I’ve been spending more time outside lately. I’m forcing myself to NOT be afraid of my allergies! Lol. Since using my CPAP, I’ve noticed they are bothering me less. A little less anyway, which is so nice.
Yesterday, I found these lovely heirloom Irises blossoming. DH’s mother gave us the bulbs when she moved. I think they came from his great grandfather. And family have moved them from place to place and they have now reached Kansas! They are quite lovely and we have them all around the house.
This morning, someone commented on them and said their’s are on the brink of opening as are their Peonies and so I had to run out (in my PJs) to see how my Peonies are doing.
I love Peonies and was so excited to find we had some at this house when we moved in. I didn’t even think about digging some up from the old house and I was so sad about that. What a lovely surprise when they came up!
I do NOT have a green thumb… I love plants and flowers but I’m not good with them. I try! I have several plants in the house that are making it but I wouldn’t say they are thriving. Poor things. I just ran around the house offering them a drink and offered some loving conversation as well as my apologies.
I’m working on getting back to some sort of routine in the mornings. I have a sloppy one… get up, sit with DH, fix his lunch, tell him bye, talk to DD, Talk to mom… feed the dog in there somewhere… and then it’s almost lunchtime! I love doing all these things but I’ve been missing some of the things I used to do… write, yoga, maybe some study of some sort, some meditation time or quiet time.
I don’t get a lot done some days because I get such a late start but I want to change that. I got up earlier this morning. Not a lot but a little. I should have got right to my yoga or writing or meditation but I didn’t and that’s okay. I enjoyed a visit with DH and caught up on the news… it’s a start.
I did run outside and put my barefoot in the wet grass for a moment to ground a bit, when I took the pup outside. I’ve been out a few times now, to look at the peonies, to check on my other plants, to wave bye to DH… Now I’ve cracked the windows just a bit to let in that Kansas breeze this morning. It smells so fresh and we are getting just a bit of sprinkling so it smells amazing. Having the windows cracked, I can hear wind chimes even better and the trees rustling in the wind, the birdsong… Ahhh… a lovely morning… It’s not perfect but it’s lovely.
I was reading a little from the Mary Magdalene Oracle this morning, (hmmm… I guess I did have a little meditation/devotion time this morning) and it was on judgement. It says that the whole point is to be human.
“Seeing that we are human, which means making galactic mistakes, and also having a soul that can love even the worst of our actions - this is how we move away from the practice of judgment.
Seeing that we are here to be human, to make mistakes, and to then let love reach where it has never been before - this is a purpose. A calling. And the whole point in being here.”
~Meggan Watterson
The closing meditation is “What judgment can I free myself from in this moment?” ~~A not perfect morning routine? Definitely! Among many others.
I think this is what I’ve been doing this week as I’ve been coming back to myself. Still have much work to do to fully let go of judgment. – of myself and others- but I think as I let go of judgment of myself the other will come as a side effect.
Here’s to a judgment free day! Go enjoy yourself, shine bright, and share love!
Until next time… ♥️
Simply Sherri 
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