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    Mary

    Stewing

    Wednesday, October 3, 2007, 10:49 PM PST [General]

    I've been stewing on a few things, like my path and were it is going.  I want to complete my training and I have a teacher that is willing as  long as I take better care of myself.  Which is a good thing since I am a very undisciplinded diabetic.  Which is a bad thing.  So I am focusing on my health for real this time, actually exercising, eating better and learning what I can do to do it better.  I have been so focused on taking care of everyone around me that I don't take care of myself, so this is an exciting time for me! 

    My path in someways is becoming more personal and less trad oriented, although the basis is good.  I want more personal worship, kinship, more ecstatic, more understanding and growth in my path.  I am recalling what my first teacher taught me and how amazing she was and is!  How I aspire to be that kind of a Witch!  I am amazed by our Elders and I aspire to be that one day, to be the next solid link in our chain. 

    Meditation has always been good for me but of late I haven't been doing it, grounding is getting harder for me sometimes.  Coming from someone who has like 5 planets in Capricorn, is really sad too!  I find grounding in ritual easy, but when I am trying to go to sleep and I can't because the mental chatter won't stop.  I try to ground, I run through the standard grounding practices and usually give up in frustration and just have to force myself to sleep.  I'm not sure what that means!

    Anywas, that's my rambling for tonight!  Anyone got any suggestions for me?  I'd love to hear what folks think.

    Bright Blessing to All,

    Mary

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    You may try a few things. Exercise before sleep = getting yourself physically tired. As you drift off to sleep, if you can listen to non lyrical music, like drumming or jazz etc. Is your caffiene intake high? Do you do anything overstimulating before going to bed? How do you wind down? It is hard to slow a car down going 90MPH, then just expecting at that speed to stop. I am also a social worker/mental health counselor. If all else fails and it gets really worse then... some of the people that I work on are professionals in their own right, am not sure if you may need some calming medications, just for night time. (((Good luck)))

    Stormhawk
    October 04, 2007
    01:48 AM PST

    hey Mary...grounding for me has become easyier latley...i just clear my mind, breathe, slowly, and try to turn off you "talker-self"..its not easy, and takes ALOT of pratice! and exercising helps alot! i need to exercise also, so if you want a partner, please let me know...its better if you have someone to work out with...anyway we'll talk more tommorow.
    love ya
    Frank

    frank
    October 05, 2007
    09:14 AM PST

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