World Day of Prayer

The World Day of Prayer takes place every year on the first Friday in March. Women in the United States and Canada first formed this event after the devastation of World War I, when they were convinced that world peace was tied to world mission. Each year, Christian women from all over the world join together to plan and organize events, and suggest a theme and focus.

This year the theme was set by the women of Nigeria:

I Will Give You Rest: Come

Matthew 11:28-30

At a time when people worldwide are carrying heavy burdens, our Nigerian sisters offer profound insights into finding rest in God. Through their exploration of different kinds of burdens - shame, systemic oppression, religious persecution, poverty and despair - the writers help us understand both the weight of human suffering and the depths of divine rest. Their work shows us that true rest isn't just about physical relief, but about transformation through God's grace and community support.

Agenda:

1. Devotions
2. Beingness 

3. Earth Action

4. Read Matthew 11:28-30

5. Prayer for the Poor

6. Prayerful Action

7. Read "Perspective"

8. New narrative for building trust

9. Writing themes and passion flow plan

March Creativity

Today I have a wide-open day to fill with the work of creating my vision here on the earth. 

Agenda:

1. Beingness 

2. Earth Action

3. Read "The Book of Doing and Being"

4. Creative Imagining for cleansing

5. Cleansing ritual for Earth Unity

6. Teaching brainstorm

7. Projects for the week

Holi

Today is Holi, a Hindu holiday that falls on the day after the full moon in March each year. It marks the end of winter in India. Holi is sometimes called the Festival of Color, because on Holi everyone in India throws paint at each other!

To prepare, folks buy gulal, which are powdered paints in rich colors of pink, magenta, red, yellow and green. Three days before Holi, families get together to sprinkle a little of the gulal powders on each other, to share love and blessings.

On the day of Holi the whole country goes wild with people laughing and running in the streets; they smear each other with powder, drench each other with buckets of paint, and spray paint with long pistons (like super-soakers). They also fill water balloons with paint! People often show respect for elders by sprinkling dry powder on their feet. 

By the end of the day everyone is covered with color- old people, children, men, women, rich and poor. Holi creates a feeling of equality in a country with strong disparity.

Agenda Today:

1. Read "Revolutionary Witchcraft"

2. Beingness 

3. Earth Action

4. Ongo journal

5. Proaction and reciprocity plans

6. Make Malpua
7. Have a color celebration

Full Egg Moon and Hina Matsuri

Hina Matsuri is a Japanese festival that falls every year on March 3. It began in ancient times as a Shinto effigy ceremony to prepare farmers for the planting of spring crops: They would rub their negative energy off onto a doll, then float it down the river.

Today girl's set up displays of dolls, have a tea party, and - yes - some people still send dolls down the river.

The full moon of March is the atcha-uyu or "Women Dig Camus" moon by the Kalapuya of my area, and the Egg Moon by others, because this is the month when birds begin to lay eggs again. The egg is a powerful symbol of hope, new beginnings, and completeness: My vague ideas take a solid shape, enclosed in a perfect shell, and I have created a whole new beautiful thing! The March Full Moon is a good time to ponder ​t​he wholeness of life.

We are now at the peak of the high-energy yang phase of the waxing moon, and will soon begin the low-energy yin time of the waning moon.

Agenda:

1. Take a vision walk

2. Celebrate strength

3. Synergy and hope plans

4. Make hina dolls and paper boats

5. The hina-okuri ceremony

6. Prepare to plant

7. Make hishi mochi and have a tea party

8. Plan a sabzeh

Monday Fire

Monday is my day to reset for the week and get my ducks in a row - make some plans for health and home, and prepare for Grandson fun.

Agenda:

1. Devotions

2. Beingness 

3. Earth Action

4. Ongo journal

5. Make choice cards

6. Spring cleaning and Home projects

7. Starting a fire

Mason Bee Sunday

The month of March is filled with a riot of color and activity. It’s a fresh, youthful, quick-flowing month - the start of something new. In March I do the work; I tend and nurture my family, my garden, and my projects. March is a month for being a physical creature; for feeling all sensations, and being really present in my body - playful and young-in-spirit.

In the winter I dreamed dreams and made plans, but as spring approaches, it's time to get into action.

Agenda 

1. Devotions

2. Beingness 

3. Earth Action

4. Put my bee houses up

5. Release the Mason bees!