full moon january 10 2020

dear one,

this full moon has made me fall back in love with the universe.

this universe, this earth we live on is terrifying right now. there is too much collective pain and anger and rage. there is too much violence at the hands of our ego. it’s overwhelming, to our nervous system to have to process 70 degree days in the middle of january, its overwhelming for our emotional selves to feel the pain of the animals caught in the flames of climate change in australia. it’s overwhelming for our political bodies to express rage and shock at the ineptitude and narcissism rampant in global politics.

yet i have to walk the dog every day, and let her sniff the fucking frozen goose poop. the macro and the micro. our constant need to re-adjust our focus from massive global emotions to mundane chores and living and breathing in our own human bodies, is an exhausting and confusing experience. life is an exhausting and confusing experience.

this full moon in all her glowing-no-matter-what glory has reminded me that the moment the dog pulls you into a dark field illuminated by the full moon, is the one to pay attention to. yes we need to feel empathy and responsibility for the victims of the fires in australia, yes we need to organize political regimes of peace, yes we need to fund education and healthcare.

but remember we need the conversations we have with our neighbors. they go further than any money we can send, {i mean send all the money you can but…} being kind to those around us creates a web, a community. and it is the strength of our immediate community that bolsters the global community we all live in.

taking care of ourselves and our neighbors, maintaining healthy boundaries, and welcoming with open arms, helps us to all hold the capacity to brainstorm solutions to the anger and rage. kindness inspires imagination and dreams are what give us a future.

so instead of being mad at the dog when she tugs on me to go down the unlit path into the night, i am willing to trust that the universe is kind and beautiful and if i am willing to listen then she will delight with her beauty, abundance and regenerative spirit.

may you be well in mind body and spirit.

xoxo

cathlinstar