Hello Dear Friend,
Firstly I owe you an apology.
Again…
I have been missing from your inbox.
I have been under the weather, not ill, just suffering from a massive fit of the blahs. Mercury retrograde that old rascal, has been having an effect on all of us, but since it has lifted, so have my energy levels. I was also under pressure to submit an assignment for my Open University course, I had already had an extension, so it was a hard deadline. But that has been submitted and I am just anxiously waiting on the result. The other thing on my mind is the minor operation I need to have following last year’s investigations. They called a couple of weeks ago and gave me the date of the 26th of January, so there have been lots of visits to the hospital for paperwork, blood tests, and the like. It really is minor, so nothing to worry about, a gift from the breast cancer treatment drugs. I should be in and out, but healing thoughts would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Have the recent universal energies had an effect on you too? A few friends I have spoken to have been feeling overwhelmed by emotions, grief, worry, and just feeling blue. Whilst reading a new to me Substack - Bracken & Wrack I discovered that the current new moon is the closest it has been to the earth in 992 years, so that’s probably having an effect too.
Gratitude
This time of year is full of emails and social media posts about manifesting your best life, vision boards, words of the year, and gratitude journaling. I am a believer in all of these, just saying that now, in case anyone was wondering. But gratitude journaling gets me every time.
Don’t misunderstand me, I am not ungrateful. I am full of thanks and gratitude for the life I am living, the friends and family I have, and where I find myself now. But, I don’t know about you I find my list of things to be grateful for tends to be the same. Here are a few of mine:
Jo, my wife, my rock, a person who I am so grateful to have found and somehow managed to keep in my life for the last 23 years through all the traumas we have endured. I love her dearly.
My cats, for their love, their antics, even when Errol wakes us up in the wee small hours talking to his toys. Seriously he does this - carries them around the house in the dead of night talking away to them in a very loud voice. Bless him.
My health, although it’s not the best, could always be worse.
I am eternally grateful to have a roof over our heads and that we could keep the cats on our last move. Thank you to Colin and Kate xx
I am sure you get the idea. Then an idea came to me - keys. Jo has very few keys in her bunch, whilst mine is a huge bunch, although not all keys. There’s a picture below if you want to see my keys.
This bunch of stuff is a portable memory capsule really. It is full of things that mean something or brings back memories of a particular time.
A Rainbow Charm - to remind me to look up, given to me by the lovely Louise Coghlan, thank you.
A Brass Cornish Pixie - this belonged to my Mum and was always on her keyring. Brought back from Cornwall and gifted to her by her Dad. So this contains memories of both my Grandad and my Mum.
My House Keys - a reminder of the safe haven we have, and the home we have created.
My Car Key - this enables us to go out and about easily and reminds me of the road trip I took when we first got her. Isle of Wight to Perth in Scotland and tootling about up there exploring, followed by a visit to my brother and his family in Shropshire on the way back. It was great fun.
Friendship bracelets - One made by me and the other by Maike Pauli of Skudderia Yarns. We were involved in a friendship yarn swap, and she does dye the most fabulous yarns. This brings me joyful memories of our exchanges, her sheep, and her lovely dog Egon. I also have a nice jumper in the pink yarn she gifted to me.
Last but by no means least - The Key to my Mobility Scooter. This enables me to get about with ease, and I am no end grateful for it.
I am curious - do your keys tell a story? Or do you keep things in a handbag or pouch? Do you have a hoard of treasured memories, like my bunch of keys, which I take everywhere with me, but which I also take for granted? I am usually too busy to acknowledge or ‘see’ the memories that it contains, but when I have time to slow down, such as my recent downtime, they make my heart glad. Glad for the connections, glad for the memories, and glad most of all that I am still here to remember those times.
Things catching my eye this week:
What I am Reading:
*Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch - such a brilliant book, and the first in a series, I am looking forwards to reading them all.
*Christmas is Murder by Val McDermid is a great short story collection
Writing and the Spiritual Life by Patrice Vecchione - a gift from a fellow writer, thank you, Lisa.
What I am Listening to:
*Becoming by Michelle Obama - almost finished this, and I am enjoying it.
Short and Sweet this time, I didn’t want to leave it for another week before writing to you all.
Until next time, as ever, may your angels and guides watch over you and protect you until we meet again.
Love and Light,
Tracy
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Links:
Bracken and Wrack written by Imogen Ashwin
Positive News - Nine Things That Went Right This Week
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Healing vibes coming through the ether ❤️❤️
I only have two keys I use regularly, my car key and my front door key. I'm grateful for both!
I hope your minor procedure goes well and recovery is gentle.