Welcome October!
It is a new month.
A fresh start again moving from warmth to cool and light into darkness.
I see the migrating bluebirds, the geese warming up their wings and
the squirrels and chipmunks, mice and ground hogs gathering for the cold months ahead.
I suppose I qualify as a mammal so gathering things and making
all things cozy is my jam these days.
If I had words for October they would be prepare and cozy.
🍁
Today in morning prayer I first was thanking God for
the healing that has been happening on my knees
like I do, I am so aware that healing takes time yet I am an impatient soul.
Instead of leaving it at that I prayed for it to be a faster healing.
Almost complaining to God how long it has been taking.
In the next moment I received the answer:
that I should have stopped at Thank You.
I suppose I am that way.
I am so grateful for what I am blessed with yet I then
ask for it to be faster, quicker, less stressful, easier etc....
as if I know better than Him about anything at all.
Grateful that this lesson came today.
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The changing seasons have me super sifting through the house.
I have started to pare the whole lot down and donate.
Sadly giving up the baby bouncers and infant crib....
What felt like forever in my home as a mom, seems
like no time at all as a gramma.
The beautiful sheets that I kept from my girls have
now worn out- the elastic stretching beyond repair.
Towels that looked fine since the move I now realise
are 25 years old and I can no longer cut the fraying off
plus they will never be their intended color ever again.
As I am aware that this is a gathering month I am
obviously also in a sifting month as well.
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For those who know me, there has been a shift in myself
over the past few months.
You can tell here in my blog posts.
Some are me just trying to resume the * normal* recipe / daily life
posts and others are me almost speaking to myself working through
this process that I have been led to.
It had to happen- I was stuck.
Unsticking myself took a long while, a lot of tears and prayers
that seemingly lasted years and years.
It was a transformative time where I had to let go
of everything and start new.
God works through people, and Mother Nature and a whole lot of
other things and when it happens it is an unsettling yet freeing moment.
Perhaps when you just put your head down and work hard at things
you may miss a lot of what is happening in the world, but that may be a blessing.
When you quietly focus upon yourself your actual world
( not the fake one online) opens up as it opens you up to
new and elevated experiences.
I do not regret the experiences of my past not at all,
but staying within those parameters would leave me as
stuck and stagnant as those still there, unable to move
into a flow of health and wellness in their physical, emotional and spiritual
lives.
I leave them with a prayer.
Some are headed to realise that they have spent a vast majority of their lives
well intentioned but on the wrong side of everything.
That is their lesson to learn.
I can no longer look over my shoulder waiting for them to get a clue.
Maturity happens all along your lifetime.
It is never too late to grow.
I am speaking of myself of course.
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So let us begin today to bring peace and order to
our own lives.
I live in this beautiful region of the country that I love that simply
shines in the Autumn. Experiencing it is a joy every year.
Cozy season is upon us.
What are your favorite foods to start making when it gets chilly?
The switch from burgers and corn on the cob is happening now
and I am starting to get the urge to make hearty suppers and larger breakfasts.
Happy Cozy Season friends.
You are many of the brilliant lights that illuminate my days.
Thank you.
xoxo
Raven
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