Comments on: Sacred Life Sunday: Light Keeping http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090816/sacred-life-sunday-light-keeping/ distracted by sparkly things since 1969 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rachelle http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090816/sacred-life-sunday-light-keeping/comment-page-1/#comment-29940 Rachelle Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:55:09 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2232#comment-29940 What a beautiful descripton Jenny. Thank you! What a beautiful descripton Jenny. Thank you!

]]> By: Jenny http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090816/sacred-life-sunday-light-keeping/comment-page-1/#comment-29939 Jenny Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:48:23 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2232#comment-29939 I agree, noticing the weather helps with transitions, a favorite mantra of mine is Blue sky, Green tree, bubbled out of a trip to Finland in July´s endless daytime. I find water helps me with transitions, swimming in it, bathing in it, drinking it, just reminders to stay fluid. I am fortunate to live in Valencia, Spain, and light keeping is easier here than in Scandinavia... but one feels the restless energy of transition in the air. The squash and pumpkin have already re entered the local markets in a grand way, grapes are weighing down the vines, fig trees are full and almonds everywhere in the countryside. the jellyfish are washing up onto shore at El Saler beach, and the outdoor swimming pool community is dwindling. I agree, noticing the weather helps with transitions, a favorite mantra of mine is Blue sky, Green tree, bubbled out of a trip to Finland in July´s endless daytime. I find water helps me with transitions, swimming in it, bathing in it, drinking it, just reminders to stay fluid. I am fortunate to live in Valencia, Spain, and light keeping is easier here than in Scandinavia… but one feels the restless energy of transition in the air. The squash and pumpkin have already re entered the local markets in a grand way, grapes are weighing down the vines, fig trees are full and almonds everywhere in the countryside. the jellyfish are washing up onto shore at El Saler beach, and the outdoor swimming pool community is dwindling.

]]> By: Kel http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090816/sacred-life-sunday-light-keeping/comment-page-1/#comment-29822 Kel Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:57:59 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2232#comment-29822 I'm with Kazari here in the land downunder, where winter is is in it's last couple of weeks. And yes, noticing, or mindfulness is what helps me stay present too. We just built an astronomical calendar [we called it LogHenge] to keep us mindful of the seasonal transition points. With a bonfire in the middle, it will offer a great space to acknowledge/farewell/welcome, and celebrate the cycle with others. I’m with Kazari here in the land downunder, where winter is is in it’s last couple of weeks. And yes, noticing, or mindfulness is what helps me stay present too. We just built an astronomical calendar [we called it LogHenge] to keep us mindful of the seasonal transition points. With a bonfire in the middle, it will offer a great space to acknowledge/farewell/welcome, and celebrate the cycle with others.

]]> By: kazari http://www.magpie-girl.com/20090816/sacred-life-sunday-light-keeping/comment-page-1/#comment-29821 kazari Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:15:08 +0000 http://www.magpie-girl.com/?p=2232#comment-29821 Does noticing help? Just noticing the weather today, the light, the trees. The veggies you can buy today - is it pumpkin weather yet? I am on the other end of the pendulum. There are wattle flowers and plum blossoms in the front yard. Soon it will be scorching, but today there is healing rain and streaks of sunlight. I guess this growing belly of mine keeps me in the present. I don't know how I'm going to feel from one day to the next. The future is a big bucket of not-knowing. But I am enjoying the kicks that no-one else can feel yet. And enjoying every morsel that I feed us. Does noticing help? Just noticing the weather today, the light, the trees. The veggies you can buy today – is it pumpkin weather yet?

I am on the other end of the pendulum.
There are wattle flowers and plum blossoms in the front yard. Soon it will be scorching, but today there is healing rain and streaks of sunlight.

I guess this growing belly of mine keeps me in the present. I don’t know how I’m going to feel from one day to the next. The future is a big bucket of not-knowing. But I am enjoying the kicks that no-one else can feel yet. And enjoying every morsel that I feed us.

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