@tesseract I remember Dr. Gin - I've moved my Gillyhoo egg around the house because I'm constantly decluttering and cleaning, but I remember distinctly our conversations about using the egg when I needed him, and there were a few times I did just that. Though not recently. Perhaps I'll pack it for my hospital stay - I think while I'm under I'll be susceptible to all manner of visitation from spirit :-).
Readers Digest taught me at a very young age that "Laughter is the best medicine." I wholeheartedly agree. I believe teachers are by and large, the best at knowing this - not all, but many - for it is through the act of teaching, particularly in today's climate, that we are constantly bombarded with the ridiculous. Usually times 30, and amplified in Dolby Surround Sound. I was observing a classroom today with a first-year sixth-grade teacher who may be the most patient man in the world, and as we were debriefing, he said what I've always thought: "I laugh at the dumb things that happen because if I don't, I'll cry." I lean into the humor, particularly the humor of the absurd.
I woke up today feeling great. I may take a few days of workouts a little more quietly - I knew the momentum would burn out eventually. But knowing now that I have about 9 weeks left and that I'm basically at the weight (not to mention that that 9 week notice is final - no more theoretical "do this firsts") has made time unfreeze again and that's really what I needed more than anything.
Prayers for Alexei Navalny, who gave his life for freedom. What courage.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-prison-rcna79718
I’m so angry this happened.
Prayers for Alexei Navalny, who gave his life for freedom. What courage.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-dies-prison-rcna79718
Yes, prayers for Navalny and his family. This hit me to my core. He was a great and courageous man. An elevated soul who will not be forgotten.
Navalny made a Telegraph post two days before his death to his wife.
"Baby, everything is like a song with you," the post reads.
"There are cities between us, the take-off light of airfields, blue snowstorms and thousands of kilometers.
"But I feel that you are near every second, and I love you more and more."
I have thought a lot about Navalny today. I can feel the love of angels and many other beautiful souls welcoming him "home".
LOVE.
It endures through the bleakest of times, the darkest of days.
It endures after death.
It gives hope.
It leads us through and above.
It guides us home.
May Navalny know only love now. May it fill his soul and cradle him in warmth.
May his memory inspire the world to act in love and to "never give up".
Below is a link to a message from Navalny for the Russian people in the event he was killed. I encourage you to listen to it and apply it to your own life in some positive way.
The part that stands out for me is this:
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.
So don't be inactive."
If you wish to honor Navalny dear and beautiful people in this community, don't be inactive.
Do SOMETHING that will have a positive impact. Find a way to speak out, act purposely, or stand up for what is good and right. Let his memory be a spark that lights your candle which helps light the world. One small candle can illuminate the night.
Be the inspiration you want to feel.
There will be many opportunities to DO something this election year in the U.S. and in the many other countries holding important elections in 2024.
If you don't know where to begin, let love guide you forward.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/04/19/navalny-message-to-russians-origseriesfilms-5.cnn
I took a rare nap today and had a rare vivid, long, and telling dream. When I woke up I thought, "Boy I hate that dream."
In the dream my boyfriend dropped me off to visit my ex. I decided in the dream to take a nap when I arrived. When I awoke my ex was still the only one home. I left somehow for a time in a car and when I drove back, I was at my childhood home.
There on the lawn was my daughter and her new boyfriend who in the dream looked just like Patrick Mahomes (the winner) My daughter was running around happily and I saw she was seven months pregnant. In the dream my ex had just told me this info, but my brain skipped that part of the dream. I just knew he had told me.
I went over to "Patrick" extended my hand and said, "Hello I am (child's name)'s mother, (my real name). He refused to shake my hand and wouldn't tell me his name. I was frustrated and angry (the loser)
(In real life I have seen on Social Media that she does have a new boyfriend )
I then addressed my daughter and berated her for my having to learn she was pregnant from my ex. I yelled, "You took motherhood away from me, but you will not take away me being a grandmother!" Even in the dream though I knew I had no control over anything.
The dream ended with me being back in the house with my ex. He was taking a shower. I went outside but found my car was gone. I went in the open garage and contemplated riding the bike hung on the wall, but knew it was way too far away. The dream ended with me contemplating whether to ask my ex for a ride. Then I somehow was in a vehicle with no driver and being dropped off to my "home" which was an apartment type building I have dreamed about before. My boyfriend was waiting in one of the apartments.
I woke up then. The strain of my relationship issues with my daughter is getting to me.
Do pack your gillyhoo egg when you go to the hospital! Dr.Gin will be there whether you pack it or not, of course, but it seems like a good thing to do as it has plenty of power in and of itself for you.
What is the gillyhoo egg?
I just watched the Academy Award winning CNN documentary film Navalny which aired tonight.
OMG! What a film. I was crying a lot by the end.
May his family continue to feel the prayers of a loving and caring world. May he continue to inspire his country and bring light and inspiration to the people of Russia. May his death and life matter.
This is so heartbreaking.
I watched it again tonight. Such a different perspective now that he has left. The part where he is running down a snow road and then just fades out really got to me. I hope this wakes up the Russian people and they take their power back
I just watched the Academy Award winning CNN documentary film Navalny which aired tonight.
OMG! What a film. I was crying a lot by the end.
May his family continue to feel the prayers of a loving and caring world. May he continue to inspire his country and bring light and inspiration to the people of Russia. May his death and life matter.
This is so heartbreaking.