Tada

Escape - ‘get out of one’s cape’.

There are times to flee, but more often, chances to REMEDY. 

Remedy - re-med - heal again.

Good to see You

 

Apparently, it can’t all be rainbows and butterflies ?!?! 

Realization : if a situation continuously reoccurs, it’s likely due to expert avoidance and adroit dodging. FACE the facts, gradually unearth the ROOT, expose the TRUTH and conclude the past.

 

My lantern walks with me

 

Glimmer Lantern, Glimmer

SOOO many SHINING reasons to WALDORF. ‘MARTINMAS’ is just one BRIGHT one. 

Much to come

The horizon is looking chaotic and I’m finding it tricky to cope! Activities, appointments, meetings, pick-ups, drop-offs, friends-over, evenings out, parties, trips … lists, phone calls, conversations, follow-ups, check-ins … schedule tweaks, unforeseen events, overlaps … When the sailing is smooth, this ship is a beautiful sight to behold, but when the weather takes an inevitable turn for the worst we are keeling, reeling, and taking on water. 

No reminder to BE HERE NOW is necessary as laser focused presence is a matter of survival in precarious conditions. The body, heart, mind and spirit come together to navigate the squall. 

Freeze style

Not barren, just a bit numb.

“The ground is too frozen to pull up carrots today.”

The farmers pronounced the morning of the would-be field trip. Fair warning in nature is no warning. The ground will warm up, soften, and give in its own time. The frost doth thaw! Eventually. 

Abide

Adho Mukha Sukhasana

Abide - remain behind.

I notice only encouragement (in this society) to get ahead! stay ahead! be multiple steps ahead of!! … is it working?

Why not try ABIDING. Wait, dwell , remain, endure, stay firm under. 

Sukhasana

Sukha - easy. It’s anything but!

Sukha - comfort, joy. The end result, reward of abiding. 

Queen Vibes

Hello November.

Gentle is the way. Gentle is the way. Gentle is the way.

Be careful what you wish for !! 

Sacrament : an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.

 

SLOW is fast

 

SNOW walk

And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said

"Speak to us of children"

Your children are not your children
They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself
They come through you but not from you
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you

You may give them your love but not your thoughts
For they have their own thoughts
You may house their bodies but not their souls
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow

Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams
You may strive to be like them
But seek not to make them like you
For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday

You are the bows from which your children
As living arrows are sent forth
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite
And he bends you with his might

That his arrows may go swift and far
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness
For even as he loves the arrow that flies
So he loves also the bow that is stable

- Kahlil Gibran

CLARITY dawns on a 2-hour snow walk with Berniedoodle in the shimmering frigidity of Jack Frost’s first hello.  PRIORITIZING then follows when we return to our hectic family homes with a peek of that new found peace and a slightly slower pace. 

The infuriation remains - “I hate latkes ! I want steak ! I hate my homework ! Why does Patrick get so many pillows ? I hate toothpaste. I want more toothpaste !” - but is received with humor. The next morning is equal parts torture - “I wish this jacket was THAT color with THIS pattern ! How should I know which gloves fit me ? There was breakfast ? Biscuits and bacon ? Why didn’t you tell me !!?? What do you mean it’s time to go ???” And so we must SNOW WALK again the following day. 

BIG house love

 

UTKATA KONASANA - GODESS POSE

Utkata - fierce, powerful

A house that swallows up all of your stuff !! Guest rooms that are just guest rooms - with empty closets !! An EXTRA laundry room with bare cabinets and clear counters !! Car storage for your in-laws’ SUV. En-suite bathrooms, drink fridges, everything in its place and … more empty storage!!!… Spoiled ? YES ! Big houses may be out of fashion, but at this stage in life, the McMansion is so my style !!! 😉

Work work work work work

Work work work work work - Some weeks are just like that.

A minute is long

If you need more of the most precious commodity, ASK the universe to    slow    time    down    .

 

Atonement

Atone : at one.