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many years ago,(in the 70's) i started wishing my friends happy holidays, because they were of different faiths, & i felt by doing so, it was a way of acknowledging their personal holy days, since there are so many during this time of year... now it seems to have become a "bad" thing to wish folks happy holidays... the winter season is full of so many holy days... the shifting circle goes round & round...in the northern hemisphere we have turned to the winter solstice... a time of celebrating the return of the sun, which brings life to our planet & nature as well as humanity... the return is celebrated by fires & candles... & being joyful!! merry making... dancing feet & singing hearts & voices... the promise of hope for all our tomorrows... somewhere along the way, the ideas of differences being right or wrong, or good or bad have become a way of life, & so prominent in some folks very way of being they feel the need to push their ideas on to others.... which is so sad... our differences make us unique.. & special, each in our very own way... shared or common practices, traditions, rituals... are not about rights & wrongs.... they are just that;shared ideas... & main theme this time of year is about celebrating & joy... being with friends,family & those we love.... & how we choose to do this, what we choose to call this is very personal.... all our days are meant to be holy... all our days offer us an opportunity to celebrate life... moving beyond the ideas of right & wrongs, mine or theirs... moving beyond what is shoved down folks throats by commercial consumerism... coming back to the heart... coming back to a heart open to love coming back to a peaceful heart... coming back to extending that to ALL those around us.. coming back to a slower pace of the winter season... thoughtful reflections, & the creating of hopes for tomorrows.... the warmth of hearth & home the circle of family whether the bond is blood or friendship... this is my practice, this makes my holy days... & my days holy! so to you & yours... how ever you are celebrating the winter season & all it's many holy days...... may you be blessed beyond your wildest imaginings... may you know goodness & love... may your life flow with joy ease & grace.... holy day hugs.... earthdeva/molly   Just some thoughts…. On a recent visit to my beautiful daughters home… she had a puppet displayed that I had helped her make the costume for… I remembered with fondness our time spent creating the clothes for the puppet doll…. As we chatted, I started sharing about some dolls I am re-creating for the “Fiddley Bits” book series I am writing…then she showed me dolls she still had from when she was very little… hand made/designed cloth dolls I had made for her, she said; “mom you are a doll maker”, & I suppose this is so… I am unsure when this started… I do know I loved reading books from the library when I was a little girl…. The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright, who was the author & photographer...& that has been one of the inspirations for my own books. My dear friend/mentor/mother figure Lee McGowan...gave me her book “Designing the Doll” by Susanna Oroyan, I love that book & the talent that is shared in it!! when I owned my shop A BLUE MOON; I made/crafted specialty dolls called “fat fairy's” TM, whose shape & idea originated from the little triangle dolls I made my daughter when she was little. there are also the many Spirit Dolls i have made over the years... even facilitated workshops for others to make their own. my beloved gifted me with 2 of my favorite dolls… Kajiar the wood elf (who is a main character in the “Fiddley Bit” books) & Ruby the mermaid… I have a few other art dolls, all who have been recovered & adopted from 2nd hand stores… Keisha, who my granddaughter Natasha spotted at a 2nd hand store,& that I bought & re-created, & who became Kajiars' older sister, Red who is named after my alter-ego; Red O'Woods, there is a lovely Victorian lady,who is un-named & a great “hippie chick”, also un-named…. All artfully crafted! & lovingly displayed in my homespace. I recently purchased how to books for making my own cloth art dolls, & am excited to embark on this part of my path…. I am currently re-creating some little dolls that I bought with that purpose in mind, they are “only heart dolls”, sadly the company is no longer in business… so I searched until I found some on line….& have been working on re-costuming them for the characters they are becoming for the “Fiddley Bit” books… ideas abound, they are everywhere!! ideas may or may not be ours… however the inspiration that is sparked…. & the creativity that is expressed is uniquely our own…. & if we choose to share or keep for our own… that is for us to decide. For me there is something magical & special in working this way… something I find healing & comforting, something that nurtures my heart &soul. I am grateful to have the skills & inspiration to create in this way…i love the nudges I get that urge my creativity & perhaps mostly i love that I can share this part of myself with my grandchildren. brightest blessings & hugs, earthdeva/molly To be humble, to be kind. It is the giving of the peace in your mind. To a stranger, To a friend To give in such a way that has no end. We are Love We are One We are how we treat each other when the day is done. We are Peace We are War We are how we treat each other and Nothing More To be bold, to be brave. It is the thinking that the heart can still be saved And the darkness can come quick The Dangers in the Anger and the hanging on to it. We are Love We are One We are how we treat each other when the day is done. We are Peace We are War We are how we treat each other and Nothing More Tell me what it is that you see A world that’s filled with endless possibilities? Heroes don’t look like they used to, they look like you do. We are Love We are One We are how we treat each other when the day is done. We are Peace We are War We are how we treat each other and Nothing More ~lyrics nothing more...the alternate routes  the warmth of this past summers sun has slipped away, as the nights lengthen & the seasons have shifted, & the circle turns..
