I know it. Where have I been lately? Why haven´t I written my 1,000 words weekly for a couple of weeks by now? And has life perhaps changed my direction, my focus, and my efforts?
Yes and no.
Well, I will try to explain at least some of it in this blog post.
This journey here at WordPress began as a journey into my world of witchcraft. It changed into a different online diary. And now, it is subtly shape-shifting again.
I only know this: I try my best to fulfill my responsibilities. As a human being, a writing witch, a wife, a daughter, and a mom to the little wise old dog and the three philosophical cats.
But sometimes life just happens right there, in front of you, with no escape plans whatsoever. And there is only one path ahead of you; to pick up the challenge, work hard every day to the best of your abilities, and stay focused on making the most of it remaining as sane as possible.
Everything is fine and okay at the social houses. Next month, I will have been working voluntarily for exactly a year. I now also work at a creative atelier in the largest city in my county. I ride the bus to and from work and have to walk about half a mile. But every Friday morning, I go with joy and happiness in the body, mind, and spirit.
At home, it is pure bliss between my beloved husband and me. We share a good life now, we have everything that we need and even more, and we experience a fun mixture of ups and downs in life together.
We became adults way before time, as we both had to fight every inch of the way from an early age. As have so many others, as have the people I meet at the social houses and the atelier. But we know how to survive and to survive in respect of Mother Earth and her wonderful possibilities.
If only you dare to grab the chance when it shows itself to you. If only you work hard every day for the rest of your life to always be the best version of yourself. And if only you promise to love yourself as well as your loved ones because you are okay Self.
My eighty-five-year-old father, however, is not well. He has trouble hearing, and he suffers from long-term consequences of prostate cancer that might be recurring.
I could scream to the Moon and back; I still wouldn´t be able to grasp the future. And for quite some time now, I have been able to box up the past and only live in the present moment.
I only know that change is the constant in my life that always seems to checkmate me whenever I least expect it to.
But I´m okay, I´m in my preferred manic mood, and I´m happy and content.
Things happen for a reason; I don´t fancy coincidences of any kind. As well as Karmic lessons may be hard as hell, however much needed to move on in my kind of way.
Directly, right here and right now, and brutally honest.
But today, on a rainy, chilly Saturday, April morning, it is also perfect timing to work with a pinch of shadow work. I hereby let go of whatever no longer serves me and my loved ones.
I will write here again, as soon as possible. Because it sets my soul free for a liberating hour of intense writing and listening to different kinds of music. Because it is my true online window to the world, as I here write my heart out and I cry if I want to, too. And because, dear readers and followers, I just needed some space, some simple living in the absolute present moment, and some intense yet awe-inspiring weeks only being me, the Northern Witch.
Yes, we finally dedicated our new witch´s den to beauty, mindfulness, and inner peace. With a charming Ostara ritual, and soon with a new addition to my Beltane celebrations.
My husband works on a miniature Maypole. With braided ribbons in appropriate colors, decorative flowers and other props, and with a personal consecration ritual to begin Beltane´s magick on May Eve, May 1st, 2023.
I can feel a week´s workload physically, mentally, and spiritually. Today, I work a little with my digital Book of Shadows on my brand-new laptop. However hurtful it was to spend more money than usual, yet so liberating and fun it is to write now.
I have spent two weeks getting to know it, and now it feels good to write again. Especially in my second mother language, American English, as my grandmother was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1909.
So much indeed that I must return to my everyday here in the southern parts of Denmark in only a few more paragraphs from now.
Springtime is back with us. The weather gods today, well, let us just say that they do mostly inspire me to do a little work with my Book of Shadows on a great new laptop, followed by a longer power nap with the little wise old dog.
The philosophical cats are here and there in the house. My husband rests, and here it is quiet and comfortable. They are working with the heating system in the street, so there are fewer cars and trucks these weeks.
Therefore, these were the words of today. I will try to catch up soon again, however much life seems to take some ups and downs lately. Enjoy your weekend.
May your Saturday be merry, full of sunshine, and blessed with domestic and inner peace, dear readers and followers.
May the people of this crazy, wonderful, and unknown world come to peace with one another as soon as possible.
And may my current mood, however, controlled, be joyful, inspiring, and fun to live with.
Merry meet and merry part and merry meet again.
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