Strike a pose

 

I cannot tell if she has fallen into the bushes or has purposefully immersed herself in the the foliage. Sometimes Life happens that way; what we thought we wanted turns out to be something else entirely. Life is curious sometimes, giving us what we need instead of what we thought we needed. Instead of asking ourselves "how did I get here?" ask "why am I here?"

Earth Wisdom Oracle Cards

The Big Picture

 The Big Picture changes throughout our lives. The first was when we were trying to figure out what all those big heads were cooing about. Exploration was the next big picture, getting up on wobbly legs and seeing where they would take us. (Kind of interesting to me that I started out on wobbly legs and have come full circle and am back to wobbly legs.) Next was, did Bobby really like me, what about the others, would what's her name be my best friend?  The Big Picture question change as we change. I look back and realize that all those big questions on the Big Picture seem insignificant but in fact each lead me to where I am at now. 

Earth Wisdom Oracle Cards

Grace under duress

 

'Simple elegance or refinement of movement' ~ Webster's definition

Well I am anything these days but refinement of movement. Still I am grateful for the movement that I have. Everyday now I am applauding myself on another day of movement. We really take our legs for granted, even me after almost losing movement of them ten years ago. That's how we are, we take things, ourselves for granted.

I like another thought on Grace; "All actions begin with a thought. Gracefully shape your ideas"  - That is something I can work with.

Earth Wisdom

Askew

 

Grief can do this to us. Makes us feel out of balance, maybe not connected to world because we are only focused on our grief. We all grieve in our own way and with no time limits established. Though not necessarily grieving today I have a few concerns that are keeping me 'off kilter.' Focused on my own self-concerns I realized that I did not fill the bird feeder, and remembered why, because I was out of bird seed. My whole afternoon yesterday was taken up with others and the birds forgotten. Late yesterday evening they had nothing. Do birds feel grief while going to bed hungry? Well I got out my own way and went to the store first thing this morning for bird seed. The birds will be happy, Kitty will be happy cause her 'bird tv' is active, and I can enjoy my birding view and forget about all the other stuff.  Grief can be dealt with with by focusing on something else; birds and the natural world is a good focal point.

Daily Planner

 

Time out please! Wait, I don't need permission to take the timeout that I need. It is a simple as stepping through the gate of awareness and leave the chaos at the doorstep. Everything smooths out when you just relax. I wonder if sometimes if we can become addicted to the chaos and stress. There was a bit of time late yesterday afternoon while talking to a difficult client that I could feel my heart contract and my BP rise, and thought, is this how I want to go? Is this worth it for a few dollars more? Tomorrow is here.

My Daily Planner needs to look like this. Easy peasy.

Earth Wisdom Oracle - Artwork by Cristina Scagliotti

Retreat

 

Hopefully this will be me, sooner than later. Retreat to my place of comfort and joy, my own little backyard for Spring and Summer. Then I can figure out where to go from there, or stay put. It's okay to say to ourselves, "Enough"

Not sure I will make it to the beach this year. I can still go to the local park and hobble my way to a bench located just under a huge and lovely tree and bathe and bask in tree magic!

The Enchanted Forest

This or That

 How uncanny the Tarot can be. This morning I will be oft to a funeral. My Sister's FIL passed Monday and today it is the final goodbye for the family. 

On a personal note, I may have an appointment late in the day. Someone I have worked with before and it will be the last home I sell for them. Partly because they have a sister that has her license now, and this sell was promised to me, unless of course they sold themselves, which happens and still could before I get to them later today and the other part is a personal decision. I really must 'step' back or away from direct sales. My legs are not working very well. The nerve damage and age are finally to the point that I may have to start using a walker and of course there are stairs and stares. So Death's visitation has a dual meaning for me today.

The Enchanted Forest Tarot