For the Simple Joy of ‘Delight’

I took these photos for the simple joy of ‘delight’.

I started reading Ross Gay’s book The Book of Delights (here) which inspired me to start a “my delight journal” purposefully finding little things in my everyday life that delight me. 

There is so much around me, that I don’t always notice.  So I decided to each morning intentionally set out to look for ‘delights’.

Delights can be anything, you can find it in something you read, or in the words your neighbor spoke, in preparing a meal, in the bird that just flew past your window. In a memory that just popped into your mind or delight in the time spent with grandchildren…Anything that makes you feel like sunshine on your face. No pressure, no must, no every day, but maybe once a week or twice a month, find delight and record it. It can be in a paper journal or online, whatever feels good for you. I’m keeping a paper journal, my favorite way to journal. Over time you will have accumulated your own journal of delights.

In the end this practice will make you more aware and appreciate your everyday with more gratitude.

What is delighting you today. I’d love to know.

Blessings

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Happy Monday And an Oracle

Hello wonderful people,

I trust you are safe, well and joy-filled.

It’s Monday YAY!!! I love Mondays, it has a fresh feel, it’s the beginning of a new week, it’s full of possibilities and opportunities. I feel open and ready to receive miracles.

I’m getting back into Tarot and Oracle, I got away from it for a while but I’m back into it now. I also have a couple of new decks which are very exciting to read with and I’m doing more intuitive readings for myself. So I’m loving it.

For this month I’m using the Magickal Herb Oracle, enchanting secrets from the garden by Cheralyn Darcy, I love these cards, I pull one every day and I’m pulling a weekly card as well. For this week Communication fell out as I was shuffling and her guidance is,

from the book – “You are being reminded to look after yourself and to listen to your body and inner voice. There may be a conflict that requires more attention from you, and perhaps your voice and point of view needs to be communicated more strongly. This is an opportunity for growth, for the physical realization of dreams, and the progression and goals is also available. Speak up but make sure you’re clearly heard, because there is energy around that will disrupt meanings when you communicate. Double check any form of correspondence to ensure it has been received.”

Hope this serves you, leave a comment I love to hear from you.

Have a wonderful, blessed week ahead.

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A Poem for All Women

Love your life.

Love your-self.

You’re creating your life every step of the way.

Do something every day that will bring you joy and make you feel good.

Smile.

Don’t hide yourself away.

Find out what makes you light up and do it.  Set that intention and you will find your way to it, to your passion.

Shine your light.

Let yourself grow, life is forever changing and moving, change and move with it.

Look for the magick and the wonder in every day.

Hold a vision for yourself.

Don’t let fear stop you, take fear with you and do it anyway, your dreams are worth standing up for.

Remind yourself that you are –

Awesome

Worthy

Deserving

Beautiful

Smart

Empowered

You are limitless.

You’re a spirit having a physical experience.

You’re here to experience all of what life has to offer.  The messy, the glorious, the everything.

Honor yourself, you’re a sacred being.

Don’t listen to anyone who puts you down.

Who doesn’t appreciate you.  Who wants to change you to be someone else.

Don’t hold on to what doesn’t matter.

Forgive yourself, forgive others, you don’t have to become their best friend, but forgiveness will set you free.

Be proud of who you are.

Be strong.

Believe in yourself, miracles will happen.

Always always always listen to your own heart.

Follow your own intuition.

Have a relationship with your inner guide, your inner goddess.

Love every bit of yourself.

Take classes.

Read books.

Do the inner work that will open you up to the mystery and the wonders of who you are.

See in yourself the gifts that are only yours, they’ve been put in you and are waiting to be unwrapped and sparkle.

See in you the brilliance, the magick – the love that is YOU!

You are the Universe.

You are amazing!!!

Happy International Women’s Day!!!

Blessings

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