five things friday: gentle growth, spilling, freedom

Published: Fri, 03/25/22

March 25, 2022

Hello there,

How is your world? Safe and well I hope. I offer you a few tiny things to maybe put something soothing into your day.

1.
As I write, the window is open and birds are chirping and it feels every bit like a Spring day. One of those gentle Spring days that remind me that growth and new things are sometimes very gentle and soft.

A little part of something I shared with my Liminal level Patreon people earlier this week:

A full cup asked to carry more is bound to overflow

I often I make too much of overflow and spills
as if it is a personal failing that I can’t keep too much contained
as if matter needing more space is a reflection of my shameful lack of control
as if going beyond the boundary of containment is a sin of exuberance

Instead
today I will notice
what is spilling over
whether that be tears
or milk
or buttons in a bowl
and I will ask myself

What needs freedom today?

3.
My friend who is a new mom invited me to walk to the park with her and the baby. She planed to introduce him to swings. Alas, there were no children's swings but that didn't stop us from enjoying the regular ones. The wee one on his mama's lap was not sure what he thought of it, but us older ones got some much needed nervous system soothing.

I highly recommend finding a park and taking some time to swing. Borrow a kid if you don't have one if need be, but I promise the self-consciousness goes right away once your body feels the freedom of it all.

Margan Harper Nichols does it again. Pick a phase to repeat to yourself today. Especially if you are having one of those days where your mind is running away with you.

5.
A blessing for your week:

(from The Animal Wisdom Tarot)

Just as the nautilus finds home in the depth and flow of the ocean, may you also find belonging and trust in the shifts of life's currents.

Until next time,

Sandi

Sandi Davis