Stephanie gave me a book to read called "The Dance of the Dissident Daughter". It's about a Southern Baptist woman's journey from conventional, confining Christianity to the sacred feminine. It's wonderful. I like it because it celebrates women as we are, not what we may be after death. The author discusses how we can come to see ourselves not as wives, daughters, and mothers, but as women. I'm really looking forward to the meeting. My reading was so positive and it spurred me on to this next step.
This past Wednesday was Anti-Bullying Day but you wouldn't have known it from our boys' group. One boy walked out and came back three times (one of those times he slammed the door) and another boy walked out and didn't come back. We didn't get anything done because they were fighting so much. The sad thing is that there were only a few negative boys in the whole group; the rest were getting along okay but they were drowned out by the negative attitudes of the others. The tyranny of the few.
My weight was up 1/2 pound, which doesn't really bother me, but I want to be at my goal weight by February 14 and I'm three pounds away. I have three days to lose it and I don't think I'm going to make it (it's not very healthy to lose a pound a day!).
Super Bowl party was fun. I really liked the Eminem-Chrysler-Detroit ad. It showed another side of Detroit and offered a message of hope. Anita brought Darby over and he howled with Mom. She got him started. It was a little embarrassing, but hey, it's my mom.
I want to bliss out in the sauna so I'll say by bye for now.
Hanging up now...
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Storms and rumors of storms
We just survived the first wave--and hopefully the LAST wave--of Snowpocalypse 2011. It wasn't as bad as the weather people predicted. The snow started Tuesday night and continued through Wednesday. I stayed home yesterday, playing on FB, reading, and working out at the apartment complex clubhouse. I ran the entire workout this time. Felt great. Stephanie said I should just go slower on the run part so I ran more like an 11 minute mile rather than a 9 1/2 minute mile. No workout today. Strength and Stretch tomorrow. I decided I'm going to start a new tradition of getting in the Y hot tub after S & S and totally blissing out. Not tomorrow, however. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Kzoo for the weekend. I'm going to see my buddy Bailey and darling Darby. Oh, and watch the Super Bowl, of course ;)
The world continues to turn and change. I don't understand what's happening in Egypt. It just seems to be getting worse and worse. I'd like to think they can establish a democratic state, but I think there will be a lot of bloodshed and corruption on the way. Our fearless leader has a difficult road ahead of him as far as our role is concerned. How much can we help and how should we help? I really hope this doesn't become another Iraq. Part of me wants to say "Let them sort it out for themselves". At the same time, we have an obligation as a world superpower to reach out and offer our help or take a stand and withdraw our support until the country moves towards a democracy.
I did a reading last night on my spiritual journey. I wanted to know if I was headed in the right direction and how that direction would take shape. The Queen of Disks, the Priestess, and the 2 of cups all showed up. The Queen of Disks symbolizes the Earth mother, and the Priestess, well, that's pretty self explanatory. The two of cups symbolizes a romantic union and that was in the future position. There was also quite a bit about community and even leadership of a group. I took this to mean that I'm on the right track, and that I can find what I'm looking for in a more earth-centered, woman-centered discipline.
The presence of the two of cups intrigued me. It may mean a purely romantic union is coming through this community I'm going to find (or found?) or it could symbolize the union of ideas within a community. Stephanie meets with a goddess-centered group once a month and I texted her to ask when the next meeting was. She said they are meeting February 20th and March 20th (March 20th is the Spring Equinox). I guess there's a book I should read first so she is loaning that to me. I'm excited about all this!
When I was at Meijer stocking up Tuesday, I saw a woman who was in my prayer group before she moved on to another church. We were glad to see each other but I held back about my new spiritual direction. She wouldn't understand--she's very devout and sees only one way. I think it's important to remember there are lots of ways we can intersect that don't have to do with dogma. I wish people in religious wars could see that. No, we're not all the same, but we have similar experiences and feel the same repercussions that come from being human.
Rethinking my position on working out tonight--I think I will do elliptical and relax in the hot tub afterwards. Just a nice and easy recovery workout. C ya!
Hanging up now...
The world continues to turn and change. I don't understand what's happening in Egypt. It just seems to be getting worse and worse. I'd like to think they can establish a democratic state, but I think there will be a lot of bloodshed and corruption on the way. Our fearless leader has a difficult road ahead of him as far as our role is concerned. How much can we help and how should we help? I really hope this doesn't become another Iraq. Part of me wants to say "Let them sort it out for themselves". At the same time, we have an obligation as a world superpower to reach out and offer our help or take a stand and withdraw our support until the country moves towards a democracy.
I did a reading last night on my spiritual journey. I wanted to know if I was headed in the right direction and how that direction would take shape. The Queen of Disks, the Priestess, and the 2 of cups all showed up. The Queen of Disks symbolizes the Earth mother, and the Priestess, well, that's pretty self explanatory. The two of cups symbolizes a romantic union and that was in the future position. There was also quite a bit about community and even leadership of a group. I took this to mean that I'm on the right track, and that I can find what I'm looking for in a more earth-centered, woman-centered discipline.
The presence of the two of cups intrigued me. It may mean a purely romantic union is coming through this community I'm going to find (or found?) or it could symbolize the union of ideas within a community. Stephanie meets with a goddess-centered group once a month and I texted her to ask when the next meeting was. She said they are meeting February 20th and March 20th (March 20th is the Spring Equinox). I guess there's a book I should read first so she is loaning that to me. I'm excited about all this!
When I was at Meijer stocking up Tuesday, I saw a woman who was in my prayer group before she moved on to another church. We were glad to see each other but I held back about my new spiritual direction. She wouldn't understand--she's very devout and sees only one way. I think it's important to remember there are lots of ways we can intersect that don't have to do with dogma. I wish people in religious wars could see that. No, we're not all the same, but we have similar experiences and feel the same repercussions that come from being human.
Rethinking my position on working out tonight--I think I will do elliptical and relax in the hot tub afterwards. Just a nice and easy recovery workout. C ya!
Hanging up now...
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