“In time, and with water, everything changes.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci

In the weeks leading up to the super blue moon in Pisces (water sign) on August 30th, I have felt the pull of water so strongly. It started in mid to late July when I traveled to BC to visit my brother. We spent days walking the mountain streams picking rocks and reconnecting.

As the second full moon in August approached I knew that I needed to get back to the water so I packed a bag and some magic and headed to Manitou Beach for two nights. As an earth sign, there is a lot that I can learn from water. It is both powerful and peaceful, water is life sustaining (so I need to drink my damn water every day!), it cleanses, and there is a beauty in learning to go with the flow.

Picturing my feet back in a mountain stream, acutely aware of the beauty around me, and the feeling of the water moving over me . . . I am ready to begin my liberation from the past. I cleanse my memories with the power of love, forgiveness and understanding. May the past never be the object of guilt or sorrow again. May no difficult experiences I’ve been through block my potential or cause me to disbelieve in myself and the strength to realize my dreams. I thank my past for giving me experiences, teachings and strengthening me emotionally. I allow my soul to filter out all lived experiences, absorb the teachings that life has brought and release pain and attachment to the past. I breathe, relax my shoulders and feel the weight of the past releasing from me. I am free. I am ready to live my best life.

– adapted from a post by Alexandro Gruber

I continue to make progress on my list – the visit to BC introduced me to new wines, new roads, and gave me the opportunity to read a couple more books. I gave some books away and tried a couple new recipes with my brother and sister-in-law. On another note, I have to say that sunsets are easier to take in during the summer months than the sunrises!