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Reflective Monday

For Beltane yesterday, since I couldn't have a fire, I went to Barb's and had a bath. I lit some candles in a dish in place of my fire, ran the bath with myrrh oil and tried to do a bit of meditating. I had to laugh at myself, while meditating, because two days ago I complained that my mind was too quiet, and last night, it was too noisy. The rampant thoughts of the day ran through my mind making it impossible to shut out the outside world long enough to let my senses go.
After my bath and a visit and movie with Barb, I phoned Sonja and had a series of really good conversations. She's been bugging me to read The Elements of Ritual, and I've been, for one excuse or another, putting it off. But she read me some excerpts last night, and I'm intrigued. I'm going to have Diane sent it and some other things up to me for the cross-shift, since I won't be home until the 19th.
I'm feeling a little like a dink today. I haven't been very compassionate or focused lately, and I haven't had a long conversation with Diane because of it. I have to make an effort to not miss the great things in my life, like her, and hold on them. We don't always have the same interests, but she always makes an effort to listen to me and understand me. It's easy for me to be self centered, absorbed in my mind and distant from the people around me, especially being so far from home.

Today's Rune:
Laguz- Water
The rune of the subconscious, intuition, emotion and fear.

posted by September @ 10:23 AM