I Walk By Faith

Faith- do I really have it?  Am I willing to take that step out into the nothingness?  I always thought I had faith and now I have no choice but to believe it.  Today I learned of a change that could alter the direction of my (planned) future.  And….is it a good change?  That’s where faith comes in!  I have to put the negative thoughts aside and make decisions based on knowing (knowing without seeing) that good things are coming.  That’s not always easy for me.  I think that I sometimes (by convincing myself that I’m covering all the bases) sabotage the great things that could (and should) be coming.

            Mother Goddess, keep my heart open and my mind clear.  May I see the positive in what happens.  Bless me with faith, faith to take the step that starts my wondrous journey.

Shine Bright

Shine Bright

                This just the reminder I needed today.  Yes, my light has dimmed.  Little irritations seem huge. My world has been spinning around job insecurity and which path to explore.

                Yet, when I see what others, including dear Sisters, are dealing with, well….  There’s no excuse, I need to shine brightly.  Shine for me, shine for my Sisters so that they can see the Goddess light, shine so I attract more light.

                Deep in my heart I know that I am responsible for what I create in my life.  So, I shine and my day has gotten so much brighter!

Mindfulness Revisited

January….time to hibernate, time to detox, time to regroup.  It’s a new beginning and a time to let go of things that I no longer need or want.  It’s been a time for me to remember to “live in the moment.”    In 2013 I began writing a “small stone” every day in January, that is, very short piece of writing (prose or poetry) that precisely captures a fully-engaged moment.  Well, isn't that what I am trying to do, stay in the moment?  So now, year number 4, I guess it’s a tradition.  I’m still on my journey to live in the here and now, to experience life as it happens without judgments, and to practice compassion.  This is not an easy path but it is the path the Goddess calls me to follow.

SmallStone                                                                                           “And those words I read resonate in my soul, *‘Practicing kindness is as important as practicing mindfulness-mindfulness without kindness is not mindfulness.’”

*From Living in the Moment, by Anna Black

(Small Stones are published at:             https://www.facebook.com/groups/smallstones/)

Happy New Year!