Daily Writing Prompt – Day Eight

Daily writing prompt
What is your favorite drink?
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This is a really difficult question. A lot of it depends on what type of drink we’re talking about. When it comes to the local coffee shops, my go-to drink is a sugar-free vanilla latte’, breve with whipped cream. This is largely due to the fact that sugar-free vanilla is the only choice of sugar-free that many of the shops offer. And to think up until age forty-three, I never drank coffee at all.

When it comes to cold drinks, my two favorites are diet Mountain Dew and diet Sundrop. It just all depends on which one of those two is more readily available at the time. I’ve always been partial to the citrus-flavored drinks and it’s also no secret that these type of drinks tend to have more caffeine than brown color sodas.

Hiatus from Social Media – Day Eight

It’s been over a week now since I’ve been away from social media and as with previous times like these, it’s gotten easier as time goes on. I still miss certain aspects of it all, but know it’s given me an opportunity to do other things that I otherwise wouldn’t be doing.

I’m currently reading a book “All That Remains,” a fascinating read on forensic science. That’s something that I’ve been interested in for quite a while and the book is very well written and looks at the topic from all angles. I’m also rereading a book by Jonathon Spong entitled “A New Christianity” and am gaining new insights that I didn’t get on my first read. Both of these books are highly recommended.

I’m getting ready to begin my second half day of subbing in middle school. Yesterday was a p.m. half day with seventh-grade social studies. Today it’s half a day a.m. with the exceptional children’s program at the same middle school. I won’t be subbing tomorrow and then on Friday, it’s fourth-grade math at an elementary school.

One week from this Friday, March 1st, I’ll be starting yet another interim position, teaching seventh-grade language arts. I’ve been meeting with the teacher whose place I’ll be taking and although it’s been a while since I taught language arts, I’m looking forward to the position.

So that’s a quick wrap of what I’ve been doing and will be doing this week. I’m up and at it here at 6:20 a.m. because middle school starts early in these parts. At least in today’s sub job, it’ll only be half a day and I’ll have the rest of the day to look forward to.

David Lee

Day Eight Card Pull

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

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Essential meanings: Communication; a sign; a cledon (the ancient name for a spontaneous oracle delivered innocently by the speaker) pointing the way to your highest good.

Protection message: Are you refusing to see the signs because you want things as you want them? Red flags are not pretty things for you to admire; they are warning you for a reason. If something doesn’t sit right with you, trouble could be hiding in the bushes. Don’t ignore the signs. Spirit always has your best interests at heart and will draw your attention to something you are overlooking.

Hiatus Day Seven – Emotional Health

I have to admit that I struggle with what most would call emotional health. Beginning with my journey of recovery in 2002, I’ve started learning what emotionally healthy is really like and some tools to help achieve positive emotional health.

Many of my emotionally-unhealthy thoughts occur when I first wake up. The stampede of thoughts come rushing in and many times act as though they’re wanting to stay for the day. Left to my own devices, I might lay there for an hour or two, wallowing in those feelings. But such is not productive and I’ve learned not to let those emotional thoughts rule the day.

I have read and reread and listened to a book by Dr. David Hawkins entitled “Letting Go.” And when I feel my emotional self taking over, I remember the techniques he share in the book about letting them go.

The first step is to recognize the feelings for what they are,,,just feelings. Then I continue to let them rise to the surface without pushing them away. I have learned that our emotions are products of thoughts we’re having. Instead of focusing on the thoughts that produced the emotions, I should focus on the emotions themselves. I need to let the emotions arise without trying to do anything to judge them or change them. In other words, let them run their course.

Such was the case this morning when I woke up. I felt touches of guilt and shame making their way into my mind. Instead of repressing or suppressing them, I let them be, recognizing them for what they were – just thoughts. Pretty soon I found the emotions were starting to lift and I could get on with my day.

The thoughts and emotions may work themselves back into my mind later in the day and if they do, I ‘ll repeat the procedure. It seems to work very well. Although I may never be completely rid of the negative emotions, they at least don’t have the hold they did on my life at one time.

David Lee

Day Seven Card Pull

TURKEY SPIRIT

Give with gratitude and grace

Oracle Message: Turkey Spirit’s message for you is that you always have the potential for manifesting a rich reality, for the turkey represents generosity and a celebration of abundance through giving to others.

Give freely without expectation and you shall receive, for the manifestation of abundance is happening right now. Align with it by sharing your good fortune with others, whether you give money, loving guidance, the gift of listening, or kindness in any form.

Immerse yourself in the flow of generous abundance, being a channel for Turkey Spirit and the desire of Spirit to see all beings experience the blessing of plenty. Give with gratitude and grace, from a wellspring of love and compassion, knowing that Spirit will respond by giving you all that you need in this moment and all moments to come.

Day Six – Card Pull

WEAVERS KNOW THAT ALL IS GOD

Essential meaning: the Conscious Universe is the Source of supply, Spirit is fundamental to life, the mystical is the primary reality

The Weavers know that all is God—do you? This is a profound, magical time in your life, and it’s important that you recognize your relationship with your Higher Power as essential and primary.

Consider all the gifts of your very existence. When you breathe, ask yourself who is breathing you? What force moves through you, animating you and those you love? The Universe is the spark of life within you and Nature. In you is true magic, connecting you to the web of all creation; each strand woven on your behalf is pure consciousness. Right now, you’re being asked to remember this and feel what that means to you.

Every single thing in your life is sacred and infused with the power of Spirit, God, the Conscious Universe. Even your difficulties are infused with the sacred and are always beckoning you to remember who you truly are: an immortal, spiritual being having a mortal, human experience.

Can you see right now that whatever you’re asking about has divinity sparkling through it? Treat the subject of your query with reverence and step into the sacred dance. You cannot go wrong; you’re meant to have this experience right now.