Month: November 2022
Authenticity
Aloof and mysterious might be fun in silly games, but the heart requires more to ignite its sacred flames.
Sanctuary
She longed for a cave that she could call their own with floors easily cleanable and a fireplace in the den; a dishwasher for routine and some earth for garden beds; tucked away off a lane where birds play in the hedge.
The Dragon Queen
Ah! What a glorious time where one can design their own fate, and rule beyond the walls of any castle!
Risk
Sharing thoughts and experiences.
(My Love – Paul McCartney, 1973)
Sacred Flame
Love is fragile and must be nourished for us to receive its blessings.
(When The World Comes Apart – Gary Numan)
Held In Captivity
It is strange how holding onto a relationship can become a death sentence for love’s freedom of expression when only one partly is open and willing.
Under Lock And Key
The title phrase can be negative or positive, depending upon its applications.
The Ungracious Host
The bond forming between two friends felt like a parasite taking hold. Yes, they say that it can be a symbiotic relationship – but she was more suspicious than most.
Yin And Yang
He longed for the passion of her chaos; she longed for the structure of his order.
“Between Worlds”

See the new moon in the upper left corner?
“Interdimensional Tunnels”

An illusion created by light and reflections.
“Caterpillar”

See its sucker cloud legs traversing?
“Carefully Tended”

See the clouds underneath cradling the light’s essence while the one cloud hand above and to left gently shelters? Zoom in…
“A Phoenix Is Born”

