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“There's no point having wishes if you don't at least try to do them” - Sally Nicholls, Ways to Live Forever
“I've wished for things and never really had the chance...It's time to stop dreaming and do something about it. You've got to know what you want, then...go.” - Deb Caletti, The Six Rules of Maybe
It is unusual that I get to see anything "cool" during Ohio winters. Last Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse was no exception. I got up early hoping to see the full moon turn red as lipstick, but the skies were clouded over and the weather station predicted snow. The moon didn't appear nor did the stars. I was relegated to watch the eclipse via NASA internet streaming.
This month I'm switching to another aspect of Xi Wangmu: the Big Dipper. I learned to identify this star pattern in Girl Scouts (NOTE: a pattern not a constellation, but part of one). It was probably a requirement for a badge and I was into acquiring badges. What fascinated me, and still does, is how the seven stars move around the fix point, the North Star (Polaris). Each season being in a different position of scooping and pouring out.
It was the Phoenicians who showed Greek astronomer Thales, (600 BC) how they used the the Little Dipper to navigate the sea. Thales in turn showed the Greek sailors a new way to steer by the stars. When I look up at the Dippers on the occasional clear winter night, I wish my life could be as easy as following the Polaris star.
“I've wished for things and never really had the chance...It's time to stop dreaming and do something about it. You've got to know what you want, then...go.” - Deb Caletti, The Six Rules of Maybe
It is unusual that I get to see anything "cool" during Ohio winters. Last Wednesday morning's lunar eclipse was no exception. I got up early hoping to see the full moon turn red as lipstick, but the skies were clouded over and the weather station predicted snow. The moon didn't appear nor did the stars. I was relegated to watch the eclipse via NASA internet streaming.
This month I'm switching to another aspect of Xi Wangmu: the Big Dipper. I learned to identify this star pattern in Girl Scouts (NOTE: a pattern not a constellation, but part of one). It was probably a requirement for a badge and I was into acquiring badges. What fascinated me, and still does, is how the seven stars move around the fix point, the North Star (Polaris). Each season being in a different position of scooping and pouring out.
It was the Phoenicians who showed Greek astronomer Thales, (600 BC) how they used the the Little Dipper to navigate the sea. Thales in turn showed the Greek sailors a new way to steer by the stars. When I look up at the Dippers on the occasional clear winter night, I wish my life could be as easy as following the Polaris star.
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The Falling Star
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
“I saw a star slide down the sky,
Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and too quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
Good only to make wishes on
And then forever to be gone.”
I have been re-thinking, what do I need in my life to make me happy? Yes a yellow mustang convertible would be fun, but would I be happy. Similarly, It would be nice to have a mansion in the woods, but would I be happy? My annual intention setting is different this year. I have scaled it back to: what do I need to be happy. With this in mind, I answered the following affirmation statements.
I am
I create
I allow
I see
I cultivate
I manifest
I believe in the possibility that
Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
“I saw a star slide down the sky,
Blinding the north as it went by,
Too burning and too quick to hold,
Too lovely to be bought or sold,
Good only to make wishes on
And then forever to be gone.”
~~~
I have been re-thinking, what do I need in my life to make me happy? Yes a yellow mustang convertible would be fun, but would I be happy. Similarly, It would be nice to have a mansion in the woods, but would I be happy? My annual intention setting is different this year. I have scaled it back to: what do I need to be happy. With this in mind, I answered the following affirmation statements.
I am
I create
I allow
I see
I cultivate
I manifest
I believe in the possibility that
What I realized from this exercise, I needed to move, dance, twirl; and I needed to express more joy and love. The mansion didn't appear. Instead, I need to manifest spontaneous laughter.
These are what I am wishing for this year. These are my intentions.
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