Be Here Now

🌿 A Taurus Season Invitation

Guys and Dolls, April 2025, Centre Stage Exmouth Photo courtesy of Emma Crane - thank you!

Last night, something ended. Something that’s shaped so much of our family life for the past ten years.

My daughter had her final show with the local theatre group, a group that has been part of our world since my children were small and we'd go and watch their amazing shows. Week after week, year after year, rehearsals three nights a week. Two big productions every year, and Christmas and Summer Showcases. The auditions, the nerves, the costumes, the backstage chaos, the stage lights. The talent grown with practice. The friendships formed through the experience. The confidence that's grown beyond expectations. The joys. The tears. The magic.

I’ve chaperoned performances, driven countless miles to rehearsals and back, juggled dinners and homework, and a social life (or lack of one), and work to make it all fit. I've sat behind the scenes and sewed buttons, found costumes and given reassurances. I've stood at the door with programmes in hand, and sold hundreds of raffle tickets to throngs of excited theatre goers. I’ve sat amongst hundreds of audiences with tears in my eyes and my heart so full it felt like it might burst. I've watched as they've fluffed their lines and covered it up with grace. I've seen their stifled giggles as they've turned the wrong way in a dance number. I've been in awe as their performances launched audiences to their feet, time and time again.

And now it’s over.

It’s such a quiet end really. No big fanfare. Just the final bow, watching her leave that stage for the last time, and the slow realisation that this rhythm, this thing that has been part of our everyday, is no longer needed. My daughter is stepping into a new chapter, off to university in September, beginning to make her way in the world. And I can feel the truth of that settling in my bones.

I could get lost in the sadness. And there is sadness. But there’s also so much gratitude. And even a bit of awe.

Because Taurus Season, in all Her earthy wisdom, reminds me that this is what life is:

A series of seasons.

Of sowing and reaping.

Of tending and letting go.

Of being fully in the moment, even when it hurts.

Even when it’s beautiful. Especially then.

This season teaches us how to stay rooted in the here and now. To come back to our bodies, to the ground beneath our feet, to the present moment as the only place anything ever really happens.

And right now, in this moment: I can feel it all.

The grief. The joy. The pride.

The spaciousness that’s starting to open now that I’m not needed in quite the same way.

The mystery of what might grow from that space.

Because something new is coming.

For her. For me.

The soil has been turned.

And I trust that seeds, some already planted, some yet to arrive, will soon begin to grow.

So today I’m choosing to be here. Not rushing ahead. Not holding on. Just letting this moment be enough.

💫 This is the work of Taurus Season.

To slow down.

To feel.

To root into your life.

To trust what’s unfolding.

And to remember that even the simplest moment is sacred.

If you’re in a season of transition too, if something is ending, or shifting, or quietly dissolving, know this:

It’s okay to feel it all.

It’s okay to grieve.

And it’s also okay to welcome the new space with hope.

Taurus teaches us that everything is part of the cycle.

Nothing is wasted.

And everything is growing, even when it looks like it’s ending.

Be here now. This moment is holy.

And you are exactly where you’re meant to be.

A note on AI & my writing:

I use ChatGPT as a writing assistant—not as a writer. These are my thoughts, ideas, and words, shaped by my lived experience and deep love for self-work, self-awareness, the spiritual journey, and astrology. AI helps me refine, structure, and nudge me toward better phrasing, but the voice you’re reading is mine. I use it as a tool to help me put into words everything I believe is valuable in sharing my insights. Honesty matters to me, and this is simply one way I bring my thoughts to life.