Saturday, September 05, 2009
10:53 PM | 
Posted by
Crystal Blanton
The business of family life, being a full time counselor, High Priestess, mentor and author is a hectic and crazy balancing act. I don't know how I got here but it has morphed into one of the most challenging of positions. I enjoy the challenge but know that the energy I spend fulfilling these obligations have to be replenished somehow.
The past two weekends have been doing just that for me. I went to a dreaded work retreat and was pleasantly surprised at the role this retreat played in helping me self care. I got put in a condo on the beach with a view of the ocean in a room to myself. I stayed up late eating cheetos and listening to the silence while I played on the computer. I slept soundly to the sounds of nature and the rolling waves while I was suppose to be preparing for the upcoming work schedule. The reality was that this moment of solitude was one of the most important reminders I could have gotten on how to take care of myself.
The next weekend was full of adventures that filled the driving force i have as a Pagan to connect with nature and with the Gods. My mom, melissa and two of the kids went to the Egyptian Museum in San Jose. it was beautiful and I promise to post some pictures in the near future. it was a great day of reflection, sights, bonding and relaxing. Seeing some of the images served as gentle reminders of what I do and what I am. I felt wonderful in the atmosphere of history and deities. On Sunday we went to Muir woods and sat in the woods listening to nature and seeing the wonders. My mom, Jon, Kev, Robbie, melissa and Nayeli went and had a ball. i bought a walking stick made of redwood to use as a staff and my mother got one too. Being in the redwoods always reminds me of my spiritual core and coming to a place of balance. it was beautiful. Thursdays fullmoon was celebrated on the labyrinth surrounded by candlelight. I walked the labyrinth and thoughts of all the accomplishments I have manifested this year and allowed the stress to roll away under Yemaya's moon.
this weekend is beginning to be in the same theme as the priors. Today was a tour of two metaphysical shops for Melissa, a nice lunch and spending time with the family. Tomorrow is Roberts Bday so we are planning on relaxing in the sun and spending time with my boy.
Take the time out to enjoy all the wonderful things that may seem small but hold so much weight in the grand picture of life. We all deserve happiness and balance in order to continue the road to fulfilling our highest good. I am trying to remember mine, do you remember yours?
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"When you become aware of silence, immediately there is a state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective conditioning" - Eckhart Tolle. "Blessed Be oh Yemaya!! Yey Omo Eja" - "Mother Whose Children are the Fish"
The past two weekends have been doing just that for me. I went to a dreaded work retreat and was pleasantly surprised at the role this retreat played in helping me self care. I got put in a condo on the beach with a view of the ocean in a room to myself. I stayed up late eating cheetos and listening to the silence while I played on the computer. I slept soundly to the sounds of nature and the rolling waves while I was suppose to be preparing for the upcoming work schedule. The reality was that this moment of solitude was one of the most important reminders I could have gotten on how to take care of myself.
The next weekend was full of adventures that filled the driving force i have as a Pagan to connect with nature and with the Gods. My mom, melissa and two of the kids went to the Egyptian Museum in San Jose. it was beautiful and I promise to post some pictures in the near future. it was a great day of reflection, sights, bonding and relaxing. Seeing some of the images served as gentle reminders of what I do and what I am. I felt wonderful in the atmosphere of history and deities. On Sunday we went to Muir woods and sat in the woods listening to nature and seeing the wonders. My mom, Jon, Kev, Robbie, melissa and Nayeli went and had a ball. i bought a walking stick made of redwood to use as a staff and my mother got one too. Being in the redwoods always reminds me of my spiritual core and coming to a place of balance. it was beautiful. Thursdays fullmoon was celebrated on the labyrinth surrounded by candlelight. I walked the labyrinth and thoughts of all the accomplishments I have manifested this year and allowed the stress to roll away under Yemaya's moon.
this weekend is beginning to be in the same theme as the priors. Today was a tour of two metaphysical shops for Melissa, a nice lunch and spending time with the family. Tomorrow is Roberts Bday so we are planning on relaxing in the sun and spending time with my boy.
Take the time out to enjoy all the wonderful things that may seem small but hold so much weight in the grand picture of life. We all deserve happiness and balance in order to continue the road to fulfilling our highest good. I am trying to remember mine, do you remember yours?
--
"When you become aware of silence, immediately there is a state of inner still alertness. You are present. You have stepped out of thousands of years of collective conditioning" - Eckhart Tolle. "Blessed Be oh Yemaya!! Yey Omo Eja" - "Mother Whose Children are the Fish"
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