 The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium. ~Norbet Platt
 This moment 12 years in the making
A sea of purple and white Graduation~the end of one journey And the promise of a new beginning My mind full of memories of the past First steps, first foods, first hurts All tucked away in my heart With prayers for the future as we cross this life threshold. Sometimes I have a need to be vocal. Speaking up, sharing new thoughts and ideas. A time to be heard and witnessed. My words are a needed blessing and gift to the ears of weary, soul-hungry interweb weavers in the world. Sometimes, I have a need to go inward and seek silence. Clearing away noise and busy-ness to get in touch with my highest good A time of spending days in reflection, meditation and prayer. A time to heal and renew. My silence is a needed blessing and a gift to my weary soul-hungry self.  Part of finding Goddess within myself is making space for her to speak to me. But the space must be there for me to listen to her voice. A mini-retreat for spiritual maintenance. It's not necessarily where I go, but that I'm in divine quiet. So I made space for silence. Invited her to tea. Cut her a slice of cake. Lowered my voice here and on twitter. I spent several hours during the day not speaking. Just listening to the sounds around me. Do you know what I heard? The birds singing morning praises The gurgling, bubbling rush of running water The crackling, snapping pops of fire's vibrant dance The more quiet I got, the more I could hear Subtle sounds of the quickening pulse of the earth coming into bloom The bustling industry of trees converting poisonous gas to invisible nourishment for my lungs. The delicate swallow of Mama Gaia drinking in life giving rains The tranquil whirl of my chakras aligning with each other My heart beating in time with these ethereal rhythms being sung all around me.  And now I've returned
My Goddess self restored with the breath of new life New thoughts and ideas ready to be poured out New creations gestating and taking form. My heart filled with gratitude for silence. So dear luminous being When will you invite divine quiet into your life? Here are some thoughts from Merle Shain to ponder while drinking tea this lovely spring morning:
It is better to light candles than to curse the darkness It is better to plant seeds than to accuse the earth The world needs all of our power and love and energy, and each of us has something that we can give. The trick is to find it and use it, to find it and give it away, So there will always be more. We can be lights for each other, and through each other's illumination we will see the way. Each of us is a seed, a silent promise, and it is always spring. Yesterday I found an old journal
from my days living my European adventure very specifically from my time in Livorno, Italy. Within this journal there was a memory of a time many years ago (too many years ago really) I had the great fortune of going on a retreat to a magical place just outside of Assisi in the Umbria region. There was yoga, meditation and space for journal writing. There were silent prayers before meals prepared by loving hands. And no rushing, no hurrying just allowing ourselves to receive the gift of being nurtured. There were verdant hillsides and vibrant rainbows of wild flowers calling to us with sweet voices "Come!" they said, "lay down here and drink in our beauty in the sun" And we did. We returned to our 'normal' lives refreshed, renewed and ready to continue our journeys being mothers, wives, soldiers and aerobic instructors So this morning I check in to see what the lovely Jamie Ridler had for us to Wishcast for this Wednesday. What dreams are you wishing for? she asks I'm wishing these dreams of retreat were no longer just dreams I'm wishing to take these dreams of retreat and use them as a spring board to create my own retreat for myself at first And then offer a retreat for others like me who need the healing energies of being nurtured, silence,verdant hillsides and vibrant rainbows of flowers. |
Blessings!I'm Dionne, a Natural Rhythms Creation Coach and Elemental Forces of Creation Oracle Reader. I teach people how to tune into to the power of the elements and rhythms of nature to design a life they love 
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