This morning I woke up to the flowers on today´s picture. My husband was up early and went to get the groceries. The roses were neatly arranged on the kitchen counter for my eyes only to see. Today, we have known each other for eleven years and six months exactly.
He is the love of my life. The king of my everyday. About love, there is much to be written, about the everyday, only a few have the guts to praise it. I´m one of those rare people that have nothing to complain about but occasional side effects of the combination of physical pain, bipolar disorder and anxiety.
My everyday means everything to me. Here I live my simple, yet complicated, life of mine. Share it with a very special person, my husband, a very special rainbow family, my nearest neighbors, and a very special group of three dogs and three cats. And enjoy every moment of it.
To be rich in happiness, to be successful in gaining inner peace, to be fairly wealthy in health, and to feel cool with kindness, it is my goal in life. Slightly changed words from a quote whose author I´m still searching for :
“Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success, Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool.”
Today, it is also St.Valentine´s Day. I celebrate it with 4 lit candles in my living room with my wise little, old dog, one of the three philosophical cats, and my husband close to me. I´m in the mood for writing something about love and the greatness of the everyday.
The love of my life and I have been through hell and back. I love him to the Moon and back, he´s my true soul mate for life, and I cherish every moment with him. He´s also my best friends, my fierce ally, and my worst critic.
We have seen it all, heard even more, and been there and done that. So the past is the past, a constant reminder of a completely different path to walk forward together hand in hand. The future is unknown territory, a one-step-at-a-time experience and daily conquest with commitment and deep loyalty.
The present moment, however, right in the middle of the everyday, is where we share our lives and go through the natural ups and downs of life. Yes, natural because everything happens for a reason, so where there is action, there needs to be a reaction as well.
As a witch, I believe in Nature and Mother Earth, I trust the Universe to handle the big issues out of human reach, and I release any sort of negativity to Karma, I use a magickal circle on my floor in my witch´s den with Nature as my church.
I follow the rhythms of Nature as much as possible in modern times in a town in the Southern part of Denmark, surrounded by an evermore crazy world. I try to implement the inner peace from witchcraft to my everyday.
There is greatness in the everyday. It is here the most important things happen when you pause for a brief moment and think things through. Where the boundaries for love is explored as well as the limits for self-respect are tested.
Love is like a rose, there are always thorns in the side. Sometimes it hurts to love. But it is a joyful price to pay for the many positive effects of love. We are a happy couple with only a few disagreements now and then.
We take the time to talk about the things that matter in real life. We speak the truth directly and to-the-point. We also laugh a lot, for laughter heals and strengthens the deep spiritual bond between us. For we have been though enough negativity now.
The everyday deserves to be praised, for no ever-so-perfect future plan holds any guarantees for success or even realization. It is only in the present moment that we can truly make a remarkable difference.
Today´s stream of consciousness just seems to evolve by itself. It is first a slow performed waltz, then switching to a longer and faster piano tune, followed up by inciting thundering drums and crying bass guitar riffs.
My writing playlist has grown long and needs to be updated. So my plans for the coming weekend is to listen to a lot of different music, according to my writing moods. I need some music for my characters in my novel to dance and twist and turn to.
Therefore, I´ll make playlists for the major parts of the novel. I write my best when I listen to inspiring music at the same time. I´m more concentrated on my writing, I relax in the shoulders and in the back, and I write more and for longer periods of time.
But today is about love in the everyday. So my husband and I will have a delicious homemade dinner, share a movie together, and enjoy each other´s presence. In our big, little home, in our cozy living room, in our daily life.
My husband rests now. He was in the garden for a couple of hours, and he needs to relax after that. The little, wise old dog lies on a pile of pillows and my husband´s bathrobe. The one philosophical cat chose to stay near the central heating, while the two others wanted to be in their outside den.
The beautiful roses stand on the table in our living room. The room feels like a secure and comfortable den to embrace and enjoy for work and relaxation at the same time. I shift often between workspaces, depending on my mood of the day and time of day/night.
I´ll stop for today wishing you a wonderful weekend and an inspiring week, dear readers and followers. May the world become more aware of its full potential tomorrow. As we will it, so mote it be.
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