tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post5639608718524977736..comments2024-01-11T03:34:11.166-08:00Comments on Rue and Hyssop: Daily RitualRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-11421953536117881422009-08-22T09:09:29.126-07:002009-08-22T09:09:29.126-07:00Thank you for all your insightful posts!
I real...Thank you for all your insightful posts! <br /><br />I really would like to incorporate a daily tarot reading as well. Sometimes I get in the habit of picking a card a day, but it's often the first thing to fall by the way-side when I get too busy.<br /><br />Blue - a morning ritual really does become a way to stay in balance throughout your day - I can see how it would help with your job. How lovely that you have a space to do that in your yard!<br /><br />I think I will take your suggestion and explore about why things 'call' to you. Perhaps if I don't fill my weekend to the brim like I usually do, I may find time to post on this!Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-84294948032410308642009-08-22T05:14:45.815-07:002009-08-22T05:14:45.815-07:00About this time of year I start a daily tarot ritu...About this time of year I start a daily tarot ritual. Each morning I pick one card and focus on it's aspects for the day, it's not so much divination as introspective.Dawn Marie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502138645102336243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-36978048343480270842009-08-22T05:10:10.905-07:002009-08-22T05:10:10.905-07:00Hi Rue~
I have a practice of sitting out back in ...Hi Rue~ <br />I have a practice of sitting out back in the mornings for quiet meditations. Our yard is by no means isolated. We have immediate neighbors with yards that abutt ours on each side~ so, my only recourse has been to go out very early - anwhere from 5:30 am - 6:30 am before the rest of the world is awake. The schedule that came about out of necessity - became a great pleasure - as I have found this is just a wonderful way to start my day. The rear of our yard has a canal and foot path running along it, so by 6:30 or so we have a slight parade of joggers going by. So, I bounce out of bed very early (no alarm clock needed) make my coffee, and sit out back, taking in dawns break, the awakening birds, the slight breeze that sways the weeping willows above, and the gentle transition from night sky to morning sky. There was something I wrote on another blog about my morning meditations giving me a sense of calm that stays with me throughout the morning like a secret in my pocket :)<br />Unfortunately I have a job that can be very stressful - not physically but mentally. My work involves daily review of child deaths, one of the worst sins I can imagine, and it takes a specific mind set to start the day with calm, and effort to not "absorb" all the negative energy. So my "practice" is more or less a "survival skill". I'm sorry to go on so, but I started by touching on the subject, and went from there :). My only desire now is to find time to build further daily practices in for yoga, etc. and more frequent rituals. The rituals are harder due to my lack of privacy in my yard, and since it is often seldom that I have the house to myself (hubby and kids).<br />I wanted to touch on something you mentioned in one of your recent posts. The property near you that you described. Sometimes property's are sitting with nothing more than "back taxes" due. Maybe your acquisition of that space is not out of reach, but anyway - in that post you wrote about things near there that "call to you". This peaked my attention. I also have experienced things that "call to me". I can't explain it, but it happens, and I find a connection to these things. I would love to hear more about your thoughts and experiences with this, and how others have experienced the same. I am always intrigued by this.Blue Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247933124305406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-74943465201313258872009-08-21T20:45:51.440-07:002009-08-21T20:45:51.440-07:00Boo - I'm glad you could do something with it ...Boo - I'm glad you could do something with it - it was definitely crafted with lots of love for my neice, so I know with your words and love it will do the trick for your son!Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521209734809361226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-8439670681860266072009-08-21T18:25:35.837-07:002009-08-21T18:25:35.837-07:00Rue..first, thank you so much for that beautiful s...Rue..first, thank you so much for that beautiful spell for my son. I got a little teary-eyed reading it. It was simply lovely. I will definitely alter this a bit for his needs and perform this Tuesday evening before he starts school.<br /><br />Second...boy, do I know what you mean about scorching, humid, heat. It withers me to, to the point I don't feel like doing anything at all during the day. Thankfully, this weekend is supposed to cool down some, with the days being only in the 70's. <br /><br />As for my daily rituals, I usually meditate in the evenings after the kids are in bed and while my husband is out doing his evening walk. And I almost always have a candle lit during the day.<br /><br />It's not fancy, but it's the best I can manage with two small kids. :)<br /><br />Love & Light,<br />BooBridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844738855874754351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-54866384994504519532009-08-21T13:23:53.334-07:002009-08-21T13:23:53.334-07:00Hey Rue! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm s...Hey Rue! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm still trying to define my own daily ritual but it absolutely is house-bound in this heat. I crave the Fall at this point, I need to be out of doors but I HATE sweating within thirty seconds of stepping foot out of doors. Isn't it rotten? I've taken to walking my dog late at night. She needs the exercise and attention and I need the fresh air! I love the night sounds and she loves chasing all the bugs. Other than that, I've also adopted the practice of lighting incense in my kitchen when I'm cooking or cleaning, or just in some need of grounding!Jupiter Greenmoonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653727346483735592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1981681052445415624.post-16157106305594925302009-08-21T11:04:02.669-07:002009-08-21T11:04:02.669-07:00I wish I had the motivation for a daily ritual. Al...I wish I had the motivation for a daily ritual. Altho, I burn candles and incense every day, and that takes me to a 'zen' state of mind, so in a way I suppose that would qualify....<br /><br />I am an 'indoor' girl 8 months out of the year...I despise...loathe even...heat. Funny, since I live in Florida...but I digress...<br /><br />In the Winter I am always taking walks, and I sleep with my bedroom vent closed off in the winter, with the window cracked open, and tons of blankets on the bed...all snuggly warm...and I am ALWAYS more spiritual in the Winter, it is when I come alive.<br /><br />The hot and warm months of the year I just kind of ooze around like slug..all slow and sticky feeling. Yuck.<br /><br />So I fully understand not wanting to go outside for fear of combusting on the spot lol..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530694215865491263noreply@blogger.com