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Menopause University - Let Your Body and Soul Do The Teaching
By Beverly Marshall
Menopause – a subject every woman in their life will become very well versed. I am one of those women; just me, a person that has gone through the tunnel of menopause and come out the other end. I’m not a doctor, therapist or health care provider of any kind. I am merely someone that took control of the symptoms and my experiences naturally and without dread. How many uplifting articles have you read lately on the subject of menopause? There is plenty of text written on whether or not to take HRT, is soy good for you, and many more topics from the medical field. This journey of menopause doesn’t have a horrible experience. I actually didn’t even really discuss menopause with any doctor. I chose to go through this time embracing what life and this body were showing me; learning and growing as I went along. If this sounds like a Pollyanna attitude, trust me, there were days I didn’t feel like learning anything from this new milestone of my life, but I believe that there are reasons for everything that happens to us and this was part of what I was to know. I also believe what we resist grows stronger, so ladies why fight it? Wrap your arms around this time and let Menopause University begin.
I experienced the normal symptoms you read about such as hot flashes, trouble sleeping, drier skin, and a foggy brain. There were more symptoms too but I choose to think about the good things that came from this time of my life. I had a very early menopause so I guess I needed a jump start into my learning process. I chose to honor the symptoms for what they were; a right of passage I deserved as a woman in her 40’s. We have things to learn and things to teach from those that have gone before and those that will come after us. If we are wise, we will embrace the changes to our bodies and let our souls do more talking.
All of my menopausal years were of great change and transformation. I moved to a different state, met a wonderful man, went through intense career changes, and I asked a lot of questions of myself and my God. This was a time I let my true self open up and be expressed. My early years were spent working as most of you are doing, but never being truly happy or fulfilled. I liked my jobs, but they were always a little empty. I was searching for more of who I was. During menopause I took classes to become certified in Aromatherapy and Feng Shui. I loved the work and created a successful consulting practice assisting other people with their personal journeys.
One of the other gifts of menopause has been a renewed creativity that has blossomed as the years passed; but I yearned for more knowledge, instruction and yes; talent. I wanted to create things and let the colors in my head be brought to life. I loved working with fabrics, paint, beads and thread; creating collages of materials, quilting and blending colors and patterns together into something beautiful. I allowed myself the pleasure of the moment; feeling the work in my hands instead of just going through the motions. I also allowed the time to let the creativity flow even if a piece was just for me and no one else.
During this same time I was irresistibly drawn to old rusty cast off things; things that had no use to anyone but me. I grew up on a farm and there were a lot of those things out in the pasteur just going to seed. I loved making new functional and beautiful objects out of the old in ways no one would have ever thought. There was an intense satisfaction about taking a piece of rusty wire and turning it into a lovely angel or wreath. The rust was a big part of the beauty; showing it’s age and how it had weathered in the wind and rain. Some say this is just recycling or repurposing, I would say it was a metaphor for my life. Some days my rust shows a little more than other days, but there is a new repurposing for my life. Physical things or “energy” can never be destroyed, just changed to a different form. I am making that change as well. I am constantly growing and I hope learning from this experience. I have met menopause head on and said “let’s go, show me the way”. I want to see what there is to see during the second half of my life. I’m not done expressing and creating, in fact I am just on the edge of what there is to do, to make, to feel, and to see.
If you are reading this article, you are probably going through or approaching menopause yourself. As a graduate of Menopause University, I would say that you too can embrace menopause with gusto and let it teach you what you need to know in this lifetime. Resist the temptations to mask and shut down what the body is showing you. Trust your instincts and allow your many gifts to come through, maybe for the first time in your life. Don’t stop searching until you feel like you are doing what you truly want to do, something embedded in your soul. Listen to your heart and you too can be a graduate of Menopause University – with honors.
About the Author
Beverly Marshall is a successful freelance writer, certified Aromatherapist and Feng Shui consultant. Her many articles offer guidance, suggestions and common sense ideas to change your life. If you are interested in products and information regarding alternative medicine, vitamins, osteoporosis, menopause, essential oils, insomnia, anti aging, dry skin and more; her many complementary medicine articles can be found online.
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