See the mother cloud phoenix tending her shining newborn?
It’s Ok To Feel Lost
What???
That’s preposterous!!
Paradigm Shift
I have always wanted friendship and community, but I had not often experienced it wanting me, in return.
The sensation is surprisingly unsettling.
While I have known and written about feeling isolated, I did not really know how chronically it had impacted.
I am shocked by how exposed I feel – as if someone has overturned a rock under which I was hiding.
Being invited to express myself imperfectly feels alarming as I risk and dare to care.
I lose sense of who I have been and currently think I am – as if I am suddenly spinning out of control, careening.
Changes
I am letting friendships begin in a time when I feel too vulnerable.
They are female friendships – which can be the best kind, in my opinion, because we get into the roots of living, flushing out suffering, and helping each other toward healing.
However, I am nonplussed, confused, and disoriented because I have not had these kinds of relationships for too long of a time.
My friends get to see sides of me that are not pretty.
I don’t want to be seen as “only human.”
Guiding Light
Having the sense of freedom can be more important than having freedom, itself.
Middlin’
It is not that I am radical. I just chafe at squeezing cuffs.
Opposites Attract
She was mad at him for conforming; he was mad at her for not.
(Moonedge – Dark Clubbing, Et All…)
Innocence
He had wanted something untouched by another.
They speak of women’s vanity – but rarely of a man’s.
An End To The Beginning
He was rarely happy. And though she’d borne him children to bring sunlight into all of their lives, he kept his love for her hidden away. Buried.
Master Of None
The monster would not believe that the girl could love him, so turned away as her calls faded behind.
Sister Moon
In her rage at pain’s transgressions,
The dragon launched, wings open –
Hurtling her body into the galaxy.
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I began humming and singing slowly to this lulling beautiful piece. It is a lovely fantasy to think of me doing this with my love beside me. But, it is only my youngling that my wild magic trusts to hear me.
Lady Blue
Her young dog died and she was heartbroken. Cast adrift. Lost and lonely.
I looked into her eyes and told her that she needed to get another.
To my surprise, she did this very thing. She got herself a puppy.
Now when I see her, her heart is mending. It is on its way to recovery.
I see her proud to share with others the precious love that she is holding.
(Wouldn’t It Be Lovely – Audrey Hepburn)
Honesty
First, knowing thyself – and then, being able to convey – is not so easy as we imagine when it comes to day-to-day.
Time To Process
I find that the bathroom here has become a sort of meditation room for me where I take time to process what’s been happening.
Perhaps it is due to the fan always being on, where the white noise helps drown out the world’s impressions by overstimming my senses.
Also, it is an official “time out zone” where it is generally accepted that other people, animals, and life pressures must “for pure decency’s sake” reliquish you to your privacy.
I am also learning that I am currently not a morning person. I do best if around 11am is my get up call. Then, I take about an hour to wake up in this prep room by looking at my Instagram, planning the day’s schedule, etc.
Soon enough (and with much conscious effort), I must break out of the lull that having space for myself provides – and push out again into the demands of the day.
Perhaps giving so much conscious focus and energy in my healing therapy is more draining than I realize.
Perhaps, also, the need for my instincts to stay constantly poised and alert for any malarkey that must be avoided or smoothed uses endurance.
For when you do not have a home of your own, other people’s energetic influences can too easily overshadow and attempt to manipulate your own.
At least, this is what my hind brain tells me.
Jane Seymour Interview, Somewhere In Time Weekend, October 8, 2022
Jane Seymour Introduces Somewhere In Time, 2022
An Empty House
Once I was shipped down to care for my grandmother’s recovery from hip surgery after my grandfather died, she and I rattled about the place – lost in our displacement: she, from losing the love of her life, and I, from losing my family.
Broken Lines
“Family” creates the patchwork that holds our lives together. It helps us to bridge gaps in inclement weather.
My mother, the rebel, and my uncle were adopted. My uncle broke away as became an entertainment management professional.
I was born into a family striving to become one where there once was none. Gender status ensured my grandfather’s legacy could not be carried on.
(Faded Away – DNDM)
Hidden Track
In time and space reality, is anything concrete? Does the line to which I’m bound offer great rewards I seek?
If my searching as an advocate keeps breaking from the pack, what future lies before me when there is no going back?
(The John Dunbar Theme – John Barry – Movie Dances With Wolves)
A Nice Walk
Consists of taking turns of walking with – and pulling against each other.
By The River
During our walk today, we came across some people opening a fresh bag of feed to scoop out for the wild mallards. It was quite a sight to see the large group of ducks all clustered around the vehicle: the males with their bright green heads reflecting sunlight, and the females chattering loud cacophany.
Play It Again, Sam (Zombie – Family Force Five)
Disruption
When you keep experiencing disruption, in order to overcome it, you must embrace it as the norm.
The fact that it should not have to be the norm must become irrelevant for successful survival.
Cut Off
She could have defined her own path.
He did not give her the chance.
(Situation multiple meanings)
(Jump – Kris Kross)
Regret
A recent tea leaf advised me to not regret choices made when my own bravery assisted me to step into the unknown.
I feel chagrined in that for once I let down my diligence and instead invested in an experience that allowed me to viscerally feel again alive, hopeful, and in love.
I guess that I can just tally the money lost for not trying to recoup from the scammer’s ploy where I had thought my actions covered added to the money lost by the government agency’s “scamming.”
I paid premium dollars for two “virtual reality” experiences where I was led to believe that someone I highly valued valued me, and that government agencies have my best interests guaranteed.
My regrets are that I still feel any attachment while my sense of injustice tries to prod me to action.
Lost Funds (February 2022)
When the scammer had arrived, she was ready for a holiday. In fact, she desperately needed it.
Being of a generous and ambitious nature, she bought into the fantasy and released raw creativity.
But, an important timeline passsd where she could have fought for what she was owed.
She was just so tired of having to beg for what was hers, while being denied at the government’s teat.
The process had been overly frustrating, time consuming, and deeply humiliating.
So she chose to invest in a representation of light to outshine desperation’s darkness.
Heels Of A Romantic
She had become shy over the years when it came to revealing her heart’s intentions. She did not like the pain experienced once she had invested in partnership – and was then rejected.
However, just when she thought she had mastered the art of seclusion, extra bursts of confidence grown brave despite disillusion would push her into the sunlight to test and challenge paradigms.
But, this did not mean that those she reached out to would accept or reciprocate her regard for them. Each person is in their own growth cycle along their own timeline.
Perhaps she hoped for too much, expecting others would listen to and be ignited by her mission. The more she thought about this, the more she became embarrassed for asserting.
Gathering her dreams about her, she exited rooms where to her promise once glistened.
Dizzyness
Vertebral disequilibrium.
