~Pagan Summer Camp (week 2)~ - Page 3

[aweynsayl]

Originally Posted by _ktg_

I love the post!! *squeee* This is the one day I was extremely nervous about

oh, huzzah!! it really is a pet project of mine.

Originally Posted by Maiasaura

Wasn't that right before my first reunion visit with M?

Wow

i know!!!

so, we made playdough this week, and while ds pounded it and pressed his beads into it and made rocket ships and vacuums and boys on potties, i made myself a mini "gratitude plaque" and a yoni sculpture. i put the sculpture on my shelf with some shells and driftwood... with some special pics above. and a bees wax candle. lurve it.

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love those quotes. esp the first. reminds me of this william morris one: “Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement; a sanded floor and whitewashed walls and the green trees, and flowery meads, and living waters outside.”

ever play the compliment game? we did it once in my group of gf many years ago, and it just stuck~ i'm always complimenting people when we're out. sometimes it really flusters them, you can tell they're not used to it... i love thinking they'll pass that glow on to the next person.....

thank YOU, ktg, for a wonderful week of camp! i am impressed (and grateful!) that you were able to focus on such an "up" topic, while having your own struggle with your TM. kudos for that, sweets!

[Maiasaura]

Yeah, what she said!

I love the compliment game. I am all the time complimenting random people out in public. I never had a name for it, though
The way I figure it, people don't hear enough nice things. Like even if...one time someone nastily sneered at me "what are you staring at??" I hadn't realized I'd been staring. I'd been staring through them.
I just said something like "oh, sorry, your hair is so pretty, I didn't mean to stare".

Love to stop people's nasty attitudes like that

[_ktg_]

Thank you Ladies! I will be honest I almost typed out - aww it was nothing This has been a lot of fun to do and of course more fun with friends!

I love the idea of the compliment game, I've never heard of this before, but you can bet it will be incorporated into my life now

Aweyn - That is a beautiful quote! I was inspired to add quotes from some of the previous camps & mini camps I looked at to make sure I knew what I was doing

I love the gratitude space you created. Creation of "spaces or alters" are on my "to-do" list and I love the inspiration from everyone.

I can't wait now for Week 3! and to continue to tinker with my TM

[DaughterOfKali]

After a trip to Boston Children's Hospital, I was humbled and filled with gratitude.

I (and I'm sure many others) often get caught up in the daily grind and fail to realize all the good that we do have.

I can't go into it more because I get all emotional.

[liza-s]

This was wonderful. I had to time this week to post, but thank you all for the great reminders of all the people & things I have that make bring me joy.

-dh,
-my great kidlets
-my parents & our great relationship
-mr. merly (the merlins nesting across the street who serenade me with their cries as the go out to hunt for their nestings 20 hrs a day. Now that is working hard...)
-my new tree that will bring us waxwings in December
-raspberries
-raven's courting
-DS's dancing
-DD's giggling
-a flexible employer & job I enjoy
-wonderful childcare 'teachers' who truly love my babies
-my local farmers
-dear friends
-chocolate
-hard apple cider
-bore tides
-ice swirling with the tides
-sandhill cranes
-frogs croaking
-sleeping in
-naps
-fresh bread
-my health & strength

[wombatclay]

Thank you thank you thank you!

_ktg_

[aweynsayl]

come on over, week 3 is open!

[femme_rouge]

Originally Posted by _ktg_

Thank you Ladies! I will be honest I almost typed out - aww it was nothing This has been a lot of fun to do and of course more fun with friends!

I love the idea of the compliment game, I've never heard of this before, but you can bet it will be incorporated into my life now

Aweyn - That is a beautiful quote! I was inspired to add quotes from some of the previous camps & mini camps I looked at to make sure I knew what I was doing

I love the gratitude space you created. Creation of "spaces or alters" are on my "to-do" list and I love the inspiration from everyone.

I can't wait now for Week 3! and to continue to tinker with my TM

Thank you ktg for your week of camp. I really enjoyed your thoughtful posts/prompts They are still with me.

[Maiasaura]

Yes, YAY, and thank you!!

[Aubergine68]

Originally Posted by _ktg_

To find the universal elements enough;
to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;
to be thrilled by the stars at night:
to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring ...
these are some of the rewards of the simple life.
~ John Burroughs, Naturalist (1837-1921) ~

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. ~Melodie Beattie

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ~Denis Waitley

Originally Posted by aweynsayl

love those quotes. esp the first. reminds me of this william morris one: “Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement; a sanded floor and whitewashed walls and the green trees, and flowery meads, and living waters outside.”

Originally Posted by DaughterOfKali

After a trip to Boston Children's Hospital, I was humbled and filled with gratitude.

I (and I'm sure many others) often get caught up in the daily grind and fail to realize all the good that we do have.

I can't go into it more because I get all emotional.

I just KNEW I'd find what I needed in this thread ETA Did I remember to say "Thank you!"?

I am sorry I missed this thread while it was ongoing, but thanks so much. Off to share some quotes and meditate on gratitude.