Here’s some of my list…
Hot ginger tea. Earl Grey, too. Organic.
My favorite zip front sweatshirts. Spattered with paint.
Red Thread.
The paintings on the wall, keeping me company while new things hatch.
A bowl of homemade soup.
Weighted blankets. Big enough for two!
Courage anointing oil from Emerald Temple. (Also Compassion oil. And Truth.)
Pictures of my girls with big grins… especially the ones that pop up unexpectedly in my phone.
And, at this moment in the history of the world, shortbread cookies. Seriously!
They’re not my Granny’s spritz butter cookies but they’re very, very close. Simple. Clean. Homey.
Stories opening, layer by layer. Music I love.
And dots. Prayer dots. The constellation ones. The spattery ones. The fingerprint ones. And the ones which carry my personal symbols.
Your list is probably different in the details. I’d love to know what’s on it!
Even without knowing, though, I’ll bet our lists have things in common.
Warm.
Multi-sensory.
Familiar.
Vagus nerve soothing.
Light.
For many of us, of different traditions, it is the season for Light. Light in the darkness. And, as long as we’re being real, it feels like the light may be harder to find and more important to claim than ever before.
(Well, maybe not ever-ever… but ever in my conscious memory.)
Perhaps, the question of this moment becomes:
What, then, shall we do???
And, yes… you’ve already guessed what part of my answer is!
I spent about three hours hunting for my beloved, hand-made, Hungarian friends last night.
You see, we’ve been playing Furniture Yahtzee again and I put them someplace safe – for just this moment. So safe I couldn’t find them!!!
Legendary Husband to the rescue!
So, the story begins again.
With a handful of quirky clay figures made in a time before the Eastern Block fell, when Religious Education was illegal in Hungary. They are folk art, for sure.
And, what if they are also Intention???
Intention to remember. And to BE light… now. As best we can. For any who are seeking a way out of darkness.
Check back here as the journey goes on. And do, please, leave a comment or email me about YOUR list. Together, we shine brighter! suesvoice@gmail.com
ps… the painting, which insisted on being included, is #flownouveau, from my Origins Guardian journey. The Hebrew word in the beam of Moonlight is a new-to-me version of Hope.
pps… you’ve got to check this out! A dress for the season of light!!! Lots of sizes, washes great and won’t fade!(Also a very cool scarf!) Hunt around a bit and you’ll find leggings to match both the dress and the scarf!
