Cars
How will you travel when you are older?
Big cars
small cars
four wheel drive
or two.
Coffee cup holders middle or side
heated seats and steering wheel too.
Which make or model?
Too much choice
eco, hybrid,
second hand
or new?
‘When we leave home will you do what old people do?
Buy a really expensive car
because you don’t have us to drive around?’
I want to say,
‘It makes me heart ache to think of that day’
or
‘There will always be place in my car, my home, my heart for you two’
I turn away and think.
The car I will chose then will be a horse,
so that I can ride
hips swaying gently,
hair pulled back loosely in a matching pony tail
down a dusty road
lined with olive trees to a village
where I am home and known
where I can buy fresh bread
and juice
and sit a while
in the square
drinking mint tea
in cupped hands,
before filling old saddle bags
with home grown tomatoes
plump peaches,
warm eggs
crisp leaves,
white cheese,
and riding back up the winding track
overlooking the glittering sea
to lay a large wooden scrubbed table
under the wisteria shade
to break bread
with the hands of people I love
whilst the sun dapples our skin.
‘A horse’ I say.
‘When that time comes I will travel only by horse.’
He tuts,
rolls his eyes
runs his fingers over
a shiny bonnet
and drifts away.
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Julie Leoni
Coach, author, podcaster, facilitator, Yoga and psychology teacher, learner
I have over 30 years of experience and qualification in various therapeutic and meditation/mindfulness based approaches. I work with change. Some changes we chose, others happen to us. Sometimes we know we want to change but don't know how. Sometimes we don't want to change but external events or people are forcing us to change. The menopause, children leaving home, the end of a relationship or job, becoming a parent, coming out, bereavement are just some of the personal changes I support people with. I also work with people who want to make changes to their life and wider world in response to social issues such as Covid, the climate crisis and racial, sexual and gender inequalities. Times are changing whether we want them to or not and we need to be nimble, agile, curious and open in order to part of the new story emerging. Work with me to get clear on what matters to you, what makes your heart sing and what kind of future you want for yourself and those you love. It is possible to live differently, get in touch to explore how.
