Lady Luna

Lady Luna had me awake all night last night. She shone her silvery beauty through the shaded bedroom window and begged me to come outside to bathe in her glorious light.
The one or two nights right before the full moon often see me lying awake, unable to sleep. It is the most yang of the most yin time each month. Last night was no exception. I was awake considering many options for White Lotus in the near future and while I sorted, re sorted, and categorized my options the stillness caught my attention and I got up. I wandered outside to find the air absolutely breathless and a kind of quiet which is hard to come by, even out here in the countryside. For just a few moments I was alone with the Universe and my mind matched the rhythm of the stillness. Then the mosquito found me and I was shuffled back indoors to try to catch at least a few hours of sleep before going back to my sorting and categorizing.
Pay attention to the moon tomorrow night, she will be in her glory and she has a mystery which we often forget to bask in.

A Special sort of Space

I have recently returned to my meditation practice after about a year long hiatus. I was diligent for nearly 18 months in making sure that I 'sat' every day. After setting up a special corner, a sort of 'sacred space' for myself I have come again to the silence. It is easier, I think, to meditate when we have a space to call our own. A sort of self imposed 'time out' place that we can go to when we need to know ourselves.

A corner, room or spot which is set up just for the purpose of reflection, meditation or prayer draws us in and calls us to practice. It waits patiently for us to take up the offer and just be, if only for a few minutes. It also will not judge us when we are unable.

While it can be hard to carve out a little niche for something which can seem self indulgent, it really makes a big difference to the consistency of our daily sit.

What I learned about myself today

I spent some time today with a business and life coach whom I know casually but am looking to work with professionally. I learned some stuff about myself while we talked. I learned that I am passionate about Feng Shui and about the direction that I want my business to go. I learned that I know more about where I want to go than I was giving myself credit for. I learned that it is Ok to ask for help.
That was a big one. I like my independence and I have recently realized that asking for help does not come easily to me. I'm Ok with asking my hubby to help me with something, or asking questions when I need the answer, but really asking for help is something I just don't do. I hadn't known that about my own nature, it was something I hadn't been aware of.
Sometimes when we are really stuck and feeling lousy it helps to know that under the quagmire is an insight just waiting to happen. For that I am eternally grateful.

I have spent the better part of a beautiful June day out on my deck, watching the laundry dry on the line ( one of my true pleasures of summer, I know its weird) and trying to get out of the land of technosaur on my laptop. I can think of worse thing to do but the tech part has become somewhat tiresome as I look for ways to get myself seen in the land of oz.