My photo is here! -Meditation -sleep

It's HERE!

I won a giveaway on day 24 of Mrs. Bs 31 days of Halloween! I won an 8x10 photographic print of Ghost Moon by Tami Murray Cline Photography! Yesterday they showed up in the mail! Along with it was a card with a very sweet note from Tami Murray Cline herself AND since I mentioned in my comments to Mrs. B. that I LOVED the Fairy Ring Tryptic from Ms. Cline's Etsy shop, she also sent me the ACEO (Art cards, Editions and Originals) cards of Fairy Ring kind of like trading cards of a print series, AWESOME!

thanks again Mrs B and Tami Murray Cline Photography for the awesome prize!! Now I'm excitedly trying to decide where to display these amazing photos.

**********Meditation

Yesterday I started back on my routine of daily meditation. Grabbed my trusty sage stick and smudged my space as well as my aura. Lit a candle, incense (my favorite) and put on a guided meditation CD I got from my sister that she highly recommends. Sat on the floor (on a pillow - comfort first) and just relaxed into it. It was phenomenal and my spirit immediately responded. In the past when I use to meditate a lot without guided meditations but with meditative sounds/music. I knew when I was relaxed enough and allowing my spirit to soar and take over and communicate and heal. I would start to rock back and forth rather quick and short movements that I did not control. This time not only did I rock but as I settled into it even more I began to sort of do a mini-circle while sitting there and it felt AMAZING! 30 minutes later I felt at peace, in joy and tranquil. My day at work was long and hard but nothing could rattle me.

************Waking up is HARD to do!

UGH! I NEED NEED NEED to buy pillows? better pillows? I am waking up in so much PAIN!! My pillows aren't as fluffy and supportive as they should be in fact they're old and flat! (lol). So this weekend (pay weekend) I am off in search of pillows for our bed! Also I'm thinking of getting a mattress pad because that hard thing is KILLING me but to my husband's bad back, it's heaven.

ok coffee brewed (smells wonderful), cats meowing for brekfast and puppy who wants to go out and tinkle...I'm off to start my day.

blessings of light to you all
me :-)

Here's To The Crazy Ones

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

Monday Melee 11/09/09

The Monday Melee

1. The Magnificent: Name someone you absolutely adore, and tell us why.

I adore my awesome husband. He tackled the leaves this warm fall weekend in the front and back yard. He let me rest and tackle the inside jobs and...he remembered to leave leaves on the garden area for spring mulching!

2. The Muddy: Tell us something about life you just don’t “get”.

I am starting to "get" so much these days, it's hard to come up with what I DON'T get. But here goes. I don't "get" how easily I allow time to slip away from me and declare today as the return of my meditation life. I miss it, need it and am thankful that I recognize a need for a return. My soul needs the daily revitalization and reminder of how important my chosen spiritual path is to me.

3. The Magnetic: Name something or someone good (or bad) you’re drawn to and you just can’t help it. Tell us if you want to change this or not.

I find that I am drawn to becoming a hermit. Not a 24-7 hermit, LOL but more like a 20-6 hermit. Though I love my friends and family and love socializing. I often find that I'm uncomfortable or stifled with certain people and the older I get the less I enjoy that feeling. I like being in places where I am comfortable with ME just as I am...I can say what I want/think and put in my 2 cents worth without worry that instead of just disagreeing with me (which is always welcomed) people will be rude and hurtful. ... The jury is still out on whether or not I want to change that.

4. The Mainstay: Who or what is something you just can’t live without? Why?

I just can't live without a good story. I love books, audio books and movies. I love adventure and seeing/reading the impossible made possible. It feeds my creativity and imagination. 2 things I personally feel are very important and I'm glad to have the opportunity.

5. The Masquerade: Tell us something about yourself we wouldn’t already know.

I recently (last week) had what I would call a break through with a friend. This person and I have known each other now several years, and I found myself struggling to feel comfortable enough to let her in as a close confidant. I guess what I'm saying is I didn't trust her. Not because she was someone you couldn't trust or anything like that but it has been a VERY long time since I've had a "close best friend" type of person in my life and though I have some people whom I'm very close to, I do not have physical closeness to them. Meaning they either live far away or neither of our schedules mesh well. Now I have relaxed and feel confident that I have made a great friend for life and taught myself the importance of breaking some of those walls down I've built up over the years.

it feels good :-)

6. The Mettle: Tell us about a time you showed courage in yourself, or tell us what you wish you had the courage to do.

Everyday with this blog and in my life I slowly conjure up my courage and release into the universe my intentions and allow my spirit to soar! It feels good to be honest with myself and I hope this honesty and love for self spreads to others and continues to grow in me.

Peace and love to you all

me :-)

What do I wish to experience?

Today Jamie's Wishcasting Wednesday question is:

What do you wish to experience?

There is a VERY long list in my brain but I'm going to keep it simple.

I wish to experience life in a pain free, fatigue free "normal" feeling physical body. I want to remember what it feels like to FEEL healthy and strong though I am pretty healthy and quite strong I do not FEEL like I am when in the backdrop the pain and fatigue continues.

I want out of this fog.

Thanks Jamie always for the awesome question that makes me dig deep and feel hopeful.

As all of you wish for yourselves, I JOYFULLY wish for you as well!

blessings and peace
me :-)

Just a little of what's going on

I want to make more of an effort to blog daily. That includes random rambling and mini-posts if need be. Just to comment on my day and thoughts.

All this week I am working splits. What this means is that I go into work at 5 or 5:30am and work until around 9am depending on when we get done distributing the mail to all of the carrier routes and p.o. boxes. Then i go home and return again at about 1:50pm and clerk on the window until 5:30pm. This is day 2 and I'm doing pretty ok. I use to do it all the time at my old post office and I only have to do this every 3rd week until we replace the clerk that retired. So I can deal with it, but it takes a LOT out of my day. For instance I get up and go to work and it's dark out and when I leave to go home the 2nd time it's getting dark. The in between time I clean house, play on pc, listen to my book or nap. yay..LOL :-D

I started a new audio book today. "Kiss of Shadows" by Laurell Hamilton. I'm on chapter 6 so far and I like it. It's way off base of my usual and it's about time I veered off the beaten path and experience new stories and adventures. The best part about the audio books to me (I'm new at this) is loading them onto my mp3 player and having my hands free for dishes, laundry, cleaning, etc. I still sit down with a good book in hand from time to time too, but this is a wonderful alternative.

Otherwise around here I'm anxious to jump into the Christmas/Yule decorations and not sure if I'll make it to Thanksgiving (0ur usual time for change over). I'm thinking start decorating NOW and save the main item (the tree) for later. I just love the house all decorated and festive, puts warm fuzzies in my heart.

Have been reflecting on where I was, where I am and where I'm going in my life in pretty much all aspects. During the dark time of the year I really like to just reflect and meditate and create a focus towards what seeds I want to plant and bring to harvest for the following year. My brain have so many interests all over the place. Soap making, violin, painting and re-decorating, health, family bonds...the list goes on. I need to sit still and sort of organize my thoughts into a understandable and easy to follow guide to success.

HELP!!

LOL :-)

peace and love to you all
I must figure this out and
get prepared for wishcasting tomorrow!

me :-)