Happy Easter to one and all. I celebrate the spring renewal of possibilities and hope. We can and do renew ourselves when we offer grace and compassion to ourselves. Live is full of change and possibilities if one allows them in.
It has been a day of rest and recovery for me today. I finished up the dishes and have done a couple loads of laundry today. Did a bit of housecleaning but otherwise have sat in my chair and listened to the wind blow. It reached the low 80’s today. Have a feeling we might be in for a hot summer this year.
Still feeling the love from yesterday’s family day. What a special treat it is for me to have all the kids come home and enjoy a feast together. Nothing I enjoy more than family day.
Need to go down and take care of the chickens in a bit. Just heard one of them singing their just laid an egg song. They have been giving me 18 – 23 eggs a day lately. 23 was a new record for this group. Michelle and Nicole both took home some eggs yesterday. I think we will all miss the chickens when I move.
With the calendar switching to April tomorrow it is making the move feel close. I am getting packed up and loaded on either April 30 or May 1. It is time for the count down to switch to days instead of weeks. I have such mixed emotions now. I realize more and more how much I am going to miss this place and the views. However, if something breaks and I have to get it fixed, I remember why I made the choice I did to move. Sitting in the in-between time is hard. Wish the move was already over and done with. But that takes me out of the present moment and I keep reigning myself back in and sitting in the present. Tomorrow and the move will come soon enough.
A week from Monday is the eclipse. I keep reading reports of anticipated numbers of people that are traveling to see the eclipse. Working hard to stay out of the fear of the return home traffic. It may or may not be as predicted. It will be an adventure, however it plays out.
Feeling a bit unsettled and restless today. It feels like there is a lot going on under the radar for me right now. Lots of change in store and lots of unknowns in my world right now. The best thing I can do is work hard at remaining grounded and centered and staying present with what is. I’m struggling a bit to stay out of my head and playing out the what if’s. Rarely do those play out the way I expected them too and it is a waste of my energy to even go there. Easier said than done though to keep it at bay.
My mantra for the day is “Right here, right now, all is well.” And so it is and so it shall be.
I also know that the eclipse can stir up the energy in the universe in the days leading up to the eclipse and for a short time afterwards. It can be hard the week leading up to the eclipse to stay grounded and centered and present. Being aware of that helps me offer myself grace during this upcoming week.
Grateful for spring and the chance to renew myself, grateful for a day of rest and recovery, and grateful right here, right now, all is well. And so it is and so it shall be.