I enjoyed the weekend by digging my fingers into the dirt! It took my mind off of the workout my physiotherapist put me through on Friday. I’m taking care [...]]]> Another fabulous weekend! It was a long weekend here in Canada. Next weekend is the long weekend for my friends in the US.

I enjoyed the weekend by digging my fingers into the dirt! It took my mind off of the workout my physiotherapist put me through on Friday. I’m taking care of healing my knees, which is long over due. 

If you’re familiar with Louise Hay’s work, knees have to do with pride and ego.  Specifically:

Stubborn ego and pride. Inability to bend. Fear. Inflexibility. Won’t give in.

There are many aspects of this that I have healed, and I know there is more room for healing. 

I believe that our body, mind and spirit are connected, and when we heal one, we create the opening for healing in the others.  All the work I have done to this point created the opening for the healing of the physical, and by healing the physical, I heal more deeply with my mind and spirit.

My determination to heal is strong too.  He’s given me homework in the gym, and I have been doing it faithfully.  He has me rolling on this foam roller on the outside of each thigh.  It hurts!  I’m ready to cry every time!  I know this will ease, and I want the gift on the other side bad enough that I’m willing to do it, in spite of the pain.

Anyway, after Friday’s workout on the legs, I was so sore I could hardly walk up my stairs!  I was a sight!  I was laughing at myself with every step I took.  I was sore by Friday evening, and even more sore on Saturday!  Working in the dirt was a little challenging, but the stretching was good.

I cleaned out the weeds in the area I am now calling my garden.  I’ll be planting tomatoes and more over the next few days.

Today we cleared out the weeds in the front flower bed and planted some beautiful flowers there, plus a few planters of flowers as well.  The weekend was on the cooler side, which is normal for the May long weekend.  It made it very easy to work in the garden.  I’m pretty sure we’re past the frost.

It’s been a lot of fun, and it’s felt sooooo good to get my fingers in the dirt again.  I’m wonderfully grounded to begin the week.

This year I bring my body into balance, to further enhance and deepen the balance I have been bringing into my mind and spirit.

Where in your life do you see an opening for more balance?  Are you seeing a connection with areas for healing in your body?  Are you looking for more balance between your mind, body and spirit? What’s one step you can see today to bring you there?

Dream BIG!

Velma Gallant
The Queen of JOY!

PS ~ This week’s Welcome Changes Radio guest is Lisa Peck, the Step It Up Queen.  Join us Tuesday at 1PM Eastern for a GREAT show!

With respect to Welcome Changes Newsletter, I have chose to do a monthly newsletter using a “green publishing” platform.  I’ll send out weekly reminders for the radio shows to the newsletter, and any other [...]]]> So I think I have some more stuff worked out with how I want things to flow with my Sharings.

With respect to Welcome Changes Newsletter, I have chose to do a monthly newsletter using a “green publishing” platform.  I’ll send out weekly reminders for the radio shows to the newsletter, and any other time sensitive material in short emails.  I’ll be scheduling as many of these as I can, so I can organize my days the way I want rather than having the broadcasts dictate my days. 

I used to add a “What’s New” to each weekly broadcast, which is why I never pre-scheduled them, but I think it will be much easier to do my periodical “what’s up” shares here instead.

These shifts feel more organized, and that’s what I’ve been asking for!  Every day I’ve been affirming that “Each day I am just a little bit more organized.”

That affirmation has been working!  I’ve got a recycling routine in place.  I have a little basket at the top of the stairs that I put the recycling in.  I have a recycling station in the storage room in the basement.  Every Thursday a service comes and picks up our recycling.

I have a composting bucket under my sink.  Yesterday I picked up some inserts for it, so I can take it out to my compost bin cleanly, and the inserts are biodegradable too. 

I learned that you need equal parts of “brown matter” along with the “green matter”.  The green matter is things like my vegetable scraps.  Brown matter is things like dry leaves, and ripped up paper counts!  So I’ve been shredding my office paper and such, and keeping it in a bin with the recycling to use each time I take my scraps out.

I’ve been playing with menu planning a bit.  I’m still practicing with this one, but I am getting better.  I bought the “green bags” so my veggies last longer in the fridge.  I’d throw the old veggies into the compost, and I felt better about that, but that’s still waste even if I’m not sending it to the dump.

I’m looking forward to Summer so I can put the clothes out on the line again.  I’m also looking forward to starting a little garden too.  Oh!  I suppose I should get the pumpkin and squash seeds I saved started!  I think I’ll do that with my son this week.  I’m going to buy the plants this year for the tomatoes and peppers though.  Maybe I’ll have a row of carrots too.

I haven’t quite mastered the clean desk yet, though it is better!

Got organizational tips?  Feel free to comment with them!  I’d love to hear what you do that supports you to stay in the flow!

Dream BIG!

Velma Gallant
The Queen of JOY!