New years Day 2010

Happy New year. Already lining up to be a good year. Woke at 6am which is always a blessing when I wake early and have a good start on the day. I spent a few hours revisiting my old diary and looking at my achievements and reading up on predictions for the new year to come. We are in Capricorn at the moment so I looked up what Capricorn is experiencing for 2010. I have a Capricorn rising. I am intending on following the signs each day and will visit a friends web site and tune in to the readings for the day. Will see how this goes. I am not making any major goals for this year except to follow the divine direction of God and to create a little in my artist journals each day. I have my other routines of beach walks and biking and yoga each day and my prayers and meditation. I will continue to see my friends and family often and I am carving out a little bit more home time including 2 days in a row when I can manage and already penned in 3-4 days at home around the new year like this year.
Today I am planning to sew a top. Let's see how I go with that goal!!!
Do you do anything special for New years day?
lots of love from susan in australia

Friends when vulnerable

Dear friends,
On occasion I have rung a friend when I have felt overwhelmed just for a chat or a visit. I am glad I have friends I can do that with. Do you reach out to friends when you are in need and vulnerable?

Lots of love from susan in australia

New Years Eve 2009

Dear friends,
I have been on the computer for nearly 6 hours. WHere does the time go. I have been emailing and commenting on discussions. I've been doing art in my artist journals. A few phone calls and staying in the cool as it is a hot day outside. I am planning a quiet New Years Eve night. I asked a couple of friends but most want to have a quiet time. Such a change as one gets older. As young people one had to go out and do something. I am glad I have so many happy memories of fire works in the city of Melbourne with all the crowds i couldn't cope with nowadays.
My new years aim is to go with the flow and take God's lead and direction in my life rather than be driven so much by my goals and objectives.
2009 has been a good year but I am in no mood to list all the years achievements as I used to do in the past. I am glad that it has been a good year. I will draw a rune for 2010.....will I draw it now....that would be nice to have it on my blog. I just saw a blog entry for 2006 New year. Meanwhile rune for 2010...the rune of sowelu...wish I could draw it here for you...it is about wholeness and would be wonderful for my mood swings from my mental illness to be smoother and more unified and whole. It also means the sun, the ultimate life force which is in tune with my wish of following divine energy.
lots of love from susan in australia

Journaling

Dear friends,
Every day I journal my concerns of the day and also what I think God is saying to me, advice of friends, things I have read and experienced. I find great help in my writings. Do you keep a journal? Do you observe answers in your writings?

Lots of love from susan in australia

Children's books

Dear friends,
I found a copy of Jack and the beanstalk being thrown out for hard rubbish for the council collection. I haven’t read it in years.My all time favourite book is Alice in Wonderland and then the Wizard of OZ. Not having had kids I didn't experience reading lots of children's books. I have started reading fiction again and will borrow some children's books from the library when I do.......great idea Suse! What is your favourite children’s book?

Lots of love from susan in australia

Youth at the church

Dear friends, I got a prompt from God this morning about working and doing service for the youth of the church. I could go to the youth service on Sunday nights. I have emailed one of the leaders of the church to ask for their guidance. I am excited at new prospects. I don't have experience with youth....does that matter. I have been looking at ways to do service at the church......seems an interesting direction. I saw a lot of the youth at the youth service. I will keep you posted.
Meanwhile my little bit of art each day in my artist journal is going well. I think I am in an echo of a zippy time. I was up early this morning and it is 2 weeks since my last 5 am start so still 2 weeks of being zippy although sleeping in. It will be interesting to see if I keep doing the artist journal in another couple of weeks.
My damaged knees from my fall at the shrine are still achy.
I have put on weight since Christmas and the fall. Not sure what the doctor will say. i will keep focused and can only be honest with what is happening. It has been nice having the break from biking and walks although today it was nice going for a short walk.
lots of love from susan in australia

When to do my art

Dear friends,
With my rapid cycling mood disorder my creative days were when I was up and zippy. Now my moods aren't swinging like they did and for the past few months I haven't had my painting and art time. I will need to look at other ideas of when to do it. I will need to do it when I am not necessarily in the mood but that it would be good to do some of my artist journals. Yesterday at my brothers I did a lot of sewing of knitted squares for my rug. I often do my writing so that is a blessing. I need to do a little step with my artist journals as I pass by my art desk. I am working on them today.
lots of love from susan in australia

The hero's journey

Dear friends,
I decided to stop doing my question a day on the various groups and here on my blog. It seemed timely to stop. I started and stopped a blog on my mental illness as I was finding it too distressing.
I am here today to mention that I am doing a workshop on the hero's journey and discovered and interesting entry about hero's journeys in last years journal.
I thought hero's journeys needed to be adventures to out of the way places rather than a spiritual journey into one self. i googled the hero's journey and found some great stuff and have started a folder all ready for my journey....which I already am on.....looking forward to the workshop.
I will still visit here from time to time. I like to look at my journey on line.
lots of love from susan in australia

Meditation

Dear friends,
MEDITATION...I do a walking meditation each day and find the rhythm of stepping and breathing comforting. I also do a seated meditation as well but only quite short. Do you meditate? What do you enjoy about it?

Lots of love from susan in australia