June 5: Mixed Emotions

The movers came today. My dear friend, the one whose driveway I camp in much of the summer, the one who grounds me, leaves tomorrow for her new home in Pennsylvania. I’m excited and happy for her, and sad for me. It’s not like I’ll never see her again … she’ll be back for some short stays. I’ll visit her there and perhaps also in Florida. But for now, I am laying in the hammock after a hot day, the fan pulling in the cool evening air, and doing what Pisces do best: getting emotional.

I’ve been told, “You’re too emotional” and “Stop being so emotional.” Not a chance. The depths of my emotions yield understanding, compassion, and empathy … and those are among my super powers … along with stubbornness and giving people permission to do what they long to do.

I will get back to reading books I’m reviewing for Pagan Pages. I just finished “The Poison Path Oracle: Plant Allies for Divination, Spirit Communication, and Trance States” by Coby Michael and am starting “Releasing the Emotional Wound: Shamanic and Psychological Tools to Transcend Trauma and Rebuild Your Life” by Gina Goldfeder. Hmmmm. The timing isn’t coincidental. LoL.

And for the record, there have been beautiful sunsets the past several evenings. This poem by E E Cummings always drifts through my mind as I marvel at the colors:

   who are you,little I
(five or six years old)
peering from some high window;at
the gold of november sunset

   (and feeling:that if day
has to become night
this is a beautiful way)