Saying goodnight to this magnificent Mother Earth with a grateful heart!
Sunrise
I woke up this morning sensing something different behind my curtains. There was a warm glow reaching my face making me wanting to get up. To want to get out of bed is a very rare feeling for me, as I am not a morning person.
I took my robe and surprised my teenage son to be in the kitchen that early. He normally is there long before me, so he asked me why I was up. "To watch the sunset", I replied. "You mean the sunrise", laughed my son with a grin on his face. "Yes, that is what I mean", I laughed back.
Both of us knowing that I have seen plenty of beautiful sunsets but I can count on my fingers how many times I have seen the sunrise. I mean, to really see it rise. Of course I have stumbled out of bed to get going in the morning plenty of times. Often just struggling with the fact that I have to be up early, completely missing the actual sunrise. This morning was different.
I went outside and saw the sky transform from a slightly lit orange glow to a full canvas painted in the most beautiful shades of pink together with some orange strokes. As I stood there I was inhaling the morning-glory and exhaling the night. I welcomed this new day with a child's wonder. This world IS beautiful, and I need to greet it with gratitude, was all that I felt.
This day stirred something new within me. I need to do this again.
I need to watch the sun rise from below the horizon to fully visible in the sky. As the sun greets us, I have to welcome a new day. Later, I will say goodnight to this beautiful world. So there will be no more of just sunsets, sunrises are equally as magnificent.
Good morning glorious earth!
Super Moon
Last night was the final Super moon, completing a trio of Super moons that began in July. This September, the Super moon was the brightest Moon of the year.
Did you all see it? Did you feel it?
I did the same thing as I did last time. Around midnight I wandered out on the porch and looked up at a dark clouded sky. Through a cloud, the moon blinded me as much as the sun in daylight. I stood still, and was fixated on the moon's beauty. With every breath, I filled my lungs with the night's power of magic.
As usual I felt a restlessness that later made me sleepless. For once I did not panic about that I could not settled down to sleep. I let the energy flow through my body, mind and heart. Instead of resisting the moon's impact on my rest, I embraced it. I surrendered to the energy that was flooding my body.
I welcomed this morning with a sleepy body, but an energized mind. I had used the moon's energy to restore my creativity during my hours awake at night. Today I am walking around with a productive mind and a grateful heart. Grateful that I was able to witness the magic of the universe, and feel the moon's pull turning into energy. An energy that ripped right through me. I felt alive, I am alive.
Welcome September!
Welcome September - the first month of the fall!
I have always loved September for various reasons. There is a shift, not just in the weather but in life. It is time for kids to go back to school, and us adults to continue on with life's responsibilities. Everyday life comes knocking at the door when September arrives. It is a welcome knock.
I am pretty certain that if we would have endless lazy summer days all the time, we would not appreciate them. As the air gets cooler, I am letting the summer linger within instead.
I am full of bright and warm memories from this past summer, and I hope it is the same for you. The memories are not going anywhere, as we make our way into the fall.
You can bring out those summer days any day you wish. Let your imagination fly, and summer lives within you all year round.
I embrace September with open arms, without completely saying goodbye to summer. Summer likes to persist.
The Old New Me
I was in a funk this morning. Nothing felt right.
I am still experiencing jet lag and my sleep was restless, or was it because of the Super Moon and its pull? I had a family issue to handle that was making my heart ache. My own health issues were as present as ever. I also longed for a loved one with every cell in my body.
After a workout that I thought would fix it all, I only felt like my body was made out of lead. The list of my so-called burdens started to get longer in my head, but I cut myself off to continue to add more to my "pity list".
What do I really have to complain about? Absolutely nothing was my conclusion. My misery was pale compared to a lot of other people and their more serious problems. With that answer I knew I needed to do something different from the day before. Something that would make my heart sing.
I felt that my world was upside down, so I turned myself upside down into a handstand. For many years that was something that I did on most days. Gymnastic was a big part of my childhood, and it also brought me the most joy for many years.
I admit that I was a little rusty today after some thirty years since my last handstand. My form could have been better, but my body had at least some muscle memory. I could still do it. I wasn't searching for perfection, I was after something more important.
Like my muscles remembered how to do a handstand, my heart remembered how it felt to be upside down. My heart was beating with pure joy, and that was the important part.
Sometimes the smallest shift in behavior can have the biggest impact. For the rest of the day my world turned around for the better just by being upside down for a while. Why? Because I did something that used to bring me joy, and I found out that it still does. That joy spilled over to all other areas in my life.
So take five minutes and do something that used to bring you joy but that you have not done for a long time. It can be singing, dancing, painting, meditating, or simply anything. It doesn't matter what you do as long as your heart starts to soar.
You are worth those five minutes, and the after-effect will last a lot longer than those minutes.
By turning my body upside down today, my life fell in to place. At least for now. I might have to do another handstand tomorrow, who knows. But I won't mind.