i tuck in now, i slow down, i am more reflective... & find the warmth for myself in my own ways... candles glow.. baked or roasted foods, pots of simmering soup... hot soaky baths... lovely warm comfy sweaters & big socks & hats... my focus changes...as does my creative expressions.... time to rest & nurture self... i honor the angels of the snow, crisp chilly air... i am grateful for a snug home & all that keeps me warm as the winter blossoms white & cold. brightest blessings, & warm loving hugs, earthdeva “Without awareness there is no choice.” ~ John F. Barnes “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” ~ Anthony Robbins " when someone is telling you something....listen & hear.... not to respond or react.... but to take it in & understand it fully! " earthdeva/molly From time to time i am nudged to re-post articles i wrote in the past...
today is one of those days. as we enter the season of Yule & closer to the winter solstice.. i often tend to ponder, to quiet self, to tuck in & just be, listening to the sounds of nature, of my own inner voice... my creative nature loves to write, draw, paint, sew..... i spend time reflecting on the past busy season,allowing myself time to re-new, recuperate & i also tend to evaluate where i am on my path.... currently on Facebook i am in the midst of facilitating a group doing a chakra cleanse; a revisiting/exploring & journeying through each chakra... to cleanse balance & harmonize our being. i am also doing 30 days of Yule with my friend Joanna Powell Colbert, so re-sharing this previous post...... Today's words are about being STILL..... During my life it took me a while to learn/remember how to be still. Most folks lives are so busy, they forget how to be still. How to just BE. Often they flit around constantly on the go, constantly doing something, ...anything. Like a fart in a skillet... they can't sit still. Don't know how... think they Have to be doing, or going.... We are human..BEINGs..... take time just to be. Be still. Usually it's some fear they have connected to a past event or issue, that pushes or drives them to be "running" from it. Our society is set up so fast paced... always on the move... so much noise, it's hard to hear our inner voice. hearing & KNOWING your own inner voice.... not the tapes of your childhood!!! (ya know the "what if's & the shoulda woulda coulda's) not the voices of your parents or grandparents.... YOUR INNER VOICE!!! not the voices of society.... religion, politics, advertising, etc.... that all basically tell you in some way you are "NOT Enough" ... those are not your inner voice.... when we are still... when we empty ourself of all the other voices.... then we re-connect to ourself, our inner wisdom.... this is the voice i speak of. In the moments we are still, still enough to hear our inner voices, to hear our heart and soul, those can be very powerful moments, we can learn a great deal, we connect to our inner senses and can take in so much beauty, so much wisdom.... I invite you to take time each day to really truly be still... when you do, you are able to let go of so much that really isn't required , all the extra baggage that we think we need. All the stuff.... have you ever noticed lately how storage units, and storage containers are becoming a big business.... what are we doing with so much stuff... it takes us away from what is real. being still brings one back to the basics... being still assists one in simplifying being still reconnects us to a heart and soul level... where we can let go and be "real". The still point... where our soul speaks our truth. Remember ...just be, be still. I wish you peaceful content quite moments of stillness. Hugs of love, Earthdeva © 2008  Exploring Chakra Journey 2015
Heart Chakra..... healthy heart foods.... what fresh healthy green foods call out to you??? as i woke this morning felt a heavy wave of grief move through... not my own tho i felt it as it past like a huge tidal wave rushing the shore emotions clearing of the collective.... lighting candles.... creating a space of love, acceptance, understanding & forgiveness... holding a space of peace,goodness,Love & wholeness..... offering Love & blessings for all beings great & small.... may all be blessed & know love, earthdeva/molly  so much love! our hearts & souls & beings, are love & thrive on love! we grow & heal with love!! being love is our natural state, however it has been pushed out of us & away from us the time is NOW to return to the ways of love the time is NOW to allow love to shine & radiate! we know this at a core level! loving ourselves & healing our brokenness is vital! when we are fully capable of loving ourselves with NO Fears,,,, we can then truly love another & offer the same opportunity to them.... love is what we are created in & love is what we return to.... be still make/find time to spend with self everyday love & remember love & forgive love & heal love & imagine ALL the pure potentiality of possibilities! love & hope love & inspire & be inspired! love & create new love & know it is so! brightest blessings of pristine pure LOVE. hugs hugs hugs, earthdeva/molly |
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