REGAINING BALANCE

After 2 months of a new job....working 24/7....I found I had slipped back into an old pattern of being a workaholic!

Even though in my current life’s journey, I’m working on self-care....working all of the time, felt good! As with any addiction, going back to old patterning felt good, it was familiar!

Now that things at my new job have stabilized...I find that I’m free to continue my journey forward....working on balance once again. A little of everything....a little work, a little play, a little writing, a little dancing, a little time with friends and a lot of laughing and fun!

Is it easy? Heck NO! Working 24/7 has been ingrained in me for many, many years! But it is time to break free and begin to live once again....

Shamanic Dream Travel

Last weekend I attended a Shamanic Dream Workshop. I’d never heard of this kind of workshop, but when it was mentioned to me, I knew that I was attending!

I ended up car pooling with a friend and on the first day, I left my drum on the table in front of the store where I was being picked up. Someone (from the circle) saw it at lunch time and brought it back to the workshop, asking if anyone had lost it. I never heard the announcement. After the workshop was over, I emailed the lady in charge asking if I had left it behind. She gave me the email of Bill...We were surprised at how it all unfolded.

He emailed the group telling his story. He had taken the drum back with him to Venice, CA....:) I think my drum wanted a vacation to the beach, I actually never take it when I go! Bill had said that he knew from one of his dream journeys he needed to pare down in his life. Of course my books have suggestions about this:)

So Bill, gave my drum life and I’m sharing with him my work...something that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t lost my drum and he hadn’t taken it home!

The following is my response to Bill’s last email:
Just to add to Bill's note:
I didn't know that my drum was missing….I was riding with a friend…thought I had left it in her car….in my car….at my house….etc.
What is more interesting….I didn't hear Bill announce he had found a drum either…..
I've concluded that my drum needed to be with Bill and his energy and I'm grateful! He's given her a gender….her:)….I think that she had to leave for me to appreciate her fully…While she's been on some powerful journey's with me, admittedly, she did some a lot of time on the shelf…thank you Bill….
Thank you everyone!
See you in dreamtime….

CHRISTMAS DAY

Since ‘Life Happened,’ to me, I’ve really come to appreciate the major holidays. Not from my old perspective in life, but from where I currently am on my life’s path.

When my children were small, my parents were still alive and my siblings all lived close by, we enjoyed having the big family get-togethers. But as the years have passed and the family dynamics have changed, there was nothing for me to do but to change the way I moved through the holiday season, otherwise I was just depressed!

It has become a time for me of peace, tranquility and reflection. While living in Grass Valley, I would drive to Chico for Mass on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. ( I love to drive, I listen to God in the car! Otherwise I just order Him around!) The day before I would get a Grandma’s Turkey Sandwich from Starbuck’s and after Mass I would go to a cliff overlooking Lake Oroville. The sun was always shining and it was just me there enjoying the day, the bonus, the roads were empty! I loved driving through the grove of trees on the way there. I felt like they were hugging me! (It was a time in my life when no human could have done that for me!)

This Christmas, I traveled to Vancouver, WA, where all of my children and ex-husband will be gathering at my daughter’s.

My plane left at noon. Even though the plane was full, I was in the back and no one was in my row...so I had a nap:)!!! What a lovely present! I had a three hour layover in Vegas and enjoyed my time watching the people. Who was traveling on Christmas Day?

This Christmas and New Year’s time are everything that you’d like them to be in your life. I wish you love, joy, and laughter with whomever you choose to spend your time with. Thank you for being a part of my life.