It turns out, May wasn’t the full bloom I expected. Instead of a realizing of potential and an unfolding of energy, the month became more of a frustrated attempt to progress. The blocked sun made me hide my head rather than fully flower. Yet like so many things, it ended in a late bloom.
As far as my intentions for mind, body and spirit, I encountered mostly obstacles and road blocks. For most of the month, my blog was dysfunctional and plagued with spammers and hackers. No I don’t want Ivermectin and I don’t know how much vape juice costs. Thanks to a plugin (Jetpack) malfunction and poor customer support, I was left with a posts people couldn’t view or comment on and a site that was not recognized on my admin page. Thankfully, my husband was able to restore and fix the problem, and I’m up and running again within the last week.
Speaking of running, I’m not. But I am trying to stay consistent with exercise and adding weights to my routine. I can’t say I notice a big difference yet, but I’m focusing on exercise and movement to improve my mental and physical health, along with trying to be patient. What did help was a conversation with a friend who is as frustrated as I am about this stage in life and the steady, slow weight gain despite consistent exercise and mostly healthy eating. Misery loves company. No, it feels good to be heard and know you are not alone in the struggle.
Frustrations also followed me to work each day, both on the student front and the adult side. I wont go into details, but I am more than ready for a break.
Reading and writing are bringing me restoration and rejuvenation, as is photography and gardening. My vegetable garden is priming itself to be bountiful. We also finally got our cactus and succulent garden going. This involved my husband transplanting a 10-foot tall cactus into the ground, hauled across the yard like a giant burrito wrapped in an area rug, pulled by cargo straps. It was quite an event.
The last week of the month finally felt like roads were opening again, and I’m transitioning into summer. We’re getting ready for our Yellowstone adventure in July, and I promise to share the beauty here. For now, here are some pictures of a weekend morning at my local lake.
Love and light.
I think we need to run into obstacles to help slow us down, otherwise we’d fly through life. I don’t feel the blooming part yet either, but I’m going to be happy still being a bud phase, it lasts longer than the bloom. I don’t run anywhere my darling but I will walk until my butt falls off. 😂
I’ve always wanted to go to Yellowstone. One day hopefully. You are doing so well, reading your words makes such a difference to me.
Knowing that makes all the difference to me! Lots of pictures coming your way next month…