Day: July 17, 2020

We´re experiencing a historical era. And writing a short story between everything and nothing ain´t that hard to do, right?

In this case, the story is about my life in general as a writer and a witch. I have many WIP´s (work in progress).

They share my love for writing and witchcraft because I work with a humble attitude. They have to be worth reading.

My week has been calm with only a few minor anxiety attacks. I have been asked to try a special lamp with extra effective light.

Especially designed for people suffering from anxiety and depression. My mania is so much more cooperative with such a soothing light.

I´m uisng it as I´m writing this blog post. Ahead of me lies a perfect weekend, suitable for romance, writing, and witchcraft.

And I have decided that I will work even harder trying to get my anxiety disorder under adequate control.

My counselor and I spoke about the part of anxiety that is uncontrollable, the part that is connected to the autonomic nervous system.

The reptile brain, where you get to choose between, fight, run, or freeze. And by freezing, I mean it, serious trouble from that icy feeling.

Of control completely lost. Even if only for a few seconds, it is nerve wrecking still.

No such serious attack for almost three weeks now. Only, and exactly as sensitive, the minor attempts to create worry in my everyday.

To loose control is not a feel good thing. It is debilitating and I´m not the only one with that burden on my shoulders.

Tonight, my thoughts, my concern, and my warmest wishes for anxiety-free times go out to like-minded people worldwide.

Besides from that, my week has been perfectly free of any other concerns but making the best out of every posssible situation.

The garden is in full bloom, and there is a comfortable atmosphere in my creative den, from where I have the full panorama of our yard.

The weather gods are said to behave this weekend, so one major goal is to sit outside enjoying fresh coffee with my husband and the little wise, old dog.

He sleeps in his dog basket on my left side. To my right is the new therapy lamp. And I have fast running music in my ears.

I´m working to finish my light edition of my Book of Shadows. For daily use, as a daily reminder to live as mindful as possible.

In historical times where unrest, stupid behavior, and general instability seem to look like a sort of new normal that is too much for me.

I´m learning fast to scan the news without stopping up too soon and too often. But, believe me, I see and hear it anyway.

I just take it in the smallest possible dose. I have enough demons to fight as life is already, thank you.

A short story in a historical era is just as hard to write as anything else these months. For a big part, due to my many recovery days.

Tonight, I will make a witchcraft thing for a close friend. And tomorrow, I begin planning my next Sabbath, Lammas on August 1, 2020.

For the remains of the summer, I plan to renew spell bottles, jars, and other witchcraft related items.

So that I´m ready for the Fall where I plan to make a tradition out of all the creative examples of my magick.

By once a year to go through and renew everything with herbs, crystals and essential oils in it.

I need to work my spells for long-term goals. As the world of today seem extremely short-term oriented.

Living in the present moment, however, is the balance between yesterday, now, and tomorrow.

To me, it means living life to its fullest without looking for extremes. Too little and too much is equally indesirable.

It is to make the best out of everything at hand in the moment a need or a want arises.

I prefer needs before wants because we humans so often have chosen the opposite.

With little or none at all concern for the consequences to the Earth that we are all dependent upon whether we agree or not.

We need to take much better care of Mother Earth, and there will be changes in our lifetime.

This historical era should be known for that rather than what the news can show us of negative, hateful, and worrying things.

It is no mystery that we humans are capable of just about everything and nothing at the same time. The destructive part of us always seem to thrive.

I wonder why? Why not choose a different lifestyle, if negativity is the only answer to the many serious issues that the world of today faces?

Nevertheless, I manage to stay fairly sane during all this. With these words, enjoy the weekend, dear readers and followers.