Downstream

“Gently down the stream”, is what the wise ones say,

To go through this life the optimal way.

“Go with the flow, be an easy rider,

Take a deep breath and resist the fighter.”

Flying down the rapids, I feel so free.
Enjoying what life has offered to me.

From out of nowhere comes your pleading call,

“Please, oh please be with me so I don’t fall.”

I come to the shore, the Rescue Ranger.

Not caring my freedom is now in danger.

You ask for my craft so you can have fun

Not thinking your thrill would hurt anyone.

My dreams of yesterday showed me today

That you would manipulate me this way.

I heed the warning, decline your request.

The nightmare averted, I know it’s best.

You’re mad and angry, screaming threats at me.

It’s all good.  We’re gonna be fine.  You’ll see.

My dreams, they show me ahead and then back.

I could come here and prevent your attack.

Who would have thought that the simple word, “no”

Would have kept us moving right with the flow?

Glad for the warning that came in the dream.

Our lives are bliss as we now head downstream.

                                           ..... Myjo

Letting Go

I’m staring at my phone in disbelief

My calls and texts you refuse to receive

The first stage in full bloom, “This is untrue!!”

Quickly I text, “I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!”

Denial fading, anger rushes in

Threats and insults I don’t plan to rescind

You’re not exclusive, I get my rage too

Feeling guilt for not giving more to you

The emotions linger like a bad storm

You’ve left this space, and I need to conform

Leaning into the possibility

Our journey together is now complete

Then peace quietly drifts in like a dove

As my soul greets yours, exchanging our love

We needed each other, we had to grow

I bow to the lesson of letting go.

                                         Myjo

Fragile

Starting off on a path with someone new

Being careful to not reveal my truth

The response they give indicates to me

I need to navigate more carefully.

Guarded and cautious, I think what to say

A friendship that’s new is fragile this way

Smoke and mirrors, I’m the illusionist

My real truth I hide and just show them this.

But here’s what Spirit’s showing me today,

"If this fragile friendship makes you replay

Your words and actions, expressions of you

Then you really aren’t embracing your truth."

Labeling this fragile is just a way

To hide the true me so that I can stay

So those that I need to keep in my life

Are those that see me and ride by my side.

                                     ..... Myjo

Untouchable

I’ve ascended to a place you can’t see

Where your insults no longer affect me

Now I understand the reality

The venom is your insecurity.

When I resided on the earthly plane

I would feel like I was going insane

I would believe everything that you said

Abandoned self-love, felt worthless instead.

But now I get that it’s not my concern

Your opinions of me that make you burn

You’ve got your shit and I, too, have my share

You get my power as soon as I care.

Armed with love and compassion, once again

I approach your light and gently step in

Your perfection the only thing I see

When your condescension is aimed at me.

                                          ..... Myjo

Dreams

Like I mentioned in my "about me" section of this blog, I am a certified crystal healer.  I find as many ways as possible to incorporate crystals and stones into all of my healing work. 


Dreams are a mystery.  I often am asked to help decipher what a dream means.  Sometimes this takes me a bit but most of the time the meaning of the dream comes to me fairly quickly.  According to the late Sylvia Browne there are four types of dreams. 


1.  The dream that is all over the place and one wakes up wondering what the heck that mess was about.  These dreams are often our mind just downloading and cleaning up.  We pack so much gunk into our minds and push, push, push that our busy brains need a "time out" to just clean house.


2.  Some of us have dreams where we foresee an event. Unfortunately, these events are often catastrophic in nature.  I have these every once awhile.  When the event manifests, its a very unsettling feeling. 


3.  The astral travel dreams are my favorite.  I visit with friends and relatives that have left their mortal bodies and have moved into the next realm.  I wake up happy (sometimes missing them more) and ponder the information they have shared with me.


4.  The last dreams I want to talk about are the dreams that give us direction, inspiration and guidance.  Often (for me) these dreams need pondering to understand what the meaning is.  It isn't always crystal clear.


