September 10th, 2024
Sow….
(Sowing some thoughts and dreams ….)
I feel truly blessed to have some really wonderful, deep and meaningful conversations with people in my life. This year these deep and meaningful conversations have quite often come from new friendships I’ve begun forming, which I realize have come about as friends who no longer resonate with me (we won’t go into that right now) have moved out of my life.
I have just had one of these very profound conversations and have found myself listening from my heart to words that have resonated so well with me that it’s created a shift as to how I’m going to progress with the following days of my life. It’s not only taken me back to remembering some initial spiritual practices I learnt when very first actively practicing spiritual habits, but it’s also helped to substantiate little notions that have been cropping up for me for a couple of weeks.
Firstly – isn’t it amazing how a conversation from the heart can impact on you – and I don’t mean one of romance and roses, I mean speaking genuinely with time and energy openly exchanging between two people – I tend to think maybe there is little to compare as being so powerful on a day-to-day level with another person. What a gift to feel so connected!
And that’s part of this – we all want to feel more connected, and we all want to feel more satisfied and satiated by the life we live in, and this conversation reminded me how to do this – which is what I want to talk about now….
We have so much data and learning and input and an abundance of things available to us in the western world – music, sounds, plants, wildlife, visual things such as films and tv programmes!
It all wizzes by us, all being the things we want, the things we don’t want – but all so much that we loose love for the little things.
I have some friends who love Lichen’s – these are tiny little bits of fauna that grow on rocks or fences or tree trunks (there’s probably more to it as well, but I haven’t studied them myself) – they’re tiny though and my friends just love them, they look at them, appreciate them and seek to understand them and enjoy them. It’s inspirational because it’s what people who feel a great sense of satisfaction, depth and wholeness in life do – they take the time to appreciate the things they love. They don’t buy into the ‘whizzing’, they make their own pace, step out of the rapids of life and choose a nice stream to spend the majority of their life floating down so that they can apply their time, love and attention to things that really matter to them – one thing at a time, to truly notice it, learn it and absorb it.
This can include a ritualistic approach to ensure regular time is given to what it is that you love, so that you can honor and value it.
I have learnt so much through my life – I’ve got two university degree level qualifications, psychological, holistic and spiritual qualifications, Luna (my spaniel) and I have got sniffer dog awards from bronze through to gold, I continually learn more with my violin – I don’t often stop to appreciate what I have right now (I do love learning). In this world though we can get caught up in the rapids of the corporate lifestyle (is how I put it!) – we can keep being productive, keep feeling the need to do more, to have more, to complete more, rather than just enjoying what we already have in simple ways.
So tomorrow I’m going to start a new routine which will involve appreciating my body more by giving it more exercise and feeding it healthy foods. I’ll give thanks to spirit, my guides, God and everyone who help me every day (which I do every day – but I will be more mindful and honoring of them – I may include a short meditation to truly connect) and to honor how much I love working with tarot I will start an exercise of living with one of the tarot cards each day beginning with the major arcana to fully embody and experience each of the tarot cards in my life. So tomorrow I will start off with the Fool card – stepping out in wonder with an open heart full of hope and innocence of all the world has to offer. I will live with this concept in my heart all day.
I think it would be nice if everyone considered what they love and who they love – to apply a bit more time, energy and ritualistic honoring of that blessing in their lives.
With a loving heart,
Rose x