The shells represent (temporarily) water or the well
The dish of soil and crystal represent (temporarily) the tree
And the candles represent fire. I've since added a tall pillar candle along with the tea lights.
I suppose the place to begin is the beginning. All beginnings start with a single step. This is the beginning of my journey and that step. Virtue: According to Dictionary.com (This is the one covered in this blog) 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. 3. a good or admirable quality or property. Piety: According to Dictionary.com 1. reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations. 2. dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc. Study: According to Dictionary.com 1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection. 2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art. 3. a personal effort to gain knowledge. I decided to start here rather than with the virtues (Wisdom, ...
This week has been one of those weeks where time seems to speed up to a crazy pace. Monday - Appointments with my husband all day (disability) Tuesday (today) and Wednesday - Getting ready for classes to start (taking courses towards my bachelors in Emergency Management) (all online) ... fighting with Financial Aid etc LOL .... Thursday - Appointments with my husband all day (doctors) Friday ... who knows .... this might be my rest up day and use the weekend to get caught back up and start all over again.
I have been living in my own place since early 2014. I have enjoyed my independence and look forward to this continuing. But while on this journey I have found myself lacking and often moving from spiritual path to a spiritual path and not really settling down. It is time now to start settling down and moving forward on the spiritual path I have chosen. ADF is where I choose to make this path. I once again, start at the beginning of the dedicant path and look forward to the journey.
Awesome start!
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