I like to sleep with crystals tucked between my pillow and pillow case.  I change them up often and when I have a mixture that is yielding results that are favorable, I stick with it until I feel their purpose is complete.


The last week or so I have slept with an amethyst egg and a Herkimer diamond.  I have had the most informational dreams.  I am so busy in my sleep and often dream 4-5 dreams that I can recall.  My routine is to write them down when I wake up.  It's pretty interesting the stuff that is revealed to me. 


Try playing around with various crystals and see what you come up with.  It's actually fun!

Fitbit Drama

I finally broke down 9 weeks ago and a) joined Weight Watchers to release the stress weight the last 7 years has attracted to my physical body and b) bought a Fitbit (the flex because I'm still in unchartered waters here) to motivate me to move more.  Both have worked wonders and I'm releasing weight at a healthy clip.


I already knew and now have re-confirmed that I'm highly competitive when it comes to myself.  When I used to run I wasn't satisfied if I didn't at least match, but preferably exceed, my PR.  I was brutal to myself.  I'm at it again!  I get giddy with excitement when I feel the band vibrate on my arm indicating that I've met my daily goal (I'm even more excited when that information is given to me before noon).  I love watching the activity on my Fitbit get converted to points on my Weight Watcher app.  The more points I accumulate throughout the week the better!


My partner and I went away for the weekend.  We went hiking each morning.  Saturday we hiked 5-1/2 miles (his Fitbit gives us WAY more kudos than mine) and Sunday we logged on 3-1/2 miles.  By the time we got home, my Fitbit had decided to retire ... PERMANENTLY!  I was pissed!  It wouldn't charge.  It wouldn't record anything.  It was DOA.  I went to bed with the "well there goes everything" attitude. 


Seriously?  I was going to let my Fitbit dictate whether I got my happy butt out there and moved?  It appeared so.  I came in from feeding my horses early in the morning to the news from my partner that my Fitbit was charging away and my life wasn't over.  JOY!  Apparently he said some magical words and summoned the healing powers of the universe and kazaaaam!


So here's where I'm going with all of this.  We need to move.  We need to eat healthy foods that fuel our body.  We shouldn't require fancy gadgets to get us there, but we seem to.  It's the world we have created for ourselves.  So if you are someone who loves a little healthy competition, either with yourself or with your friends (yes, you can have friends and chat with each other and encourage each other and see how you are doing comparatively), then by all means go out and get one of these little babies.  You can score them on Craigslist for pretty cheap since so many are upgrading to a bigger and better model.


Today?  I've pretty much doubled my goal and am feeling pretty great.  The question is, would I still be feeling great about my accomplishment today if I wasn't wearing my little gadget?

Noon Yoga!

Today I attended a class up at Yoga Fusion in San Ramon taught by Gloria.  It was a Ropes on the Wall class.  Although I've taken ropes classes before, I've never taken Gloria's ropes class.  It was, of course, amazing.  Gloria promised not to disappoint us and she made good on her promise.  I LOVED the class.

I was thinking, though.  Noon time is a perfect time for yoga!  The mornings can be a bit rushed if you are dealing with little ones.  For me, I just really get into my vibe in the morning and have a minimum three hour routine.  I love the mornings here on the compound and it's a wee bit difficult to pull myself away.  The evenings are just a no-go.  Once I get home there's not a good chance I wanna jump in Herkie (my car) and head back into town for much of anything.  

So noon it is!  What a coincidence!  I teach a noon class.  That's right!  I teach tomorrow (Thursdays) at noon.  My class is Gentle Yoga.  It's a great class to pre-kick off the weekend (okay, I'm being a bit over enthusiastic here).  Actually, noon is a great break from your day if you are a 9-5er.  It's a nice way to start your day if you're a swing shifter.  It's a nice break from home if you're a stay-at-home momma.  Yeah, it's just nice all the way around.

I really hope that you will take advantage of this time and join me on the mat tomorrow.  I promise not to disappoint (sorry, Gloria, I had to copy).