Full Moon Clearing

Today's thought for the day is from one of our "Villagers" 

 The full moon is coming Thursday  04.21.05 and will last for 3 days.  It will begin to wane on Monday. So the feeling of welling emotion is not your imagination. The full Moon is a time of releasing things; emotion, clutter, old thoughts and feelings like in old journals. I find that creating a ritual of release is not only liberating, but thought provoking, and since these happen every month, we come to look forward to it!  I keep a bin for discarding old papers to release to "Creator." We then, during the Full moon put these things in our fire pit.  I even put some of my child's daily work from school. It is a way for him to see me honor all of his hard work for the month. He takes pride in "sharing" his monthly efforts with the universe, rather than dishonoring it by throwing it away. The rest we recycle. So let the emotions flow, it's cleansing,  Like a Spiritual bath. Any questions or comments feel free to email me. Have a Great Day!

 

Thought for the day!!

A group of professional people posed this question to
a group of 4 - 8 year-olds:  "What does love mean?"
 The answers they received were broader and deeper
than anyone could have imagined.  See what you think. 
 
"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend
over and paint her toenails anymore, so my grandfather
does it for her all the time, even when his hands got
 arthritis too.  That's love."
Rebecca, age 8
 
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name
is different.  You just know that your name is safe in
their mouth."
Billy, age 4
 
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on
shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl, age 5
 
"Love is when  you go out to eat and you give somebody
 most of your French fries without making them give you
any of theirs."
 Chrissy, age 6
 
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
Terri, age 4
 
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy
and she takes a sip before giving it to him to make sure
the taste is OK."
Danny, age 7
 
"Love is when you kiss all the time.  Then, when you
get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and
you talk more.  My mommy and daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss."
Emily, age 8
 
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if
you stop opening presents and listen."
 Bobby, age 7     (Wow!)
 
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start
with a friend who you hate."
 Nikka, age 6
(We need a few million more Nikkas on this planet)
 
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, and
then he wears it everyday."
Noelle, age 7
 
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man
who are still friends even after they know each other
so well."
Tommy, age 6
 
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was
scared.  I looked at all the people watching me, and
I saw my daddy waving and smiling at me.  He was
the only one doing that.  I wasn't scared anymore."
Cindy, age 8
 
"My mommy loves me more than anybody.  You don't
see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
Clare, age 6
 
"Love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece
of chicken."
Elaine, age 5
 
"Love is when mommy sees daddy smelly and sweaty
and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
Chris, age 7
 
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you
 left him alone all day."  
Mary Ann, age 4
 
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me
all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
Lauren, age 4
 
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and
down and little stars come out of you."
Karen, age 7    (What an image!)
 
"Love is when mommy sees daddy on the toilet and she
doesn't think it's gross."
Mark, age 6
 
"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it.
But if you mean it, youshould say it a lot, 'cause people
forget."
Jessica, age 8  
 
AND . . . . Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked
about a contest he was asked to judge.  The purpose of
the contest was to find the most caring child.
 
The winner was a four year old child whose next door
neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost
his wife.  Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into
the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat
 there.  When his mother asked what he had said to the
neighbor, the little boy replied, "Nothing.  I just helped him cry."