Smokingboot

It rained all day, and I don’t mind. This is mild compared to the devastation in Oregon and Washington.

I woke up early to rare mental alertness of having clarity, plus the impulse to actually write things down. Now I have some lists, plans, and ideas for the coming year, and some insights to what this past year was about. It’s as though I worked on something all night while sleeping, although the dreams I recall were surreal.

The box of gluten free penne I cooked works well with the tomato soup I made yesterday, which turned out more like a fancy sauce. And I used the last of the elderberries to make syrup. I want to make almond butter cookies when I’m done checking online. Avoiding the headlines.

Finally a day with some sunshine and breaks in the rain, but I couldn’t find the energy to go outdoors.

The Christmas cards from the cousins share news about expanded families – two new great grandchildren, and a daughter who married a man with three children about the same age as her sister’s three children. And from the cousin who signs the name of her cats to her card, a new cat.

My cousin Carol has been alive with three generations before her, and now three after her. That isn’t so unusual, but I’m more aware of, and interested in, ancestors. I hear from them.

I did some cooking, without recipes, and without paying attention. Everything is edible, but the pot of stew needs to be tweaked. I used a couple of canned things in it, and the can of crushed tomatoes was very large and the tomatoes are intense. When I heat leftovers, I’ll need to add rice, beans or lentils.

Through the lens of the Gene Keys, the Sun is now highlighting the Gate 10. The Gene Keys are an esoteric system that helps map human evolution. It seems complicated to many others, but makes sense to me. I don’t feel more intelligent because I struggle with things every day; there’s the printer still in a box because I’m not up for figuring out how to use it, and the simple thing to do with a free Canva account that was beyond my comprehension.

Anyway, with Gate 10 highlighted between December 20 and 25, the gift of this time is Naturalness. It’s an excellent time to be still. The Siddhi is “Being”. I don’t feel I’m missing out by not being in the holiday bustle at all. The Shadow is self-obsession, but for many that’s going on all year long.