Sleep,
sleep, and more sleep.
Thinking
that it was a dark and dusky day and then having an occasional burst
of sunlight shining through the window.
The
glimmer of an invitation to run a workshop on grief later in the
year.
Watching
an Irish documentary on 'Brighid: Goddess and Saint'; wonderful to
hear it all spoken in Gaelic, appreciating the invitation to pay
attention that subtitles bring, loving the beautifully poetic nature
of Irish thought, finding layers within layers of understanding and
deep memory, and particularly loving the comment that she was, and
is, 'the solar deity of the Christian hearth'.
Learning
the heath blessing that women would say until very recently in
Ireland when they banked the fire; "I bank down this fire as
noble Christ did, Mary on top of the house, Brighid in its centre".
Beautiful
Chorus, one of my favourite groups, offering a free album of
herb-related songs for download. I love the generosity and joy of
their spirit.
And the
resplendent, joyous sound of birdsong in the dark.
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