Monday Morning

Most days, I don't mind getting up and going to work. Some mornings I'm tired, but "tired" is different from "I really don't want to go there." This morning, I really don't want to go to work. It is too far from where I was all weekend, which is where I truly want to be: studying, engaged in spiritual exploration that is both intellectual and soul-full, in the company of others on the same path. Whatever I might say in my job interviews about how this is a good job for me right now, the fact is, I am not designed to be an administrative assistant.

I'll be fine once I get to work and become engaged again with the people there and my responsibilities. It's not a bad job.

But there is no joy there, either.

Ha!

Moments after writing the entry below, I found my horoscope for today:

You're a force of greatness in the world. You owe your inspiration to those who have gone before you, paving the way that you now take for granted. Spend some time reading their wise words or otherwise immersing yourself in the records that they left behind. You'll probably spend even more of your time helping others improve their lives. You have a moral obligation to do this, even if your efforts aren't always understood or appreciated. Don't get all huffy about it, though. Your pride has little to do with your mission. The awards are handed out later.


That makes me smile.

A ministry of "uses" is highly portable.
Even to cellular companies.

Angel Lemming

Via raptures_shadow


You are one of the few out there whose wings are
truly ANGELIC. Selfless, powerful, and
divine, you are one blessed with a certain
cosmic grace. You are unequalled in
peacefulness, love, and beauty. As a Being of
Light your wings are massive and a soft white
or silver. Countless feathers grace them and
radiate the light within you for all the world
to see. You are a defender, protector, and
caretaker. Comforter of the weak and forgiver
of the wrong, chances are you are taken
advantage of once in awhile, maybe quite often.
But your innocence and wisdom sees the good in
everyone and so this mistreatment does not make
you colder. Merciful to the extreme, you will
try to help misguided souls find themselves and
peace. However not all Angelics allow
themselves to be gotten the better of - the
Seraphim for example will be driven to fighting
for the sake of Justice and protection of those
less powerful. Congratulations - and don't ever
change - the world needs more people like you.


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I tend more to the Seraphim side. . .

The Universe Is Knocking

The universe has been pinging me lately. Two topics have come up several times, in different contexts, over the last few days, which means I need to pay attention to them.

( The first is Inanna )

( This One Has Worked Itself Into a Meditation on New Wine )

This is way too much LJ typing for a work morning. I’d better stop here for now.
But it’s so nice to be thinking again!


Update: It took a few minutes for me to register the possible irony of contemplating a richer, newer form of Christian worship simultaneously with a sense of a need to re-connect with a powerful goddess archetype. The two are not necessarily in conflict, but are not immediate and obvious companions for most people -- and even in my own mind. Which is probably part of what I need to address right now.

Rev. Dr. King is Still a Voice to be Heeded

Thanks to thomryng for this link:

Increasingly, by choice or by accident, this is the role our nation has taken -- the role of those who make peaceful revolution impossible by refusing to give up the privileges and the pleasures that come from the immense profits of overseas investment.

I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a "thing-oriented" society to a "person-oriented" society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.

The complete speech can be found here: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/058.html