Fill the Sky

“Maybe I’m not wired to turn off chemical reactions to other people. Ignore emotional connections,” Tess said. “Marco said something to me last night that made a lot of sense to me. That maybe we don’t need to expect so much from one person. We can get what we need from many sources in our lives. I adore Parker, I do. But why not live in the moment

Tess had organized: four days of spa appointments and chardonnay lunches in Napa, plus shopping for Ellie’s wine cellar with an eye toward vintages that would age well. Ellie held a deeply rooted conviction that the three of them should and would always be equally close. She expected that Tess and Joline would see

“And by the way, we all have energetic blockages, and they reveal themselves in hugely different ways. Anger, depression, exhaustion, they all come from the same place. And if you don’t deal with them, I think it’s hard to be truly healthy or spiritually content. The plant works for everyone. But no one is required to do this, Tess. If you don’t fe

“You have a full heart, Tess. You understand that you don’t need to ask for everything from one person, from one source. You have your friends, your sisters. They have filled you with love.”

All because, from the time her mother died, she’d never believed anyone would be there to take care of her, unconditionally, ever again.

felt too far from nature there. In nature all things are connected. I feel sad for cultures that have forgotten this truth. Our feet stand together on the same mother earth.” “That’s well said.”