Morning Practice

It seems clear that Herself had more than one thing in mind when She told me that my morning practice was not to be something where I used the same words and images every day. It's far too easy to fall into an attitude of "need to get this done" and simply go through the motions.

I started to fall into that trap today (day 3? day 4?) and immediately realized that saying the words in my mind did not equate to reaching down and authentically connecting with Her energy. Ditto LM -- who connected with me in a very intense way once I'd aligned myself properly. (I didn't intend that to come out sounding quite so much like a euphemism. . . but that meaning is there too. . .)

Of course: making each experience vital and charged should be the case with my evening practice as well -- but it's so much easier to fall into the pattern of repetition without fully connecting when I'm doing the same words and the same actions time after time.

There's a balance to both: the power of repetition with the danger of over-familiarity, as well as the constant freshness of having to be new and creative each time which may make it harder to go deeper. Having both types of practice will help me appreciate each more, and may help to deepen my approach to both.

Stressful Time

My car is back in the shop for another one thousand worth of work.
It may be time to contemplate buying something newer.

We hear Mom's test results Thursday morning at 9:00am -- or rather, my parents will get the news from the doctor and then they'll call my sister and me.

I need to wash my dishes (left over from before I went on my trip), and then I'm going to spend some extended time in meditation.

I wish Wolfling were here to snuggle.

Act V

If it be not now, yet it will come.
The readiness is all.