness and essential goodness.

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You have reached the super secret part. We didn’t want to overwhelm our readers who are not into the Gene Keys, so left most of this post general and universal.

For those of you who wish to know the Gene Keys magic behind this question, we have a special post just for you…. simply click on the image and use the password…. shhhh….. REMEMBER (case sensitive).

An AI generated image of two cloaked older women in an ancient library. They are looking at parchments.

Although contemplation of your own inner life is a solitary journey, it can be helpful to share thoughts with fellow travelers. Please always feel free to share your insights or questions in the comments.

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Lizzie and Meghan ()

Two crones taking you on contemplative journeys with laughter and play. We are A Cauldron of Crones, two women in our 60s who have discovered the joy of finding friendship later in life. We are embracing our creative expression in a way we never have before. We write inspirational articles, go deep with tears and laughter in our podcasts and share our lives as art. We have been doing the inner work for many decades, with diverse teachers, and are now deeply connected to the Gene Keys. In our 60s we are remembering and rediscovering how much fun it is to play … with words, with images, with our voices, with our art. But don’t be fooled by our ages into thinking that we are only crones because of those numbers attached to our identities. We are crones because we are learning to see further. We are crones because we are embracing life and creativity. We welcome community of all ages! A Cauldron of Crones Welcome to our transformational space, where we come home to our heart.

Website: http://acauldronofcrones.net

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