MONTH IN REVIEW

Well, February was not a month for journal entries, that’s for sure. We spent the last two weeks dog-sitting next door, which threw us off our schedules a bit, and otherwise, I guess I wasn’t in the mood for writing.

I am happy to report, however, that my trip into Vancouver to speak to members of the BC Human Resource Management Association was a HUGE success. I found myself getting a bit intimidated when I saw the participant list including their position titles and place of work, but managed to hear Angelo’s advice when he said, “they are just like everyone else, trying to stay organized in a busy world”. So true.

As usual, preparation was the key, and I was ready! Instead of being short on material as I had feared, I had to wrap it up at 4:30pm on the dot, and that was with having forgot a couple of items.

We have continued to eat well from our new recipe book and I managed to do my sit-ups a number of times throughout the month. I saw part of the lunar eclipse, took my first flight in a float plane and rang in the Year of the Rat.

FEBRUARY = ORANGE

FEBRUARY = ORANGE
TO ANCHOR THE FREQUENCIES OF CREATIVITY & CONFIDENCE

I surprised myself: I didn’t go with my initial colour. I had originally thought that I would go for pink, in part, I admit, because it would correspond with Valentines Day and would also put some focus on my relationship with Angelo. In truth, I think I take our relationship for granted…and forget that it too, needs attention. I don’t want our relationship to end, yet I ‘assume’ that it will continue forever.

At any rate, I went for orange instead of pink. Funny, because at first I thought, ‘but I don’t have much orange’, but as you can see, I found enough items to make a beautiful altar.
So why orange?

Well, I have a big gig coming up in Vancouver at the end of February and given the audience, members of the BC Human Resource Management Association, and the implications, I figured I could use an extra dose of confidence. I am also aware that in facilitating a workshop, the more creative I can be the better. I am also doing a workshop for the Comox Valley School District in early February, and I have already determined that the participants are going to love it!

My altar is composed of a photo card of a beautiful orange rose, captured by our neighbour, Karin. She writes the best, heart-felt cards so her words and love are also contained within the text. One of my favourite bead necklaces also contains a lot of orange, and since it is more of a summer necklace, there won’t be an issue in having it on my altar for the month of February. I also chose to fill a funky, orange bowl that I bought at a second hand store with white stones that I brought back from Mexico last year. On the stones I have written various words (create, trust, wealth…) so the bowl also includes powerful words. And finally, I have included some other orange-tinted shells that we brought back from Mexico, along with an orange card that I received from an Aunt at Christmas. The entire scene is contained by an orange piece of construction paper. I like it!