“The elders were wise. They knew a man’s heart, away from nature, becomes hard; they knew that lack of respect from growing, living things, soon led to lack of respect for humans too.” Chief Luther Standing Bear, Lakota Sioux

What a week indeed! Some of you may know that Mercury is no longer in RX; it began moving forward in the early hours of Saturday morning. Personally I was a slug on Saturday; there was no force of sunshine or horse that could lure me out of my jammies. In some respects days like that are nice, you sort of rebuild yourself on those days, then again you feel a bit like a bum when the sun you’ve been wishing for all winter is out and your inside with the blinds shut. 

SO… THIS week is just amazing, the new moon is Thursday night, and even today’s void of course moon has me a bit intuitive, you may find yourself missing something from your past, but tomorrow we transition into a new sign and that feeling will pass. Let it go….. BUT the NEW moon is what I wanted to focus on this week. Since the full moon was so dreary for me this month, I’ve felt a reverse in polarity lately and thinking that the new moon could be used to my advantage this week instead. For some of us, the new moon makes us feel quiet and almost slightly depressed. However ever since last week I’ve felt a growing strength that’s met a crescendo of optimism and reopened my eyes.

I chose the quote above not only because of my deep respect for the Native Americans but because since it’s spring, officially…. Maybe it’s time for everyone to have a little reminder for the deep respect we have for nature. This time of year in Alaska trash surfaces all over the place, dog poop abound, it’s just gross. While the earth slept in wintery slumber we pillaged. We aren’t far off in our disrespect of other living things and people as well. I too find myself amidst the judged and judgmental, of myself and many other living things. Wrong or right, we all do it, the fact is that we all chose the red pill so here we are, like it or not. And how about YOUR nature, what places in your life you move through with ease and what places you might have some moss growing? Or worse yet is moss growing where you usually move with ease? The worst is when stagnation appears where you used to be a superstar….

Your nature and your own personal culture are oh so important in a growing world of compromises. And speaking of compromise how about those new cloned genetically engineered pigs that will produce bacon with Omega 3 Fatty Acids? Yuckers… Your state of mind, health, space and how you life out life from moment to moment is what builds your personal culture and your nature, so don’t just be kind to the bunnies, trees, and other people, be kind to yourself as well. You do yourself no service by littering in your own room!

Maybe this surge of optimism is because of the daylight, or that I have been on my horses more times in the last week than I was the entire month of December or maybe even it’s because I’m wearing my cutest pair of shoes. I am not sure, of this I AM sure of though, I’ve made a choice, a stiletto wearing, energetic, smiling choice to make my nature and personal culture what I chose. Wanna join me?