Rainy Thursday

Thursday is garden day, for re-envisioning and planning next steps to create a sanctuary here for nature and my family. This is also a day when I have both my grandsons, and I want to be sure to get them into the garden and into nature.

We are in the yin time of the waning gibbous moon - a time to receive the fruits of our labors, a time of quiet, internal, heart-driven, intentional Being-ness.

 

Today:

1. Discern my receptivity

2. October garden tasks

3. This week's garden plan

4. Nature-culture flow and kid projects

5. Make flappy paper bats

Prepare for Halloween

Wednesday is my day to re-group and re-define my week. First I make a plan for getting over the bump of the mid-week, then I re-envision my emotional tone and perspective.

We are at the peak of the strong-energy yang phase of the waxing moon, the time to harvest what was planted and nurtured. The squirrel moon is a good time to gather my forces inward, for a final burst of energy before winter.

We've been preparing for Halloween, with spooky books, skeletons, ghosts, and jack-o-lanterns. Our grandsons love Halloween! The build up this month allows us to shift to a darker phase of the year; darkness isn't bad, but it can be frightening, and having fun with fear is part of the process.

Agenda today:

1. Re-group plan

2. Read "The Exquisite Risk"

3. New narrative for 

4. Problem-solving

5. Writing themes

6. Carve jack-o-lanterns

Spooky Tuesday

Tuesday is my receptivity day of the week, when I look at my social and emotional self and make an effort to shift my perspectives around how I view and treat the people in my life.

We are at the peak of the strong-energy yang phase of the waxing moon, the time to harvest what was planted and nurtured. The squirrel moon is a good time to gather my forces inward, for a final burst of energy before winter.

Agenda: 

1. Acknowledge the harvest

2. Read "How to Deal with Anger"

3. My anger journal

4. Problem solving

5. Teamwork plans and visuals

Monday

Monday is my day to reset for the week and get my ducks in a row - make some plans for health and home, and how I will step up for the Natural Living Challenge.

We are at the peak of the strong-energy yang phase of the waxing moon, the time to harvest what was planted and nurtured. The squirrel moon is a good time to gather my forces inward, for a final burst of energy before winter.

Agenda:

1. Read "Simplify Your Space"

2. Health habits

3. Giving each thing a home

Full Squirrel Moon

The squirrels are creating great entertainment these days

Today is my sabbath - when I step out of the fray and regroup. We are nearing the end of October, winding deeper in to Autumn, and I want to take time to prepare myself - body, mind, and spirit. I want to open to awareness, wisdom, and courage.

And tonight is the full moon called the Squirrel Moon, because now the squirrels are busily gathering nuts for the winter. And this moon is called Atchalankuaik, the "start getting sagittair roots" moon, by the Kalapuya of our area (sagittair is a potato like tuber). 

We are now at the peak of the strong-energy yang phase of the waxing moon, the time to harvest what was planted and nurtured. The squirrel moon is a good time to gather my forces inward, for a final burst of energy before winter.

Agenda for today:

1. Full moon shift

2. Full moon queries
3. Celebrate synergy

4. Read "Your Heart Was Made for This"

5. 

Spiritual growth plan

Saturday Retreat

Saturday is my day for proaction: Proaction is taking initiative to anticipate and shape future events rather than simply reacting to circumstances as they happen. Some people think Covey should've just used the word ACT, but proaction requires a thought: "I could do this or I could do that; I choose to do this."

We are in the Waxing Gibbous moon phase, when I can settle again into the yin of Beingness. I will contemplate the big picture of my life as I practice mindfulness and self-care. Now is a time to reconsider my intentions and make adjustments. It's a time to review and refine, a time to practice Being, and trust in the ebb and flow of the universe.

Agenda Today:

1. Refine my intentions 

2. Weekly "First Things First"

3. Proaction and reciprocity plans