Mama Kelly
Lady Rose
I praise every god in my daily prayers,
leaving not a single one out.
The universe does not exclude any of them, so how can I?
Praise, praise, to the infinite number of Blessed Ones.
Praise, praise, let there be praise of them all.| Source: “A Book of Pagan Prayer” © 2002 Ceisiwr Serith
I am back to working 6 days a week and my body is rebelling. I spent most of my day off finishing what I started last weekend and went through every book we had decided to “get rid of” and looked up every single one on Amazon.com, listing what I could for sale and boxing the rest up in my hallway.
For the record that means I literally handled over a hundred of our books today. And a couple dozen VHS tapes. And a good 30 kids books. No wonder I’m so tired (and sore)
Tomorrow will find me mailing out the first few orders I’ve received for my used merchandise and itemizing the books we will be bringing to donate to our local library Tuesday night. The rest of the week is earmarked to a general houselceaning and tidy as we will be having company Saturday for Mr. Grumpy’s 68th birthday.
There is a practical side to all of my labor. We live surrounded in clutter and I believe it feeds directly into the nervous tense energy in the home. This purging is long overdue - most of the books I am getting rid of were my late mother’s and she has been gone for 10 years. I have to clear out a lot of clutter in order to do what needs to be done in order to disassemble our little private living room and turn it into a bedroom for Miss Artistic.
But there is another side to this as well.
My sweat is an offering to the Goddess … to the Nameless One which, for me, wears the face of Lady & Lord.
With every item I am able to let go of I am reminded that I am clearing out the old to (literally and figuratively) make way for the new.
If I want a new life I have to be willing to do whatever it takes to make it reality. This purging is just a first step in that journey.
This week I am grateful for:
- Miss Artistic seemingly doing so much better than a couple of months ago.
- Princess Nibbles being accepted into the gifted program for 3rd grade (which will take her through 5th grade if she does the work).
- My body allowing me to do the physical labor I am doing - despite its loud protestation.
- The fact that I am slowly beginning to sleep a bit deeper and even dream again.
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You’re very busy. It all sounds so good. Thanks for the beautiful blessing that leads this inspiring post.
I am grateful for all the above because I know how much this means for you
I am greateful for you as my friend and to have you in my life.
I am grateful for the gift I received this morning that I know is something that will help me improve my health.
I am grateful for all the positive changes so far and in the future since learning Reiki, and practicing self-Reiki (and that you are doing more self-Reiki too)
(subtle? who ever said I was subtle? hehehe just kidding sweetie)