Heart, Meiyo/Honor, Sleep

November 22nd

O...M...F...G... I am sore from yesterday! Andrew is a hard but amazing teacher. I think I will just sleep in today. Oh yes! Sleep! That is something I want to work on today. Not me sleeping.... Trying to put creatures to sleep and awaken them at a distance. Today thus was lots of relaxed breathing meditation. I did some raking in the Zen Garden out front. Mom would be proud, I hope. I don't usually use it. I also collected stones and other things and hauled some sand out to a field where I worked on a walking labyrinth.

Here is the model: 

 

And here is roughly what I ended up with:

I hope everyone enjoys it. I sat in the middle of it and just breathed once I was done. Afterwards, I walked about with Brighid and practiced putting animals to sleep and waking them at a distance to see if I can even do it. Well... look at that! I can!! That will be helpful.

BREATHE!

The Heart Chakra is Day 4, as well as the Bushido Virtue of Meiyo, Honor. This is a chakra about Air, breath, compassion, love and loss. The virtue of Honor is close to that of Integrity. It is to live honorably, act honorably, be truthful to oneself. 

I wore greens today with a pink shirt under my forest green sweater. In hindsight, I wish I had thot to add a sakura tree to my part of this HR. Somewhere, my mother must have. There are roses at least. And mint. I collected a bit of both to add to my silky oolong tea for the day. I set a mug of this tea by Levi will he was deeply engross in his own journalling. Part of me wanted to hug him for no reason. I didn't tho. I hugged my parents instead, then went on about my day. Maybe later I will hug Levi and tell him that he is not alone... in case he feels alone. Today I carried malachite (Success, motherly love, protection, peace and hope, and the warding off of negativity) and rose quartz (love and friendship, inner beauty, self-confidence) with me, but left a moonstone (love and bonding, sacredness, connecting emotional and creative selves, compassion, caring, and healing the heart) on the bamboo table for later. I kept breakfast light, eggs in a fluffy croissant and some fruit salad. Lunch was just salad. I made dinner this evening of stirfy veggies with chicken and rice with mint. I am deeply craving pasta, but not till I am done with these chakras. My snacks today were pistachio nuts. 

BREATHE....

Today's mantras are obviously to BREATHE. But it is also to be honorable. 

HONOR IS THE LAW... what I live by...

And the right...

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO LOVE... and to be loved.

This evening, I spend some time just snuggling Brighid in my ritual space. Love and being loved. This chakra is also about grief. I give myself some time to grieve for Eyri. Oh how I miss him. But also to let him go. I have loved. I have lost. I am also not alone here. One day... hopefully I will love again. 

I go to bed early tonight and let a breathing meditation carry me off to sleep.