Morning Thoughts...

Sweet Mystery of Life,

Thank You for this day!

I thank you for my body as it learns

once again to readjust to medicines

which are no longer a part of my daily life.

I thank you for the slowing down

as it readjusts to where I now need to be.

I thank you Dear Creator, MotherFather God,

for my recognition of this...

I thank you as well for the snow which

fell so softly yesterday.

Tiny flakes that swirled in the cool

winds that swept over my part

of the world I live in and love.

I thank you too for my appetite

which seems to be returning

bit by bit.

I thank you Sweet Mystery

for good books...books which teach me

about my ancestors...as they honored

the lands they lived in, took only what

they needed for survival, and gave back

to Mother Earth in a manner which

was and still is holy.

Thank You for their wisdom and knowledge.

Thank You for the lessons that are

passed down from generation to generation.

Even in the face of diversity, annhilation,

disintegration, displacement and dishonor

by other races of humans they walked on

with heads and hearts attuned to

You Great Spirit...and for that I AM

eternally grateful.

Be with me as I walk through this day,

help me as I face my own lessons,

help me as I continue to learn and pray

and take into my heart that which

brings you sweetness and love.

A'HO!

Yesterday was a beautiful snow day

here in Southern Wisconsin.

Still very cold but we did reach

about 12 degrees or so for a daytime high.

It snowed all day long, a gentle snow

with tiny flakes that caught up in the

light winds that were blowing, but

increased as the day grew longer.

It was very cloudy too so the barometer

lent itself to my overall malaise...and

it finally dawned on me around noon

that my body is readusting itself

to the meds I no longer have to take.

I felt extremely sleepy and all I wanted

to do was have a bit to eat and then sleep,

so that is what I did.  I tried reading

blogs for a bit, several times thru the day

and finally gave in to what my body

was calling me to do.

This morning, the sun is shining intermittently,

and it is still cold but a warm-up is predicted

with even more snow showers.  Let it snow!

I'm safe and warm and all of my needs

are met.  What more could a girl ask for?

Remember my Grandmother Burgess I shared

with you the other day?  She was my 10th

Great Grandmother and had 15 children,

and three of those children were daughters

named Peace, Rest, and Remembrance.

When I read that I got really quiet within.

Now, I know long ago, people named

their children this way but still when

I saw it my body responded with awe

and a little mystery.  The longer I study

my geneology, the more I come to be

filled up.  I am hard put to explain

how I feel actually, as in studying

my ancestors I find that all of those

little holes and nooks and crannies in

myself that search for meaning,

are filling up and that amazes me.

It is cathartic.

It is Peace (ful)

It is Rest (ful)

It is Remembrance (ful).

I also think it helps me to walk my Truth.

As I am Akasa,

Daughter of Gloria,

Grandaughter of Celia,

Great Grandaughter of Marion,

Great Great Grandaughter of Caroline...

Mother of Gary, Jeremiah, and Gloria,

Grandmother of Seth and Angel...

and as I seek to know my true nature

I finally reveal to the world a bit of me

that heretofore I held to my breast,

my heart, as if I could not trust

the Blessed Universe from

keeping us from being vulnerable.

Today I speak my truth so that

being vulnerable brings me clarity

and purpose.

Today I speak my truth so the

lives of the Grandmothers

who walked before me will not have

been in vain...that their lessons,

loves, knowledge and wisdom

are not caught up in a time warp

but instead move freely through

all time dimensions ( which are really illusions)

so that future generations are able to

walk in the truth of us all.

Since it is getting on toward noon

I better hit the publish button and

come back later to share a bit more....

All my love,

Akasa