Today is Thursday August 7, 2008
Celtic Tree Month Hazel (Aug 5- Sept 2)
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Todays Colors
Turquoise, Purple, Green, White, Crimson
Todays Trees
Pine & Oak
Todays Sacred Stones
Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Sugilite, Amethyst,
Todays Herbs
Cinnamon, Buttercup, Nutmeg, Musk, Coltsfoot
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The Moon is in the 1st Qtr.
The Lady Resides in Libra
The Moon is VC from 5:01 am until 7:26 am when it eneters Scorpio
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Today's Food for Thought
Mind is everything. Mind pulls the universe out of a top hat, bows to its own applause, and walks off the stage, grinning.
Stephen Mitchell
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The Basic Practice 

Joy is an essential spiritual practice growing out of faith, grace, gratitude, hope, and love. It is the pure and simple delight in being alive. Joy is our elated response to feelings of happiness, experiences of pleasure, and awareness of abundance. It is also the deep satisfaction we know when we are able to serve others and be glad for their good fortune.
Invite joy into your life by staging celebrations. Host festivities to mark transitions and changes in your life. Toast moments of happiness you notice as you go through your day. Dance - jump for joy - as often as possible. Life is not meant to be endured; it is to be enjoyed.

Why the spiritual practice of joy may be for you:

We often talk about this spiritual practice in the same breath with its companions. We say joy and sorrow, happiness and sadness, smiles and tears, the ecstasy and the agony. The experience of one intensifies our awareness of the other. Sorrow, for example, may be the price we pay for joy; when we have known great happiness in a relationship, we feel its loss more deeply. Or think of those times when you laugh so hard you cry.

Joy will usually be part of a set of symptoms presenting in your life. The best protocol is to be thankful for the intensity of these feelings. When you are experiencing sorrow and sadness, when the tears are flowing, remember they can be stepping stones to joy.

Spiritual Exercise  
Go dancing with your partner and/or friends. Take classes. Rent any Fred Astaire movie or a film about ballet, disco, flamenco, or ballroom dancing. Act out the emotions the dance elicits in you.

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May there be sunshine on your head and the wind at your back!
Brightest Blessings
Cat
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