I had every intention of going to the beach today but apparently, Texas doesn’t do anything normal. They truly celebrated New Years to the best they could. They were shooting off fireworks starting around 5pm and kept shooting them off until 3am. And not just a few either. It was so loud that it sounded like a war zone outside of my house! All in all, a very spectacular display and enjoyable time (Nikolai hated it and hid under the sink). After eventually coaxing Niku out with treats, we cuddled and finished the year off reading together. I finished 100 books for the year at 10:03pm last night!
Now, since I did not go to the beach because I woke up too late, I figured it would be best to start cleaning up all of the festive decorations around my home because I know it won’t be finished in a day. I was right. I also took the time to write a post on holly and a post on turquoise.
My Yule/ New Years activity for today was writing down my new intentions for 2020. I saw a quote on Facebook that I would like to leave here: “I know everyone wants to manifest material things (jobs, cars, money, houses, etc.) but don’t forget to manifest healing, balance, and inner peace as well. Those things are equally as important. Don’t feed your flesh while neglecting your spirit.”
This really spoke to me because the first few items on my intention/manifestation list were pretty material. I personally wrote down pay off my car, build some financial wealth, work on pain management, drop 5% body fat, and purchase new furniture for the house. They are just a few of my goals for the new year. We focus a lot on the things we want around us but oftentimes we forget to focus on the things we need inside of us. This quote gave me pause to think about what else I would like to add to my list and I so I added on to work on forgiveness, letting go of certain past hurts, and opening up to people more.
My last job taught me very quickly not to allow people in, not to disclose anything or it would be used against me, and that my coworkers aren’t friends, they are are people I should speak to at a bare minimum about work only. My current job is MUCH healthier and even my tarot reading I did last night said I need to open up, I need to work on my mental health, and I need to focus on learning. So I will acknowledge the signs around me and do my best in this new year!
Of course I lit my 11th candle! Yule is almost over and this year has just begun!
From our altar to yours, with love from the sea,
