Today, October 5, 2016

The waxing crescent moon with us today is currently in its receptive second phase of this first cycle of autumn. This time of month we can pick up on the energy of intuition, persistence, opportunity, and evolution.

It was this time last month when I handed in my notice at work. During that moon cycle I focused on manifesting my tomorrows. I was confident in the decision I had made. I knew this job was not what I was supposed to be doing. And by leaving, I opened up the door for someone else to take a leap into unknown waters. I am excited for the girl who is about to fill my position. I hope she learns great things about herself and where she wants to go in her life.

My last week there was fun. I enjoyed getting ready for work, wore exactly what I wanted to and had fun with it, I enjoyed the work I was doing, and I said a lot of good-byes. My leaving opened up conversations about taking chances and moving forward, and releasing fear. If every week could be like my last week, I may have wanted to stay forever…but probably not. There is something else calling me away from that direction. Something pulling me outside of that box. And it’s all about taking chances, moving forward, releasing fear.

My last day was on the last quarter moon. I took a step toward creating my own destiny, that being what I truly feel I am here to do. I may not have pin pointed it quite yet, but I am close. I know that I need more time to be home and with myself and my family (my live in boyfriend and our two cats, oh can I count my 15 house plants?). I know that I want to take my days slowly and do yoga and clean and cook and drink coffee and read and write and cook some more. This is how I have been living for the past eleven days. Today is day twelve.

Today was the first day of the twelve I got out of bed before 7am. I drank my mineral water, finished dishes from the night before, got coffee heating up, ate a little granola with milk, and woke Frank for a pretty important day of digging. While he got ready I made the bed, went through the mail, and made a grocery list while discussing other errands that need to be done while he’s gone for the day.

Once he left, I started yoga. I’m on day 5 of a 30-day yoga challenge. I’ve been doing 2-3 days on with 2-3 day off, with the intention to get down to 1-2 days off and up to 3-4 days on. These are quick 20-30 minute videos with a great instructor, perfect for those who kind of know their stuff but have been out of a good practice for a while. It’s my 30-day Yoga challenge with Adrien! And I’m looking forward to my day 6! After yoga I got dressed for the day, ate a little more, fed the cats, and did a little web surfing. I came across a Ted-x talk and made my way to the living room for some coffee by the gas fireplace. Equip with books and notebooks for some projects I have going on, I got comfy on the couch with Delano by my side and Snuff at my feet, all of us basking in the heat of the fire on this cool October day.

The Ted talk was called “Risk Forward” and it was recommended on Dr. Wayne Dyer’s Facebook page. It was in line with everything I’ve been thinking lately and was very synchronistic to how I felt years ago when I was reading Wayne Dyer’s first book and watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s Ted Talk, “Your elusive creative genius”. I felt inspired. Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, “Big Magic” just came out, and today Wayne Dyer sent me to watch this Ted-x talk, all just after I made one of the greatest leaps of my life. There is definitely some “big magic” in the air right now as we get closer to this First Quarter Moon. I highly recommend watching this Ted-x talk by Victoria Labalme, “Risk Forward”.

Within this past week is when intentions should be set, goals identified, wishes envisioned. As the moon enters its active third phase in the next few days we will have great access to creativity, innovation, and initiation. It will be time to begin and there will be much fuel to get us started. Some intentions I scribbled down were FOCUS, Headstand, Onward, Savings account with Frank under Upstate Earth Art, Bring donations to church, Offer myself to do for others.

So today, I sit here writing. I finished my coffee. I brushed my teeth. It’s 12:31 PM. Let’s see what this beautiful day brings!