LIR 41715 No Rune / Ogham Nion (Ash)

Yes, continue to work on the basics. Keep practicing.

Remember, each moment is its own moment. Does each moment represent your full truth? Spiritual, political, emotional, physical?

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You might check out my Meanderings page for my latest rant about moments. The last few days have been challenging.

I refuse to believe that, at the base, we (humans) are simply creatures of pain and chaos, undeserving of any good fortune except through the hands of the Universe. That feels ugly, heavy, and irresponsible.

But I am unable to deny that some days, it is better to just go back to bed. That sometimes the truth of the moment is, "I feel like a bag of shards, and I don't want to play today."

It is so difficult to accept that. We struggle against it automatically, especially those of us who are optimistic.

But we feel what we feel, and denying the pain, or the sulk, or the indifference, is denying ourselves.

So, yesterday I accepted my pity party. I revelled in it. I became a full participant. I actually woke up happy this morning.

But some of the effort is coming back, so today will be a definite day of practicing.

The basics of the truth I am practicing is accepting the times when I'm not full stream ahead. I don't know quite how to meld the acceptance of grumpy into the happiness I prefer, but I do know the acceptance is the first step.

I don't seem to be expressing it properly. 

Um, the truth of this moment is full of a myriad of components - mixing both my desire and my reality, my emotional and my spiritual state, and, most importantly, acknowledging what my physical body can do in this moment. It's not stating defeat. (There is no defeat.). It's not even saying "It shall be this way forever." I used the words give up and give in yesterday, but it's really about accepting the current situation. Feeling every part of it. Breathing it in. Giving attention to all the facets. Then, changing them.

Because I can't affect anything until I acknowledge it exists. I can't fully accept something until I allow it to be what it is, in all it's fullness.

Here's another view: When I go into a new situation, I remove expectation of it and myself. I have no idea what is going to happen. I have no idea what it's going to be like. I will allow it to be. And allow myself to react accordingly, without prejudgement.

Perhaps EVERY DAY is a new situation. 


I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

LIR 41615 - No Rune / Ogham Ngetal (Reed)

What part of your quest, journey, situation requires planning? and which part can just be done?  Today might be a good day to get those plans on paper, so when it's time to go you can just go.

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Yup, another No Rune pull, so I switched to Ogham. Not to negate my need to practice, but I feel there should be more to offer. I don't like having nothing to say. *G*.

I actually expected my work yesterday to focus on the budget we're trying to create - which is a lot like making a day plan. There's the ideal, and then there's the actual. Did I know I spent so much money on tea? Well, yes, yes I did. Happily, I have learned I can't drink more than 1 kind of tea at a time, and the market is close by, so I don't need to shop on the contingency plan (what if I want this?!). I can shop on the truth plan (this is what I want today.)

The truth plan also works for checking books out of the library, buying  shoes, and in a very broad sense, buying cars. In fact, which so many things quickly available for most of us, there's little need to look further than the next few days when it comes to the daily objects in our lives.

But I digress. I had expected to budget (and boy, am I looking forward to the day where money doesn't rule everyone's life. It will be so wonderful to just be, and do, as desired without having to plot and plan and take 40 different things into account.) Instead, I ended up finishing another project which needed to be done today - but it would still be considered paperwork. So that was pretty cool. I'm really glad I focused, bore down and got it done yesterday.

I think I don't like to budget, really. It is constrictive thinking. Limiting. It clashes with my beliefs in constant, abundant energy.

Hmm. I have to wonder off and write an article now, which I hope will be in my Newsletter (by which I mean, I hope I actually get the Newsletter sent this moon.)

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

LIR 41515 - No Rune

Yup, again. Another good day to expect the basics. Stick to your truths. Just take one step at a time. And remember. It's practice. It's all practice.

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I think the last time the rune came up as no rune, I had the same challenge I faced with this day. Groggy, plan for the day all twisted up. Not inclined to do anything! Definately a time for practice.

Happily, my peeps helped me over the hurdle - one friend talked about having the same issues (lying back or stepping forward); and another refused to validate my need to be a couch potato. So, yesterday I worked through it. And I'm so glad I did! I have a project which really needs finishing tomorrow (preferably today) and I did a big chunk of it yesterday.

Further happiness, this two week span (from day off to day off) has been more productive, on the whole, than previous 2 week spans. I often get to the middle and throw my hands up in the air and laze around. This set, I only sat mindlessly in front of the tv for a 1/2 day. I think.

Well. I choose to believe this is so. I choose to believe my stamina is increasing. Because that is what I need for the future.

So, no rune for me is coming to mean, keep your nose to the grind stone. You're going to have enough challenge just focusing on the basics. 

