LIR 7914 - HagalazR

No big storms.

No scary transitions.

No drama required.

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Ah, the wisdom of the runes.  This was prediction and advice.

This reading, for me, was about reaction.  I had information on my writing, plans about retail, and, of course, what makes me happy.  And it all flows from, what is truth?

The most amusing thing, however, is as I finished my reading yesterday, my phone reminded me that I needed to leave 1/2 before I expected.  So, instead of freaking out, I did the next reading and moved on.

No drama required.

So let us move on to the next rune reading.

LIR 7714 - HagalazR & Berkano

We don’t need big, drastic changes to increase our comfort.

The desire for more nurturing will not destroy our worlds.

Breathe in. What do I want? Breathe out.

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Yesterday, I was pretty sure about what I wanted.  This morning, my mind is a fever of images and ideas and possibilities.

But, it is a pretty basic thing to remember.  Breathe in.  What do I want?  Breathe out.  I wish I'd reread this last night, or earlier this morning.

Because I know the panicked flitting from idea to idea is not what I want.  It in no way makes me happy.  And some of those ideas were (are) fun!  But.

The question itself may be even simpler.  "Do I want this?"

And if the answer is no, no judgement.  No big drama.  Just accept and move on.

Yes, that feels right.  That feels happy.  That feels calm and comforting.

Breathe out.  "Do I want this?"  Breathe in.

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LIR 7814 No Rune

Well, we must be on the right track, whatever we’re doing. *g*

Slow & steady.

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

LIR 2914 HagalazR

The storm is not coming.  But we no longer need trauma to effect a transition.  We breathe, we choose, we change, we grow.

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While it's true the storm did not come from the outside, I created my own storm.  Between the feeling of do, do, do something, and the frustrations of what I chose to work on, I allowed a storm to build.  And then I unleashed it on the innocent messenger.

There was no need for the storm, but there was one.  Had there been no storm, it would have signified change and growth.  Instead, in turns out I need to practice more.  And I need to check my meds again.  Or increase my awareness.  Probably both.  Because, from my view point of do no harm and accept responsibility, allowing the frustration from one project to affect my communication with, well, anyone, is bad behavior.

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LIR 21014 no rune

again, today, we have no particular issue to focus on. Keep on breathing & growing, believing & sowing the seeds of your dreams.

I hope you have a great day!
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LIR 12414- HagalazR

It may feel like there's a storm on the horizon, but it's nothing more than hot air.  "Enhance your calm" and keep moving forward at your own steady pace.  Some people need to vent, yes, but there's no need to get sucked into drama that's not your own.

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I don't know if this was relevant in my life yesterday.  Or no more than usual, as I am trying to let other people keep their own drama.

But I did use it this morning, before meditation.  Because of the Ogham card I pulled for myself, I was expecting some life changing, big revelation from this morning's meditation, so I was considering postponing my meditation until I'd done the general rune reading - so as not to confuse my stuff with others'.  But, I remembered HagalazR and thought, well, maybe it won't be such a transition.  So I meditated.

And true enough, my mental journey was not so shattering.  Maybe I'm in a place now where I can accept information about myself and my journey without it being a huge drama.  Rather like receiving another assignment or learning a new dance move or adding harmony to something.  Or being told I've spelt the word wrong.  Again.

No drama, just something new to practice.

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LIR 12514  Berkano & MannazR

It's okay to be emotional, impatient, exuberant in our nurturing today.  To be human is to be passionate (& occasionally pissed off.)

I hope you have a great day!

-Lila

LIR 11614 HagalazR

No storm today, so if you're prepping for a transition, you have more time.  Focus on the things (physical, emotional, mental) you definitely want to take with you - strengthen & secure them.  And breathe.

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These last few days, the meaning of HagalazR was slightly different for me than interpreted.  
This week we had a memorial to celebrate the lives of two family members who have died.  One of those we were remembering was my mom.  

I ended up, somehow, as the event coordinator.

And many people had RSVP'd.

In the past, my method of operation tended to be what one could politely call scattered, possibly even frantic.  Kind of like running just to stay in place.  And it usually ended with frayed nerves, tempers and hurt feelings.  Nothing tests communication skills like party prep.

