HEALING LAYERS

It is countdown for the old year and the beginning of the new.  I'm pulling out old journals to reminisce.  In keeping with the "morning pages rules, " I have not read them since I began decades ago.

I believe the time has come. Let's see if I have become wiser through all this writing or just older.

The idea of writing morning pages is to write, in a stream-of-thought fashion, some call it flow writing.  You put your distracting thoughts down on paper, longhand, to keep them from rattling around in your head all day!  It works for me.  WHEN I do it!

I invoke you to write.  I plead with you to ask for what you need: emotionally, sexually, financially and spiritually.  Ask with a soft voice and an open heart.  I promise you, the universe is listening.

bigLOVE

HEALING LAYERS

For several months I have been called to be part of a reiki healing group.  Our leader is LeeAnn my first reiki master and it is a privilege to be among these many powerful healers from all over the world.

Today, I was guided to write some of the thoughts that have come to me during this time.  One of us is in hospice now and I have this strong feeling that I do not want to let her go.  Immediately upon thinking this, I saw her surrounded with purple lotus blossoms and a light as bright as the full sun.  I send that light to her and to you.

I also received the thought that I , like many of us, are so hard and tough.  Perhaps we have had to be. But now we don't. I believe we can release that energy to the universe now, to transform into something soft and beautiful.  And then we can invite ease and beauty and healing grace in it's place.

Healing layers are upon us, surrounding us, and our hearts can fly beyond hardship, into the star filled universe.

Namaste.

FRIENDSHIP

"It is through my friends that I can see out into the world and back into myself."
December 14th reading from Daily Affirmations, for adult children of alcoholics.

We have had a few friends visit this December.  I wish I had remembered to take pictures of them all.  Randy and Mona came by on Christmas eve and Kakie and Larry a few days before.

Early in the month my Becky came to paint her Christmas cards.  I LOVED having her in my studio.

A few days later Greg Guirard came by to show us his beautiful burled cypress.

 

 

Visitors bring good, creative energy to my studio and I love that!

I wish you a good, happy and creative New Year.

Namaste'

BASEBALL AND WINTER

"A true fan weathers every game."  LULLABY-- a Spencer novel by Ace Atkins.

As I continue to enjoy the frosty days and nights of 2012, thanks to Spencer I can look forward to another baseball season in the not too distant future.  Come on Astros and Rockies!

Love you.

LAYERS

Yesterday was our coldest winter morning so far.  This is how I spent my quiet time with layers from some of the beloved women in my life:
            The deep green on my shoulder a crocheted throw from my Texas Kim
            The gold and topaz robe from my Michigan Kim.
            The ecru hand crocheted throw made by my mom or maybe even her mom, Josie. I 
            wish I knew          

With smudge on my lap and a Robert Parker book to read, I'd say my layers are making me very content.

Nameste'

LAYERS

I am blessed to have many groups in my life.  Daughter groups, artist groups, antiquing groups, reiki groups and woo-woo groups. It is of this last that I wish to speak.

This past week I was invited by an old friend to celebrate the winter solstice at her home.  I loved the idea, but am always reluctant to leave at night, and especially this Friday night which was surrounded by other activities.

I also had to commit by the Wednesday preceding.  But I could not resist!

Upon entering her courtyard strewn with pink petals, I knew I belonged here.

At the celebration I was invited to cast into the fire all the things that did not serve me in my life, after which I invited the things I now wish for.  In my asking I asked for "MORE healing, wholeness, love and creativity."

The "more" part made me realize that I am on the path where I belong.

I invite you to look inside yourself and cast away the things that no longer serve you.  Begone you!
And then invite all the things that will make you the person you are meant t be.

Namaste'

LAYERS

I have been remiss in my posting of late, due in part to my "making" Christmas.  My two "patients" are healing, albiet slowly.

"If you did not have love in you, you could not be alive and exist as a human being.  If you removed all the layers that are wrapped around you, peeling them off one by one, you would be left with an eternal light of consciousness that is made of pure love.

Your life journey entails peeling away the layers until you reach that core of you, which is absolute love."
             The Secret Daily Teachings, day 331
              Rhonda Burne

BONJOUR

Although I can't find my idea files for favorite Christmas ideas and recipes yet, I have sorted my cds.  Christmas is in a gold box.

Listening to my first favorite: Harry Connck Jr.

"Happy HO HO HO to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!