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August 22nd, 2019

8/22/2019

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Savoring Life

The word that keeps coming to me today is "savor".  I think we have lost the art of savoring.
In our modern world of instant gratification, we no longer take the time to savor life.  We rush through it minute by minute.  We no longer go deeply into the experience, only superficially, on an information only level.  

The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines savor as, "To have experience of", and "a distinctive quality."  I believe the Ancient Celts savored life fully. They had direct experience of life, land and nature around them, both seen and unseen.    They immersed themselves into the experience of the Otherworld, acknowledging its presence and power in their daily lives. They did not separate themselves from the experience of all life around them.  They lived it fully.

One of the first recorded poems of the Celts has the theme of All is One:
I am the wind which breathes upon the sea
I am the wave of the ocean
I am the murmur of the billows
I am the ox of the seven combats
I am the vulture upon the rocks
I am a beam of the sun
I am the fairest of plants
I am the wild boar in valour
 I am the salmon in the water
I am a lake in the plain
I am a world of knowledge
I am the point of the lance of battle
I am the God who created the fire in the head.
By Amairgen (Ed. P. Murray)


When I go on my daily walk, (I am very fortunate to have a beautiful area to walk in Northern MN where nature and her animals are plenty), there is a special marshy area that pulls me to it.  I feel it in my body and I experience its dampness and yet the lushness of the growing reeds and marsh flowers and bird and water life within it.    I savor the marsh energy.  I savor its "marshiness".  I am one with it, and know of its beauty and life.  It fills me full of its life. 

We have a saying, "Stop and smell the roses", which translates to slow down and take time to enjoy the beauty of  life, to savor life.   We don't have quotes that tell us to get all the information we can about roses (which is what we do now with our rapid info technology).  Getting information only, does not give you experience of the fragrance of the rose.  Get out into nature.  Take time to savor the roses around you.  Take time to savor the land that holds your life and all of nature's beauty around you.  Savor every moment of your spectacular life.

Savory Blessings to you this day,
​Jeanne

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Ripening on the Vine

8/12/2019

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At the ripe old age of 71 I am so blessed with the gift of having the time each day to go with the flow of my heart in addressing life around me.  With all the chaos in the world today, I find my heart calling me to move deeper into the ways of the earth.  I follow the rhythms and cycles of our dear earth regarding being awake during the light times and asleep during the dark times,  being active in the light times, and going within and resting in the dark times.  They say that all things you prioritize in your life, including spiritual practices, should be completed before noon.  Another daily rhythm to explore and honor.

To the ancient Celts, the two states of twilight each day were considered to be times that were magical, as they were betwixt and between states.  Dawn and dusk hold special power and so I have made it a habit to be awake at these times in my life and to honor the sacredness of each.  It is at these times when I state intentions or affirmations or prayers for those who are suffering.  I also drum up the sun, welcoming the new day and gratitude for the light of the sun.  At dusk I honor the journey of the sun that day across the sky with the trust it will return again.  At my age, I am grateful for another day.

In the chaos of our world today, I have been hearing messages that state to go deeper into the earth, into nature,  to spend more bodily time on the earth.  I have spent time this summer mostly barefoot in my backyard, my sanctuary, drumming, dancing, lying upon the earth, feeling Gaia's deep love for me and her gentle embrace.  I commune with the fire spirits around the campfire, honor the wisdom of the medicine wheel, I hear the singing of the birds, their many songs, the buzzing of the bees, the gentle caress of the breezes, the beauty of the flowers, the movement of the leaves and the protection of the trees that surround me.  And the voice of the river brings solace and cleansing to my soul.

I am ripening, returning closer each day to the earth and sky.  And one day, when the ripening is complete, I will leave the vine behind. I will return completely to the earth and my soul/spirit to the stars.  And another cycle will be completed with a new one beginning.  I am so blessed!

 Blessings upon your heart this beautiful day,
Jeanne

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    I am a lover of the Celtic Path of the Heart and have been practicing shamanism for over 25 years.  It is the language of my heart.
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