Monique Richards

Sally – your trip sounds wonderful!! Oooohhhh, more big plans!?!?!?!

This past weekend I went through a couple days of a foul mood.  Andy and I went out to dinner Friday night which I wanted it to be nicer than it was, but the bartenders were being snippy with each other and I picked up on their mood which put me in a crappy mood.  Saturday I had a visceral dream of my dad dying and woke up in complete fear – he is still alive and well.  Sunday was a decent day.  I went on a hike with a botanist and learned about some local wild flowers.  Even though this was lovely, I was still moody.  It felt like PMS.  I was hoping my period would come to burst the mood, but it’s been 230 days since my last period.

I debated sharing this as it feels like I’m giving more energy to that mood, but I also wanted to get it off my mind.  My mood broke on Monday (yesterday) and I am feeling myself again, happy and joyful.

Much love to all of you.

Monique

Hi Sally and Ruth and all the others (Rae, Tiffany, Frankie)

I love reading these posts.  Makes our circle feel connected on the weeks we are apart.

“Hi” back at you Ruth.  Sally – amazing update on your course.

Happy Full Moon to all.  Today I decided to play around with the concept of Joy and what it feels like to embody Joy.  Here are the simple things that embodied Joy for me this morning:

Woke up to the weight and warmth of Simon (my cat) in bed and the sun shining through the windows.

The cool, brisk touch of the air on my face and nose upon opening to the window to hear the birds and feel the weather.

Napping on my couch after only waking up a half hour earlier – felt decadent.

The aroma of my morning coffee.

Reading these posts.

These are just a mini snapshot of the things which brought a smile to my face and a warmth to my heart.

What simple things bring you Joy?

Love to all!!

My focus of “knowing what to want” took me to practicing QiGong daily last week.  I must admit it was good to have this forum for accountability as there were a few days I did not want to practice, but I recalled I wrote down wanting to do this for a week.

As for now, thanks to a mini reading from Sally, I want to just be and allow and surrender rather than “do something” for my quest.  What if I allow things to be just as they are, for they are perfect exactly as they show up.

Ruth – I’m happy to read your posts about using the what if questions.  Bummer your health took a turn, but it sounds like the “what if I felt well” helps.

Sally – your exit from your cave and socializing sounds fabulous.  It lines up with the changing season as Spring is just around the corner and can already be felt in the air.

Looking forward to seeing all of you next week.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Monique Richards.

Greetings from a slightly snow covered Pittsburgh.  I love when snow dampens sound and makes the scenery magical.

As I observe “what I want to want…”, I’m noticing the unconscious wants I put out without putting them in a phrase.  Silly little example – my husband asked if I wanted a sweet treat (he was at grocery store). I texted back oreos. He came back with both plain and peanut butter oreos – my want, even though I had not voiced it, was the peanut butter ones.  And he told me he was in the cookie aisle getting oreos before I texted him back.

What if ….. my “want to want” is observing these mini wants and how they manifest.

I’m also looking at the “bigger want” – what am I putting out to the universe that I am receiving without being conscious of it.  I enjoy peace, quiet, calmness, balance in my life.  Looking back, anytime things threw off my  internal balance, I stepped away from them or made a change in my lifestyle.  I went on meditation retreats to check-out and tune back inward, I quit jobs, I reconnected with friends and talked, and when my body feels cruddy I change what I eat.  Time to look at these as answers to my internal big want of balance and peace.

ta ta for now

Monique

Thank you Sally. You’re explanations of the chakras is very helpful. I like the actions you suggest for them. Root – stand barefoot in nature. Sacral – fertility, conception, nurturing and birth of a creative project.

❤

Sally,

The magical forest meditation sounds tinny and has a high pitch reverberation.  Perhaps you have another recording of it to compare to see if it’s my system or the recording.

thanks

Monique

Hi Sally,

I have a couple tarot decks, a goddess oracle deck (like the one you have), and a moon oracle deck.  Have only dabbled with them.

Looking forward to seeing your scrying bowl 😀

Monique

Frankie – I loved that video.  Thanks for sharing.  I always feel like I should be doing something, but the takeaway I got was to stop and do nothing.  Just pause and breathe and be.

Also want to share I am listening to Hagitude by Sharon Blackie and find her writing just what I needed to hear.  Thank you Rose for the recommendation.

I shared in our circle words my mom spilled on me, but I realize I have the choice to let them go.  I can only guess at her upbringing which brought forth the negativity.  But in the overall picture, my mom was a beautiful, strong and loving woman. Something I heard either from the video or Hagitude is that we as women need to stand together, not let these petty inconveniences and envies create cracks in our amazing sisterhood.  We can still bicker and fight as sisters do, but in a way that strengthens the bonds rather than put cracks in it.