Today the second quarter of the Moon cycle begins. That leaves me two more weeks to focus upon my intention of this month… My Joy Quest.
I’ve made a to-do list of things that I want to have accomplished by the end of May. Some of them have to do with my online life but mostly they’re items to do with my flower and veggie beds and gardens.
After I posted about my Friday Joy Quest last week, I sat down and gave some thought to what exactly I could do to seek more joy. I don’t really have any hobbies and I feel like that’s what I need. I’ve decided that I will seek my joy in gardening.
I’ve had a garden for two years now. It’s been almost a complete flop each time. Lack of focus. Not this year!
It’s funny really. I have this cycle that I repeat constantly. I think about the things I’d LIKE to do out in the gardens, and I put them off. Then I think of how relaxing it would be, and I put them off. Then I think about how lovely the finished product would be, and I put them off. Then… after what seems like an eternity of procrastination, and sometimes it takes a week or more, I go out and put my hands in the dirt.
I always find myself digging and weeding and thinking, “Why on Earth do I put this off so long?! I really am enjoying myself.”
No more!
Now, I am a gardener. I may have to GROW my own green thumb, but a gardening I will go. I will seek my joy in the dirt. I know I’ve found it there before.
I will find time. I will make time. There will be nothing more important to me than nurturing and caring for the flowers that bring peace and wild nature to my backdoor and the fresh vegetables that nurture my family.
I’ve already started planting perennials in my Gratitude Garden. I’ll have the last couple new things in today, so I’ll be sure to get some pics together. I meant to have them in yesterday, but I sat down to do a little writing yesterday morning and ended up making so much progress, I didn’t want to stop. That was were I found my joy Tuesday. I’m just going where the joy leads me baby!
I made some changes to my blog that I’m really happy with and I hope you’ll check them out. I’ve added a “Today is:” widget to the sidebar that I personally (not a program) update every morning. I wanted a way to incorporate my following of the Moon Astrology into my blog without having to fill inboxes by devoting entire posts to it.
In the sidebar you will find today’s date, and the astrological house the Moon is found in. You will also find a tarot card of the day (I picked this mornings fresh from bed, in my robe, steaming coffee in front of me in my completely serene house. My happiest moment of each day seems an appropriate time to pick a card.) with a brief paragraph of my reading for it. I added to that a short interpretation that includes consideration of the Moon’s placement.
Below that is now a “Chakra of the Day” with some information and a “fast, easy, do anywhere” meditation of my own for balance. There’s a common misconception that meditating has to be time consuming, but it doesn’t.
So that’s where I am on my Joy Quest. I also want to mention that I’ve decided that regular exercise is also part of my joy and I’ve been SUCH a slacker through this winter season. There will be no more of that either. I’ve decided to start running again, which apparently I’ve missed. LOL
I’m starting slow, which I never do and always burn out fast. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Not every day. Monday I watched my DVR’d Desperate Housewives, sans commercials, which cuts the time down to 43 minutes and I jogged along at an easy 3.5 mph BUT when I run outside, I run intervals between phone poles. Monday while watching Housewives and this morning while watching ♥ House ♥ I ran 3.5 mph for 2.36 miles…. constant. I plugged along, lost in my shows.
My shirt was soaked after each run and there’s just a lot of pride in that for me. I’m proud of me :) I’m looking forward to feeling more of that.
So anyway, I’m going to wrap this up and see what I can do about finding some joy in a second cup of coffee. I LOVE my mid-morning, everyone’s gone, house is peaceful again, french press, boiling hot cup of coffee.
I hope you’re finding some joy in your life. If you’re not, what’s stopping you?
~oxoxx
