Earth Week Saturday and Third Quarter Moon

This week is called Earth Week. I plan to post an agenda of activities for each day, to show my dedication and love for the earth.

This is also the April Third Quarter Moon: This waning moon energy is yin - quiet, internal, heart-driven, intentional Being-ness. At this phase we can ease off a bit on actively pursuing goals, slow down, go within, and attend to inner work and self-care.

 

Agenda today:

1. Renewal plan for next month

2. Evaluation House

3. Plan some actions to take

4. Ground in the earth

1. Renewal plan for the next month:

I try to renew all four dimensions of my life (body, mind, heart, and spirit), as Stephen Covey taught: I spend about an hour each day on a combination of physical, mental, and spiritual regeneration activities, plus work to improve my social skills and relationships. Today's waning half moon is my opportunity to review how I'm doing, and make note of new ideas for the month ahead.

From my Journal:

-Body: I've been a little physically lazy lately, probably because of allergies. Find energy boosters and take longer naps.
-Mind: I need a new book, but I'm mentally engaged in my writing.

-Spirit: Practicing a sense of prayer while I garden, and similar attention while I grandmother.

-Heart: I am challenged by the amount of social I'm doing - but committed to each event. How can I better prepare myself and recover more quickly?

Renewal plan this next month: 

5 am - Read and journal; dig deeper + neck stretches

6 am - 

Social recovery plan 

9 am - Garden Project team review time 

11:15 am - Gardening and prayers

1 pm - Daily walk 

and playtime

2 pm - 

Longer nap if possible

3 pm - Art and nature play

2. Evaluation House:

Today I get to reflect back on the whole lunar cycle that I've just passed through. I review the intentions I set at the new moon and draw a house with 2 rooms: 

• 
  A room for celebration of all I have accomplished already this month.
• A room for discerning what to do with the unfinished parts (Some of these I will finish in the next couple days, some I will save for next month, and some I will release because they have become irrelevant or didn't go as planned.)

3. Plan some actions to take:

Today I'm doing the physical preparations for two events: I'm gathering a table for tabling at the Climate Town Hall tomorrow, and I'm joining my hub team for a ride to plan our next public bike tour. (a mural ride!)

4. Ground in the Earth:

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day and I finally got my lettuce seedlings in the ground. Today I hope to plant a rose, an olive tree, some beets, and parsley, and also spend some time on contemplative weed pulling.