Back after my day off and all set to get posting again.

We have had cool temperatures yesterday and this morning which I took advantage of to work in our yard. To my surprise, with a huge thank you to my right-hand witch Graphia for inspiring me to find out about plants and trees growing in our yard, I found out I have some interesting herbs and other things growing. I had cut or mowed over most things that just looked like weeds or over growth of obnoxious trees/plants last year. This year I took the time when weeding everywhere to take a picture of things that I might want to leave growing. I used my cell/mobile phone to take pictures of leaves and the whole whatever I wants to look up than used the share and search for Google to find out if they are keepers or just regular weeds.

I did unfortunately find two Pokeberry plants growing. Google came back with they are highly poisonous and should not be touched without gloves as touching the plant in anyway can lead to the, I guess, juice from the plant entering into a person’s blood stream causing all kind of nasty things to happen. So, these plants will be destroyed tomorrow morning when I finish weeding by the back fence. I would hate for any of the wildlife or our fur kids rubbing up against it and have a bad or even mild adverse effect. Before I start on today’s regular posts for tomorrow I am doing one on this dangerous weed/plant with pictures of it.

I wish you all a good morning/afternoon/evening to have some time to relax and enjoy the out of doors.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

With the survey questions please remember you do not have to use or follow just one pantheon. I for example follow many Celtic and Native American some Egyptian and Wicca along with bits and pieces of other traditions in my personal practice. My patron god and goddesses are from Egypt, Ra, Roman, Luna, and modern Mother Earth/Gaia. So, if you want to vote for more than one pantheon please do. Many witches/pagans today are eclectic using what fits for them from whatever traditions they find something that touches their spirit and/or heart instead of just following one type of tradition. The main things is to follow what works for you! After I am done posting an overview of the different pantheon I will be combining the Gods and Goddesses post into one post instead of separate posts when possible.

I saw this in a group I am in on Facebook today. My first thought was, “This is an excellent question.” Than, “We are again being sterotyped.” May it should not have ruffled my feathers but it did. Up until about 14 years ago i still went primitive tent camping and never once did I cook in a cauldron. Close as I cam to it was a 3-legged cast iron Dutch oven.

I would love to hear what your thought or reaction is to this cartoon.

 

Some of the tomorrow posts for the northern hemisphere/today’s posts for the southern hemisphere will be late getting up. We have to take Dreamer to the vets and with doing multiple posts already today I am typing and moving slower but they will be up before I go to sleep.

Remember yesterday is but a memory, tomorrow has not come, but today is the and a present.

I hope this finds everyone doing well today!

After a good 11 hours of sleep I am feeling a lot better. It amazes me how much sleep plays into a feeling of general wellbeing for the mind, body, and spirit. Sleep when interrupted by many things like nightmares or a beloved pet/familiar wanting a drink in the middle of the night or by physical pain just to name a few reasons can leave you feeling as if you had not slept at all the following day. My phycologists has given me three questions to ask myself each night before I go to sleep, and I took it a step farther by dumping everything in my mind that might make it hard to fall asleep in a journal. I did it for a couple of days and slept soundly than I skipped a couple of days and either had insomnia or nightmares so now I know this is something that will work to help me sleep well. Let me know these things help you to fall asleep easier or have a more restful nights slumber.

The three questions are:

What 1 to 3 things did you accomplish today, no matter how small? Yes, just getting out of bed counts or taking a shower or making yourself coffee…

Name 3 things you are grateful for happening today…

Name 1 to 3 things you can look forward to tomorrow…

She/he/they can deal with stress and carry heavy burdens.

She/he/they smiles when she/he/they feels like screaming.

She/he/they smiles when she/he/they feels like crying.

Her/his/their love is unconditional.

There is only one thing wrong with her/him/them she/he/they forget what she/he/they are worth.

My hope and wish for you dear sister or brother or them is that you can always remember you are worth something everyday!

 

It is a gorgeous day here with birds sing, butterflies and dragonflies are fliting about, bees are doing a fantastic job of pollinating my garden, the sun is shining and all it right in my life today! I would love to be able to walk through an area like this, but I probably would start sneezing which would be ok if I remembered to bring a tissue or 6 with me. 😄

Many of us work weekends and others only Monday through Friday. Those that have the weekend off can dread Mondays and have to get up after laying around or getting extra chores done or doing yardwork or whatever occupied their weekend just to get at a specific time and get dressed in work clothes to return to the everyday grind.

Personally, I have never minded Mondays when I was working a job where I had to leave my home and comfy clothes behind. But it wasn’t easy. So, I started having a mantra or affirmation to repeat for each day of the work week some are funny, and some are not. Grant they might not make sense to someone as much as they do to me, but I hope these can give you ideas to make up your own mantras and affirmations for your work week. Since I now work at home seven days almost every week, I had to add a couple more.

Monday – Hi ho, hi ho it’s off to work I go.

Tuesday – You can do whatever you set your mind to today.

Wednesday – I have made it this far I can make it to work the rest of this week.

Thursday – I am up and able to walk which makes this a beautiful day.

Friday – In eight hours I can go home than I will have another week behind me.

Saturday – I can get posts done with some breaks to rest my body.

Sunday – With Ra and Luna’s help I will get all the posts done this morning than play this afternoon.

I hope one or more of these help you through your week. Do you have a favorite mantra or affirmation you use to help you get through your days? If you don’t mind sharing it with us, please leave in the comments section below.