To Be Said Often .... Words to Bring More Peace to Your Journey

TO BE SAID OFTEN …..

“Every moment is perfect.” …. Set the intention but let go of control of the path.

“Choose love, not fear” … Choose the path of love not fear.  

“How can I make this moment better?”  …… My job is to create more joy and positive energy.  Give more, love more.

“    “ ….. Listen from your soul instead of speaking from your ego.  

“What is my intention?”   … Do not speak or act  to achieve a particular outcome, but instead to learn or create or respond.

“Let me think about that.” ….  React with forgiveness, peace, love and understanding.

“I am grateful.” …. Especially for the people who are part of your lessons.

It All Comes Down to Being the Most Loving You Can Be

I am reading a book right now.  I am not particularly enjoying it but I know I need to finish reading it.  Because even though it is written in a style that I find confusing and hard to follow, I know that there are little bits of information in that that will change my life.

This morning I was thinking about the book and realized that my big take-away has been the idea that the way to find more peace and joy is to be more loving in every moment.  To ask myself "Is this the most loving I can be?"  

Yesterday my daughter had a splinter and after an hour of drama I started to get annoyed.  I was judging her for not being as strong as the other kids.  I was judging her for being so overly dramatic.  Those judgments were not the most loving I could be.  Those judgments were not helping the situation.  Those judgments were in the voice of my mother.  And an old friend.  And a neighbor across the street.  Those judgments were not what I felt in my heart but what I had learned to accept as my own over the years.  

So I stopped judging her and I was the most loving I could be.  I got her through getting the splinter and out and I appreciated that this was very scary for her and I appreciated that this was high on her pain scale.  Then I hugged her and kissed her and got us about our day.  And later on we talked about better ways to handle scary or painful situations.  And I felt great and peaceful and joyful and I bet she did to.

I tried it again this morning without a child raincoat drama and when I wanted a second helping at dinner last night and when a friend asked me to get together and when I was behind a very rude person at the grocery store and when a parent was disregarding all of the rules of the school drop off line.  In every moment I asked myself if I was being the most loving I could be.  

If my answer was "no" then I thought about what I was judging.  I thought about the fact that every moment is perfect and therefore deserves all of my love.  And those moments that feel uncomfortable are still perfect and are holding a lesson for me to help me let go of my judgments and fill that space with love instead.  

I hope this is something I can incorporate into my life in each in every perfect moment.

The Perfect Time for Everything .... Using the Moon for Health and Home

I recently read a great book, The Power of Timing,  about using the moon to determine the best times to do something.  It has proven to be pretty helpful!

The basic theory is that when the moon is waxing (going from New to Full) it is a good time to bring things in and when the moon is waning (going from Full to New) it is a good time to get rid of things.  

There are also things that work best in the signs of particular elements ... Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are Fire, Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn are Earth, Gemini, Libra and Aquarius are Air and Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are Water.  

And as each sign is associated with a part of the body, there are certain times that are better to heal or do surgery on each part of the body.

Here are just a few of the helpful timings I took note of....

AROUND THE HOUSE

Painting - waxing moon, not in Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio

Turn on the Heat -  in Aries, Leo or Sag

Winterize the Windows - in Gemini, Libra or Aqua

Cleaning - waning moon

Laundry - waning moon, in  Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio

Floors - sweep in waxing moon, wash in waning moon

Put Away Clothes for the season - waning moon, in Gemini, Libra or Aqua

Spring Cleaning - in waning moon, in Aqua or Pisces  (this is about removing all of the dust and dirt, not about reorganizing or decluttering)

IN THE GARDEN

Dig Up Beds - first in waxing Leo, then in waning Capricorn, then in waning

Plant Grass - waxing moon, in Virgo

Fertilize - waning moon, in Aries or Sag

Prune - in waxing moon

Weed - waning moon, in Capricorn  and on June 18 until noon
Plant Above Ground Flowers and Veg - waxing moon
Plant Bulbs and Root Veg - waning moon

Plant Tomatoes - waxing moon, in Aries, Leo or Sag

Plant Spinach - waxing moon, in  Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio

Plant Flowers and Herbs - waxing moon, in Gemini, Libra or Aqua

Plant Lettuce - waning moon, in Cancer

Plant Root Veg - waning moon, in Virgo, Capricorn or Taurus

Water Plants -  in Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio, NEVER in Gemini, Libra or Aqua

Harvest - from Sag to Gemini
This calendar has the optimal dates for every region!

BEAUTY

Haircuts - waning moon, in Leo or Virgo (not Pisces or Cancer)

Waxing - waning moon, in Capricorn

Massage - in waxing to rejunvenate, in waning to relax

Reflexology - waning moon, in Pisces

IN THE KITCHEN

Baking Bread - in a Aries, Leo or Sag

THE WEATHER TENDS TO BE

Wet - in Pisces, Cancer or Scorpio

Light and Airy -  in Gemini, Libra or Aqua

Warm -  in a Aries, Leo or Sag

Cool - in Virgo, Capricorn or Taurus

If you want to check out where the moon is on any given date, I love Moontracks.