A number of words entered by mental space during this journey and at the end I had a number of them posted at my desk. They inspired this, perhaps its a conscious list of my values or what has been stirred up inside me. It came out of me late last night and I thought it completed the journey beautifully for me.
My future is filled with love, joy, and peace!
I've haven't had nature in my house for a long time. Right now I'm not even living in my own house. The house where I do live is very safe. Where I grew up, where my mother and my father raised their children and where they now take care of my aging grandmother. This is a home full of love, life, caring, and healing. This is a home where God is honoured many many times a day. My grandmother observes all five daily prayers and my mother and I struggle to keep up with her commitment. It is a home where the holy scriptures are read daily. It is a healing home, a loving home. This is where souls come to heal, to grow, to nourish themselves. This is a home where the soul belongs. It is a blessing that I can be here.
And then I came home. Came home to a ritual of prayer and then Reiki, it just felt right to do Reiki tonight. The first time I did it on anyone - on my Mom who has terrible feet that were really hurting her. I did Reiki for 10 minutes and then boom it hit me, a wave of energy that knocked me over, thank God I was sitting down. When I collected myself again I sat upright, legs crossed and held the most forceful energy ball I've felt so far. This is so way too cool!
So, my body is a little beat up right now. I think it was the Reiki atunement. My left side is a field of knots and I'm tired, really tired. I have been doing Reiki on myself this week and everyday I create an energy ball - that part is sooooo amazing to me.
No dry brushing today, I had misplaced by hoarse hair scrubber but now it's found.
I have high anticipation for this week!
So I picked Barack. He is my current HERO. A visionary, the voice of reason in politics and a laser-focused strategic thinker. Yes, my hero. Not since Trudeau have I heard any politician really straight talk it like Obama. So, he was my voice and man he had some fantastic things to say to me. Thanks Barack. I'll have you back to talk about my house anytime.
For me today is about something that I aspire to hold deeply within me.
The Practice Dying exercise is calling me but another side of me is scared to try it. This is one I'll tag for the future. I think there will be great learning in this.
As for being in the present moment. It was a lovely day for that. Dinner with a woman who I have a great deal of respect for, a creative wonderful woman whose friendship I am grateful for. Followed by coffee and dessert at the "just opened today" Mildred's Temple Kitchen. For you Torontonians out there who miss Mildred Pierce - she's baaack!
I learned today that the world welcomed this precious baby on our last day of water. There seems to be relevance in that, a birth in water week. I found out from his parents during our fire week his name - it is so appropriate.
My favourite quote: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." - Sudden Death, Bantam Books, New York, 1983, p. 68. written by Rita Mae Brown.
I am afraid of:
When I was reading Jamie's blog I noticed in one of the comments that she had been nominated as a Kreativ Blogger. I thought, yes! That is perfect, Jamie is a creative blogger, cool. It had NEVER occured to me EVER that I could be nominated too. To my delight and surprise Jamie nominated me because I've started drawing and posting them on my book blog. Wow, it's the first time I've been included in a "creative circle". It's very special and thank you for the nomination!
I loved reading today's details in bed last night. When asked to create a noble question one came to mind IMMEDIATELY which I wrote right into the book:
My life is blessed and I am so grateful. Indeed. Indeed.
One thing strikes me very hard today. THERE ARE NO BIRDS IN TORONTO IN NOVEMBER...STOP TALKING ABOUT THEM!!!
Am I avoiding it? I am avoiding it. I'm avoiding the time it's going to take to go through the relationships and find the patterns. I feel like I need to complete the Level 3 homework from Day 8 to bring any meaning to Day 11.
Before I go on I just want to address those two words. To me the word zappers is energetic and vibrant, I would have preferred "downers" or some such thing. And the word juicers does not work for me either. It feels like a juicer should be something that I'd like to squeeze until it's turned into a mush of something, like juicing an orange. I would have preferred "uppers". Well, I know the two terms I'm suggesting are slang for substances, even still I think the energy of the words matches the meaning we are giving to it in this exercise. From now on I'm going to refer the them as z's and j's.
Ooh, lots of stuff happening today for me. First, I feel like with every glass of water I drink (the action) there is a reaction - a dumping of toxins from my body~'nuff said!
did my 5 min with my body and 2 min doing the zen teacup exercise. It's so much easier with the timer!
The water on my alter is a brilliant emerald green today.
There is something surfacing for me as we leave air and enter water - as I leave the clutter of my mind and enter my emotions. Perhaps my emotions are embodied both within my mind and my body?
The only 15 mins I could find to empty my mind was at Midnight when I lay in my bed and focused on empty and not on thoughts. What happened? I fell asleep for 7 hours! The body rules.
last year's bills from all my files on January 1. Stuffing them in large envelopes that are clearly marked or clipping them with binder clips and storing them safely away for 7 years. Every year I shred one year's worth of files. Every two days (or three) I do a full back up of my computer, like clock work. My computer crashed once, totally gone, everything. I had everything up and running like normal again in 4 hours. Oh what a relief it is!
I started Day 5 when the seasons changed without knowing it! I gave away many many clothes. Finally letting go of items I'd been hanging on because...well, I don't know why. What did I say to myself everytime I picked up yet another piece of clothing I had stored away neatly for 5 years?
My coach and I discussed compliments today. I don't take them very well and always felt like a barrier was being placed before me with each compliment I would receive. I learned today that a compliment is someone's way of connecting to me. Reaching out with something warm and inviting in their hearts. I learned that what people admire about me may be an area of stress or challenge for them and that I should be humbled by their gift, not see it as a barrier-building-move.
No Art Today. I'm catching up - two days of Soul Coaching in one day - eeks! I was out of town so I totally missed out on Day 3. I'm saddened by it because your comments are so inspiring and wise, so wise!!!
First thing's first. One of my "one step gaps" was to engage in things more creatively. Seeing the gap and simultaneously being so inspired by the sketches and drawings in this book blogging group's journals, I decided today to draw my image for my posting rather than trying to find an image to use. It may be weird or terrible but it was what my mind was calling me to draw and that's good enough for me!
What I have been putting off is:
Today I cleared the cobwebs over the washer and dryer in the basement. Years they've been there. Today I just did it.
My altar is a very personal representation of me, who I am, what's made me strong, my influences, and, I was also able to include the four elements: earth, wind, fire and water. This is my altar:
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