Hello dear friends!
Here in Sweden the leaves are falling off the trees and the days are getting darker. At the moment I don´t mind, because it is so beautiful! We had an amazing summer, and the autumn has just been so beautiful too!
The beauty of mindfulness
The leaves on the trees have been red, orange, yellow and brown, and everytime I see one fall I remind myself that this leaf will only fall now. And I am witnessing it. In this moment. Here and now.
This helps me stay mindful on my life. It helps me enjoy every moment. It helps me see the beauty around me.
Samhain
At the moment we are in the energies of Samhain. It is a time of transformation and a time when the veil between the worlds is at its thinnest. It is a time for leaving things behind, with gratitude, and a time to allow one self to be transformed and look at what we would like to sow for the future.
We can imagine that what we leave behind is transformed and the energy of those things will flow into our new dreams, plans and projects.
A ceremony
I facilitated a ceremony this weekend on a beautiful Iron Age burial site, just outside of Stockholm. 16 people came and we gathered around a huge stone pile, which I sense is like a place to honour our grandmothers from time gone by. All the women and men of our blood line.
We lit candles for our loved ones who have died, we sowed seeds for the future and let old habits and patterns holding us back go. We sent out healing to the world, to friends and to ourselves.
Afterwards we had a picnic, and and the sun was going down I walked back towards the train station through the tall pine trees. Such a blessing to be able to be in a place like that and do ceremony. I am very grateful to the women and men who came and created the energy with me and who shared from their hearts.
A time for going within and without
Samhain can be a time for going within and looking at what we no longer need. That can be hard so for me it is very important that I stay inspired to do my work in this world.
I am working very hard on remembering to be grateful and to see the beauty around me. i keep saying it. Probably in every post I do. But that is because it works!
Practice
Practice gratitude every evening before you go to bed. Every morning too if you can, so that your first thought of the day awakens your mind and heart to peace and to possibilities.
Practice it throughout the day too! On your way home from the bus. At lunch. In the shower.
Right now.
Thank you for reading this!
Elin
This text is a copy of the one on my new blog at www.en.elinhejllguest.com
