This is a beautiful post. I can sense your sadness interwoven with your hope. And the new setting there will be just as beautiful to walk in every morning. I’m Celebrating that we finally had .6 in of rain last night after two months with nothing. I had a sleepless night and so the comfort of that gentle rain all night long kept me going in spite of pain, looking forward to morning.
Oh, Kathryn, I am so sorry that you had a night of pain and sleeplessness! Thank heavens (or goddesses or whomever) for the blessings of that rain though. Both to comfort you and to nourish the land there. May you find ease in breathing in that gift of moisture....
We shall not be overcome. Especially now. Love this potent reminder.
I like to bring in pieces of nature indoors in every season. I noticed on my walk yesterday the sounds of fall—the crunching leaves. What a wonderful crackling sound I could make with the instrument of my feet, and the lift and sounds of the wind.
Gracias, Marlena! I love your description of the crackling sound of the leaves under your feet. And your description of feet as the instrument--that's a whole new perspective on our interactions with the environment as we walk. And like you, Julian of Norwich's words were the reminder I needed. (Also, they're not the ones usually quoted from her, and I like that too.) Blessings!
This piece feels like an act of service in so many ways. I appreciate how grounded it feels next to how unmoored this time feels. Your perspective and the Julian of Norwich quotation are good things for us to hold.
Thank you for this thought, Christina. I appreciate it especially coming from you. And "grounded" and "unmoored" are the perfect words to describe this time. I so hope that Julian of Norwich's words reach through the centuries with truth and power. Hang in there.... Blessings!
Indeed, dear Susan, we shall not be overcome. This change of season is definitely fraught with the anxiety of the election. Your wonderful overview of anxiety, altars and festivals is the right message for right now. Thank you!
Liz, Thank you for your comment! It's amazing that any of us can focus at all with the election and the potential aftermath hovering out there. But here we are, and on we go, doing our mite to bring light and love to this world, no matter what....
Thank you, Cherie! I just happened to be out walking the river trail at the right moment, and was fortunate enough to point my iPhone at the glorious color in the clouds and the cottonwood trees. I'm glad the words live up to the photo. :)
Thank you for the mention, Susan. "Perhaps most importantly, I can honor all that I love by continuing to work to add to the ocean of light and love in this world, helping overcome the ocean of darkness and fear." This is one of the best gifts we can all offer.
Sue, Thanks for your post with the clear explanation of the festivals and their evolution. It was great to be able to refer to that instead of trying to reinvent it. :) And thanks for your re-stack of that quote. I value your thinking and writing greatly.
This is a beautiful post. I can sense your sadness interwoven with your hope. And the new setting there will be just as beautiful to walk in every morning. I’m Celebrating that we finally had .6 in of rain last night after two months with nothing. I had a sleepless night and so the comfort of that gentle rain all night long kept me going in spite of pain, looking forward to morning.
Oh, Kathryn, I am so sorry that you had a night of pain and sleeplessness! Thank heavens (or goddesses or whomever) for the blessings of that rain though. Both to comfort you and to nourish the land there. May you find ease in breathing in that gift of moisture....
We shall not be overcome. Especially now. Love this potent reminder.
I like to bring in pieces of nature indoors in every season. I noticed on my walk yesterday the sounds of fall—the crunching leaves. What a wonderful crackling sound I could make with the instrument of my feet, and the lift and sounds of the wind.
Gracias, Marlena! I love your description of the crackling sound of the leaves under your feet. And your description of feet as the instrument--that's a whole new perspective on our interactions with the environment as we walk. And like you, Julian of Norwich's words were the reminder I needed. (Also, they're not the ones usually quoted from her, and I like that too.) Blessings!
This piece feels like an act of service in so many ways. I appreciate how grounded it feels next to how unmoored this time feels. Your perspective and the Julian of Norwich quotation are good things for us to hold.
Thank you for this thought, Christina. I appreciate it especially coming from you. And "grounded" and "unmoored" are the perfect words to describe this time. I so hope that Julian of Norwich's words reach through the centuries with truth and power. Hang in there.... Blessings!
Indeed, dear Susan, we shall not be overcome. This change of season is definitely fraught with the anxiety of the election. Your wonderful overview of anxiety, altars and festivals is the right message for right now. Thank you!
Liz, Thank you for your comment! It's amazing that any of us can focus at all with the election and the potential aftermath hovering out there. But here we are, and on we go, doing our mite to bring light and love to this world, no matter what....
Dear Susan, the first photo in this post is stunning! I would hang it over my fireplace.
Thank you for all your wonderful words as well!
Thank you, Cherie! I just happened to be out walking the river trail at the right moment, and was fortunate enough to point my iPhone at the glorious color in the clouds and the cottonwood trees. I'm glad the words live up to the photo. :)
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I'm sending love and support to your battered part of the Appalachians, Jeanne. Blessings!
Thank you for the mention, Susan. "Perhaps most importantly, I can honor all that I love by continuing to work to add to the ocean of light and love in this world, helping overcome the ocean of darkness and fear." This is one of the best gifts we can all offer.
Sue, Thanks for your post with the clear explanation of the festivals and their evolution. It was great to be able to refer to that instead of trying to reinvent it. :) And thanks for your re-stack of that quote. I value your thinking and writing greatly.
Thank you Susan for this. It is well to remember those who have gone before.
The rain did not keep the hundreds of kids who stopped by my landlord's house tonight, but our rainy season is now in full swing.
Have a blessed light filled weekend.
I'm glad the rainy season has finally begun there, and I hope your landlord enjoyed the parade of trick-or-treaters, rain and all!
Enjoy feeling the land absorb much-needed moisture....