Welcome to another week of mindful moments! Here is a compilation of my posts on social media.
July 13
Do you ever get a song in your head? I was just reflecting on my time with my family yesterday at a park. We enjoyed watching the koi in the pond. I then got a song in my head. “Dive” by Stuart Davis. Our spirit team sometimes communicates with us through music. Sometimes they arrange for us to hear a certain song at a poignant time on the radio. And sometimes we get this “random” song playing over and over in our head. We can approach this the way we would interpret dream. I look up the lyrics, and listen to the song, and figure out what it means for me.
In the case of “Dive,” it talks about water. How water is alive. How everything came from water and returns to water. Depending on context, water is often symbolic of emotion, intuition, the subconscious, cleansing, baptism, and sustaining life.
If you are curious about the song in my heart, here it is.
https://www.stuartdavis.com/albums/self-titled/lyrics/dive
Last night I posted my blog compiling last weeks mindful moments. Check it out here!
https://bluestargaia.com/2020/07/13/mindful-moments-july-6-july-11-of-2020/
Below is my picture of the koi pond at Sibley Park in Mankato.
July 14
As we near bedtime in my household, I am reflecting on our bedtime routine. We have our little rituals (ritual being an activity we repeat on a regular basis) that ease us out of the busyness of daytime, and into the restfulness of night. As we climb into bed, we often have a lot of thoughts about the day running through our minds. And some days are more challenging than others. So, to help the kids focus on the joy and love in their life, I ask them each to share three things they are grateful for about the day. Once in a while I change the question to “what is your favorite part about the day?” Sometimes the kids have more than three things to share, and I just feel grateful that they feel so abundant in life. Then it is my turn. And I tell them three things about them that I am grateful for, such as special moments spent together, or their special accomplishments, or behaviors.
Pictured below, is my happy sleepy kitty.
July 16
I dropped the ball yesterday with sharing my mindful moments. Sometimes that happens in spiritual practice. We sometimes have days where we are energetically supported to use our time differently. And that’s okay. It doesn’t make us “poor practitioners” (or any other negative connotation that may come to mind). It’s just part of the journey. Sometimes part of the practice is coming back to it after an hiatus.
Lately I’ve been musing about the phrase “self discipline.” Discipline feels so harsh, as there’s a connotation to punishment and use of force. I’ve been trying to shift my focus to some of the nicer meanings of “discipline.” According to Webster Dictionary, the word discipline came from the Latin “disciplina” for learning and “discipulus” for pupil. Webster gives many definitions for “discipline.” A few that resonate most with me are:
A field of study.
Training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character.
Orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior.
Self-control.
I feel that this exercise in self-discipline ties into my value of being an obedient shaman and lightworker. Yes, I honor the free will to make our own choices. My choice, is to follow the guidance of Goddess, God, and the various galactic groups I feel membership with. And all for my highest good, and that of the Universe.
Image by usmanzahoor from Pixabay.com
For me, the sunflower, as it follows the sun, represents the obedient shaman.
July 17
Today, I am sharing a prayer that I say every night on behalf of my children. My intent, is to request my children’s guides, angels, and god/goddess to help my kids sleep well. The words can easily be adapted to say this prayer for oneself as well. That information is in the video description.
July 18
Have you ever seen something funny, and found yourself chuckling about it over the course of the next day? Last night I watched a hilarious show on Britbox, “Marley’s Ghosts,” and I’ve been chuckling over it all day. Here’s the trailer:
https://youtu.be/uYvWqiSouD8
Humor can be a very nice thing. Lighthearted humor really raises our vibration. And our laughter can raise the vibration of our surroundings. Since I was knitting while watching the show, and chuckling heartily, that lovely energy has been woven into my work. Perhaps that is a topic for another time.
Pictured here, is a dish cloth I worked on recently.
July 19
This past week, I’ve been working on decluttering, and rearranging a few rooms in my house. For me, this isn’t just about being practical, and using space wisely. There’s the feng shui about. The flowing of energy through each room and house. Plus, our homes represent our psyche. As I go through my items, I ask myself if this is something I want to hold in my consciousness, or to let go. For example, I found a get well card that I received after a surgery 9 years ago. I looked at it, and felt that I didn’t want to hold onto those energies of ill-health any more, and plopped it into the recycling. I also came across cards welcoming and congratulating our first child, and I just couldn’t discard those. I tend to lean on the sentimental side. And they do in a way reflect my feelings of continuing to welcome my children in my life. I even cleared off one of my altars for the first time since I moved into my house 10 years ago! I am in a different place in my spiritual life, than I was when I placed a lot of these things years ago. The intentions they held at the time, are no longer needed presently. It felt refreshing!
Here is my altar. It will be naked until I get a chance to wash the altar cloth.
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