It was a busy weekend, but in a good way.

Friday morning found us at a Pulmonary specialist appointment for Reya, which simply let to us finding out she needs to undergo more testing – a bronchoscopy and a bubble echocardiography. While I am known to bitch and moan loudly over the cost of our health insurance, the limited choice of doctors, and the high co-pays I am truly grateful to have it. I do not know how else we’d be able to afford all of this. I will, of course, keep you posted as we learn more.

Friday evening found me in Atlantic City. A long planned “day trip” as a birthday celebration. I had quite a wonderful time. I came home almost $100 ahead, was treated to dinner out, enjoyed drinks (some free, some paid), danced, and laughed more than I have in a while.

Saturday afternoon brought Lady Rose, my blogging partner at 2 Witches, over for one of her semi-regular overnight visits. She left at about 1pm today and her visit was filled with love and laughter. And many presents. too many presents. Really! You can see them at our site, if you are so inclined.

I spent most of the weekend muttering a chant in my heart, when not under my breath. One I shared over at 2 Witches and on our chant page as well. Every time I washed my hands, brushed my teeth, showered, flushed the toilet. I never had a formal ritual. I instead inserted many mini rituals into my daily life.

Imagine my surprise when this afternoon found me catching up on my blog reads to find my chant highlighted on so many sites. Thank you to:

• The Pampered Goddess
• Very Nearly Hippy
• Mrs B over at Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom
• The Diving Women

To know, without a doubt, that voices were raised with mine in other places at different times throughout that day touches me more than I can say. It moves me. It inspires me.

I hope it inspires you. To keep the song going. To sing it not once but as an all day long prayer.

But, a chant is not enough.  As Dianne Sylvan says on her blog, “happy thoughts aren’t going to fix this.”  She’s right.

Magic isn’t enough.  We have to be willing to look at ourselves, at the blood on our own hands.  We have to be willing to start making changes in how we live now … today … not later.

We here at Blade and Cauldron are gradually reducing our reliance on mass-produced food.  We are learning to make more and more from scratch.  We are eating only a fraction of the meat we used to.  I am gradually, as I need to make replacements in my kitchen buying metal, or stoneware, or glass or metal rather than plastic.  I am recycling more than I used to.  We are using the air conditioning less.

What can you do?

“May this circle be unbroken
May the earth one day be healed
May we find the answer
May a new way be revealed”
– Blade & Cauldron 2010

Blessings

Jia

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