Morning Thoughts

Lady of winter, a photo by Mara ~earth light~ on Flickr.

Sweet Mystery of Love...Mother/Father of All That Is...

I thank you for this day!

I thank you for the beautiful sun which lights

up the morning sky,

for the squirrel who leaves his footprints in the snow,

for the birds which leave me intrigued and laughing

as they fly from one perch to the next,

for dreams that bring messages,

for friends that are helpers,

for children and grandchildren,

for warm homes and meals that nourish,

for artists and poets, and those who

bring us the music of their hearts...

I thank You for the snows which are coming again

to lay upon Mother Earth, to provide Her

with much needed precipitation,

and to absorb the cacophony of

sounds which assault the senses.

But most of all I thank you for Your Love...

which warms me, envelopes me,

sustains me, uplifts me, and is always there!

A'HO!

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Well...it's been a wild ride around here this week...lot's of

activity to say the least...especially with the weather!

We've had very warm days...a high of 54 on Tuesday,

but I relished that as I was able to get out and go for

a nice country ride with my longtime Sister/Friend and

her little grandaughter Yani.

While riding along the country roads we spotted

a flock of turkeys, and a beautiful blue bird...

I'm not sure if it was a bluejay or a bunting

as I didn't see any top feathers on its head.

And just before we headed out of town

we stopped by the river for a bit and

while sitting there we were surrounded by a

big flock of geese, saw a few ducks swimming, &

spotted two big ravens up in a tree in front of us.

It was a Bird Convention kind of day!  :)

I loved it! 

It was good to get out for a bit and

shake off old energies and gain new

perspectives.

I've had plenty of calls this week from

friends, family and some taking care of business,

and now it's Friday and I'm so happy it is.

It's Dear Goddess Brigid's Day too, or Candlemas.

I shall pay Her honor in some way today...

I've still been somewhat tired and not

sleeping well.  Up and down all night this week

has left me rather lethargic and to be truthful

today I'm feeling a bit owly, but trying my best

to fight that...

I'm off to make a pot of Bean and Ham soup.

I'm planning on sharing some of it with the Sister

who came to take me for a ride.

She's also running errands for me today as it is

too cold for me to be out...it was 4 degrees

when I got up this morning with a windchill of -20 below.

My Doc would have a conniption if I went out, so I'll

stay in and let someone who can tolerate it do

the running.  As the old saying goes, one hand

washes the other.

We are supposed to get more snow later on and into

tomorrow...I can't wait!  I love to sit and watch it snow...

we had gotten about 3.5 inches several days ago and it

was the big fat flakes that fell most of the day...

I felt like I was in dreamland.  Speaking of dreams

I've been having some very vivid ones.  Not all of

them pleasant either.  I dreamed of my son

who has already crossed over and in the dream

I was trying to keep him from dying...I was

sobbing my heart out and when I awoke from

the dream I really had been crying...my whole

being ached for him.  I still ache but it isn't

as intense as the other night, thankfully.

I've also been dreaming of The Grandmother's again,

and of my Mother...we were all singing and having

a great time.  So...yes, it has been a wild ride

around here this week, but today the sun is shining

and I'm going to make the most of this weekend.

I pray for you a day filled with sunshine

wherever you are, for friends who help

in times of need, for dreams that leave

you sweet and strong, and weekends

that bring you smiles and happy memories,

but most of all I wish you Love.

Akasa

Happy February!!!