Hello, Solstice. Hello, full moon.
Here are the stones I skip on solstice, the solstice stones:
What needs to be eliminated?
What needs to be illuminated?
Hello, door. Hello, wonder.
Always strong questions, but somehow especially right now, halfway through the year, a kind of mountain top moment.
This day and these questions make a door. Wonder and awe are doors, and also the thing that opens doors.
What needs to be eliminated?
And what needs to be illuminated?
Asking is enough.
Time to turn inward and trust that dropping these questions into heart-mind is enough, asking is enough. When I ask and listen, the just-right answers for right-now will emerge.
You are welcome to join me in this ritual, and to share here of course if you wish. Or leave pebbles and stones, take a breath at this moment of in between…
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o magical right timing!
This morning I was already thinking about releasing things, so I have an answer, for myself, to the first question.
What needs to be eliminated? Anxiety and despair.
Not fear and sadness, no. Those are waves of emotion that sometimes pass through me in waves; I can let myself feel them, and then let them pass. Anxiety and despair are stickier states. They do not serve me, and I would like to let them go.
As for the second question, I think I would like to let it ripple a bit more. So far, my only answer to that one is *me*.
Come to think of it, that's a pretty good answer.
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Kathleen thank you for illuminating the difference between anxiety : fear, despair : sadness. Very useful for me in this moment.
(magical right timing)^2
At the halfway point of June, I {x}. But it’s become part of a larger Releasing of what no longer serves my interests.
Next month I turn 50.
Consciously, I don’t know what my Deep Needs are. I’ve had to hide them for so long… Now it’s finally the Right Time to… listen, breathe, be.
All timing is right timing.
No distractions. No numbing. No running away.
<3
Full moon, solstice, and my seventh wedding anniversary. A quiet few hours in the middle of conference week.
*pebbles*
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
What needs to be eliminated?
– being in toxic environments with no respect for boundaries
– having no decision-making powers over my time in said environments
What needs to be illuminated?
– just being
– also, just making (see: the amazing post about ‘making’ as a bridge). making things better, making a home
– allowing work to become its own thing again.
– new tiny steps.
– listening!
MAY IT BE SO!!!
Yes to my Yes, No to my No.
I [[[ ]]] more than I can say.
Happy Solstice. Happy Full Moon. Wishing everyone warmth and coolness in the proportions that are most right for each.
mmmm yes proportions!!
Deciding to meet this particular door by shifting slightly, into the space this side of lurking; wanting to illuminate my gratitude for the kindness of you, Havi, for sharing this journey of yours, and for everyone here and their gentle openness.
Here in the southern hemisphere, this Solstice holds a dear place for me, as I unfurl into the returning sun.
I’m not sure yet what needs to be eliminated, but as for things that need to be illuminated?
– The promise-filled, warm whisper of presence.
– The Me that Needs.
– Asking, and holding quiet space for answers.
*pebbles*
Mmmm UNFURLING into returning sun is such a lovely just-right word and phrase! <3
I adore June, and the Solstice, and all the WONDER of this month, there has been so so much wonderful pleasure and beauty and joy.
Still eliminating my various poisons and addictions, some are harder to let go of than others. and others have started creeping back in, which I KNOW dims my sparkle and makes me feel ineffective and bad.
Still Illuminating to following:
-Operation Pavlova (optimum health)
-Operation Scary Sequins (requires optimum health)
-Operation Brave New Whirled – this is about Sovereignty, Pleasure and Authenticity. For this I am invoking the SuperPower of “This is working out even better than I expected, everything is perfect and ease-filled”
-Operation Aphrodite -showering myself with abundant love as a spiritual practice. Intriguing and I want more
-White Flowers – more attainable than it used to be, but still hard
-Operation Flow – where the writing primes its own pump, and I am never at a loss for what to do next
Wonder!
What do I need to eliminate?
Unreasonable fear of aging.
After all, a baby faces big changes as it grows into the world. A baby with a sense of wonder can embrace these changes, feeling them as sources of illumination and wonder. As I move into my last 5-10-20-30 years, may I remember the wonder and choose to be illuminated! May I remember to see Fear as my guide rather than my captor.
What do I need to illuminate?
The wisdom of a lifetime.
The mixed motives of everyone, including myself.
The habits I can change, and those I can choose to retain.
The gifts of spoons … may I recognize them, and spend them wisely.
The true value of time.
The resources I may need.
Love, and courage.