Moving on!

I hope you have a great day!

-Lila

LIR 41415 Uraz

Are your foundations, your basic truths, solid? Or do they still need tweaking? Did something work better in the past?

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All right - humorous - I did this reading in the car, on the road, (not driving!), while waiting for an appointment to start. That was something I did in the past.

This week (this month) I do seem to be practicing how to be flexible... though now that I think about it, I've never been a master at having a definitive, consistent, schedule. I like change. In certain areas *wry grin*.

So, is the foundation solid? what would the foundation be, for my work? Maybe that's what I'm testing by all this changing.

I do like having a plan. A basic plan. I like being prepared, even if it's to say to myself "I have no idea what's going to happen, so there's nothing else I can do to prepare."

A solid foundation, for me, allows me to let go of the specifics. There's room for change, for differences. And there are probably things in the past (like the rune readings on the road) which will slide easily back into play.

This should be interesting.

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

LIR 41215 Ansaz & Wunjo

It looks like Information, inspiration, communication

is coming in to you regarding or from your Clan.

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Clan is a funny thing. It can be the family of your blood. The family of your profession. The family of your interests. The family of your heart.

I have a family of blood, of course. One I keep contact with *G*. And I had a very interesting (and unexpected) meditation communication with one member.  It was cool, when I finished questioning the possibilities and just allowed it to be.

I have family of the heart, definately. People I have come to consider bosom companions, and with whom i actually discuss things I consider private. Nothing unusual came in to play with them yesterday.

Family of my profession & interests. There was a definite message about both on what kind of teacher (coach) I hope I am, and what kind of teacher I prefer to work with to further my learning. You have to know your stuff. Be able to articulate your stuff. Be able to use different approaches if I'm not getting it. Critic, but do not express judgment - either of me, or of yourself in how well you're doing at teaching. (At least during the class. When we've gone our separate ways, express judgment all you want.)

I have received one other message - I prefer to be with, learn from, people who celebrate their activities, feel the passion, "do it because they love it". For them, I am happy to return energy in the form of cash, or time, or service.

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila

LIR 41114 No Rune

Yay, everything is moving smoothly!

 You have enough information; 

and if you have a question, you also have the answer.

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Hmm. I don't know about smoothly. I would really like to practice getting to bed sooner so I can get out of bed sooner. I prefer having 2 to 3 hours to wake up and stretch all my muscles, including my brain. And my body obviously prefers to have 8 to 10 hours to sleep. Dilemma. Then there's the 6 to 12 hours worth of production I'd like to achieve in a day. Oh, yeah. No problem. That's 24. Why am I so behind?

Oh, maybe it's because there's other people involved in my life. Or my life involves other people. What!ever.

Even with the reluctant beginning, I did start my "work" day on time. And I do feel I have accomplished much. Including an interesting meditation - which I postponed on impulse, doing a different task instead. Which enabled me to answer a call, and then do meditation uninterrupted. Yay me, for interpreting my questions and answers correctly.

This practice is so exciting, isn't it? Every day things fall into place, more things work and other things change, and when it "just works", it's amazing. And the most amazing part is the feeling while we're doing it...not excited, really; not nervous; certainly not disbelieving... but casual and powerful at the same time.

A very good day.

I hope today is even better!
-Lila

LIR 41015 Fehu & IngwazR

What energy is feeding you? Is it enough or too much? 

Is it in accord with the energy that fuels your passion?

What seeds haven't blossomed yet? 

Do they need more energy, more time?

 Have you even missed them?

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BEST. HAIRCUT. EVER.  and Oh, I didn't think of that.

So, Fehu was about my haircut appointment at Spellbound, I expect. Not necessarily about the haircut itself, but about where it was. About expanding my community (because Spellbound is a metaphysical store as well as a hair salon; and the stylists are Wiccans. And practicing Witches.) I do enjoy the restful company of being among people just doing their thing, exercising their power joyfully.

And Fehu was probably a bit about staying up until 1 in the morning writing about the experience (See Meanderings blog.).  It's interesting that pouring my thoughts and ideas out onto a "blank" page brings me great joy. I love writing. Possibly as much as I love singing. Actually, possibly more.

Wait. No judgment. No comparison. It simply is. I have so many possibilities for awesome happiness just among the seeds I have chosen to focus on, is there room for more?

But, yesterday I also visited with the next generation of my family (or some of it). And yes, I have missed them. Their exuberance. Their unique perceptions.  Their expressions and reticence. Happily, I have made plans to spend some time with them. So, yeah, there'd best be room for more.

When you're happy you need less sleep right?

I hope you have a great day!
-Lila