But HagalazR said, "it doesn't have to be like that."  It doesn't have to be a storm of emotion, it doesn't have to be "sound and fury".  It doesn't have to be a huge, traumatic event.  I had my lists; I had my prep schedule.  I knew what I wanted to have done and  I knew what I hoped the final presentation would look like and I knew (though I had to remind myself often) that the final result would not match the "perfect" picture in my head and that was fine!  I even knew that I had to be decisive and not spend half the time looking for approval from others.

I did not need to have a storm of running around and barking orders and little tiffs in the corner.  I just needed to be calm.  To know that in the end, what would be would be.  And, most importantly, to focus on one thing at a time, which is not easy when there a people begging to be helpful.  Wanting to be included?  Asking questions and needing direction and getting in the way.  It is often easier to do than try and describe what to do.  

But, again, instead of making it a production, instead of giving into the whirlwind of energy, I breathed.  I said, just a moment, finished my current thought or project, and then I moved on.

Not to say a little excitement and nerves aren't a part of party prep.  Adrenaline is very useful!  But I much preferred the feeling of accomplishment from yesterday's party - a nice quiet glow, instead of a list of terrors and frustrations.  I am grateful to all the helpers.  I am grateful to me for being part of the solution, and I am so grateful to HagalazR for the reminder that it doesn't need to be a storm.

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LIR 11914  Nothing

No rune.  No advice.  No special focus.  Just breathe.  Be true.  Maybe relax a little.  And I hope you have a great day!

-Lila

101513 - HagalazR in water

Another calm day, especially in the emotional arena. 
More practically, it could mean the quiet stormy weather is most likely going to stay quiet.
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And it did.  There was a light snow this morning, when I did this reading.  A nice light snow, drifting poetically, the sun not really shining, just warming the background. It stayed cold, but there was never a real STORM! here.

And, yes.  No major emotional storms today either.  Really, thinking on it, nothing emotional.

There may have been one or two incidents I might usually have reacted emotionally too, but I was too busy being involved in other quandaries to even give much thought to them.  Nice!  and Yay!  A month ago, I might have been very offended by the questions which, today, I simply answered and moved on.  Let's hear it for the calming of the storms!  I can't tell you if it's a perception shift...  Well, actually I'm sure it's a perception shift, but whether my perception of myself, or my perception of others' perceptions of myself *G*, or the perception of what is needed to define boundary lines...

  ............  yeah, that was a long convoluted sentence..................

...I don't know.  Simply grateful there was a shift and I didn't need to feel enraged or offended, and cry and throw things before realizing the irrelevance of it all.

So.  No wet storms.  Physically or emotionally.  I am happy with that.  Back to work.

I hope you have a great day!

-Lila

10313 Perthro, HagalazR

It looks like today shall be calm, if a little full of outside voices.  Listen carefully, but, as always, make your own choices!

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I often take a picture of the runes, for the Tumblr/ Twitter/ Facebook post of Life in Runes.  (I may eventually remember to upload them to this blog, but I write this on a different device... shrug... technology is fun!)

Anyway... I did not post a picture for today and I rather wish I had.  Because I seem to have been the outside voice for others, and this might have been indicated by the direction in which the Perthro rune faced.  That we would influence others, as opposed to being influenced by them.  (It would be interesting to know if you, dear reader, had the same experience.)

Given how busy today was, with outside activities (oh.  Hmm.) I was focusing more on the calm aspect of the reading, as in maintaining mine.  Breathing deeply.  It was a beautiful day, and I found myself very happy, brimming with it, in fact.  My book (Not Really a Murder Mystery) finally made it through the - upload, format, tear hair out, try again - process and is officially a Nook book.  (yay me!)  I downloaded the sample, and I read it and I liked it! (something a little new for me, accepting and enjoying my books after they are officially finished.)  So I was breathing deeply and trying to pay attention and not roll over people in my exuberance.

Now, I have to remember, this was a general, universal community reading and... it (the outside voices/influence) may not have applied much to me.  Or it might have applied to something so small I missed it, while it applied to huge events for others.  And it might in fact have meant (for me) that I was the voice, the influence.  Perhaps my suppressed but leaking exuberance made someone think about dancing on the rooftop, even if they chose not to. 

And here's an interesting thought.  What with the publication in a new format (BN.com -- hint hint, wink wink), I am being subtly influenced by the whole wide world.  And in turn, I am influencing them.  You.  Us?  

So maybe it doesn't matter which way Perthro was turned.  Even speaking creates as much of an influence on the speaker as it does on the listener.

Yup.  It's time to rest my brain.

I hope you had a great day!

-Lila