Yep, I'm a Giver :)

Happy Happy Everyone!

Happy Solstice!

Yawn!
I stayed up last night to harold the sun's return this morning. A coworker and I went up to Red Rocks in Denver to participate in the Drumming Up of the Sun (DUTS). It was a fairly nice morning but a bit windy... Next year I think I'll bring a handwarmer :)

Anyway, I went today because I wanted to be part of the "community." I think next year we should schedule a DUTS in Denver one day and the Springs the other day of the two. (the 21st and 22nd in 2010 are on Tuesday and Wednesday) I went to see omens for the new year that's starting up. And I got one.

As the sun started to peek over the horizon, inflaming the clouds the color of glowing embers, we all cheered. It was a beautiful site. Then the clouds rushed in hiding the sun behind a band of thick black clouds.15 minutes later or so, the sun peeked above the band of clouds on the horizon and entered into the mostly cloud-free sky, smooth sailing for the rest of the morning.

I took that to mean that things are starting to look promising in the world today but there are rough spots ahead and that things may take longer than expected to come to fruition. But once they do, it'll be smooth sailing for us.

So Mote It Be
So Say We All

Blessed Be!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

This morning I woke up from fitful sleep, dreaming of impending doom much like my earlier radio station dream. I 'm taking it to mean that I've got too many balls in the air and that I need to corral some of my projects and finish them. My fortune cookie yesterday said as much ("To Accomplish Big Things You Must Start With Small Victories")

By time I actually got out of bed, the song "It's Beginning to Look alot Like Christmas" was repeating in my head. Then I went to the window to say "good morning" to the day and was surprised to see big fluffy snowflakes outside my window. (Admittedly not as surprised as I would have been to find them *inside* my window but you know what I mean.)

I went outside and quickly shoveled the sidewalk on our block and by time I was done, I was in a great mood. I had completed one task off my list for the day and it wasn't even breakfast time yet.

I brought my breakfast down to the computer and dashed off one of my class assignments then read the news feeds I get. And it occured to me I hadn't downloaded a feed from JazzTrax in ages. I downloaded the two December episodes so far and have been listening to them all day as I work on projects around the house. I feel *wonderful*! and ready to take on the next projects tomorrow at work.

In the meantime, I've got more projects to work on here in the basement so back to work. Hope your season is uplifting to you and allows you to get some much needed and deserved rest and perspective on how your year is going.

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