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Feeling Alive Again

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*sigh*

It's been a down and up week for me...

Last Friday I got my annual migraine as I was travelling to the storytelling workshop "Animal Magic". Despite the fact I couldn't see, I managed to get some pills from a pharmacist and take them before the pain set in - I was absolutely NOT going to miss the workshop. My vision cleared soon enough and although I felt a little spacey, I was able to participate and I got a lot of food for thought from it.

Afterwards I asked to book on the next workshop, Fairy Tales, but was disappointed to learn it was fully booked... So I went home and then the migraine took hold. It seemed to last for days and I haven't felt so depleted for a long time. I've since heard from another woman that it may not have been the migraine that caused me to feel like I couldn't move for four days, but a bug. Whatever it was, I'm glad it has gone.

The good news is that on Thursday I got a phonecall to ask if I was still interested in the Fairy Tales workshop - obvious answer! I'm so tickled with the Universe - every day I said "I will enjoy the workshop on Fairy Tales this Friday", and despite being fourth down the waiting list I got a place.

It was excellent, a really magical couple of hours and the only fault was that it was too short. Ruth Kirkpatrick, who led the workshop, was a woman after my own heart - and it was no surprise to me when, near the end of the workshop, she produced a copy of Women Who Run With the Wolves as part of her recommended booklist.

I'm afraid I haven't picked up Finding Water for a fortnight. I'm doing my Morning Pages every day without missing a day, I'm considering the workshops to be artist dates and I have been walking once or twice a week without fail. But I just don't want to deal with Cameron's moaning - I began to feel like I had paid to become her therapist or something! "Wait a minute - YOU are meant to be inspiring ME..." So I've decided that I've already found the water and I'm swimming well... I may pick it up and do some Divining Rods, I may not...

I'm thinking today about Robert Moss' concept of the Waking Dream (I think that's what he called it)... Looking for connections between dreams and waking, symbols that can give guidance...

I've been looking for a story to tell at an up-coming storytelling circle because of course I need to get out there and tell stories to get the real experience I need... am I a workshop attendee or a storyteller?

Yesterday I was browsing through my book collection of folklore waiting to be grabbed by one when I came across a story about a horse that I had never noticed before. I read it, liked it and added it to my shortlist. But during my Morning Pages today I realised that of course this is the perfect story to begin with!

Several years ago, when I was attuned to Reiki I, a guide came to me in the form of a black horse and he has been with me ever since. So It fits that my healing guide would want to lead me into a new adventure...

So after a week of bleuch and no energy, I am revived and I have my story to work up.

Oh, and I did manage to tidy my desk!

Yay!

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Posted on April 15, 2007 in Creativity, Storytelling.

2 Responses to “Feeling Alive Again”

  1. Leah says:
    April 15, 2007 at 10:46 pm

    I’m glad you’re feeling revived. How cool about the fairy tale workshop!!

    I hear you about FW, but she’s stopped the moaning in the last two chapters, so you might want to check them out. :-)

  2. tammy vitale says:
    April 18, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    I love “I am swimming well…” – made me laugh because I was having such an awful time with FW too – the same thoughts about JC and who’s encouraging whom – almost to the word.

    I keep saying in my morning pages I am going to pick the book back up. But I haven’t. perhaps it is just trying to adjust to the time filling new part-time job (and oh my I am working at keeping it in its boundaries). Whatever, I enjoy reading the blogs and other folks’ takes than the book so maybe right now it just isn’t the time.

    I admire the walks thing – I’m not there yet.

    And LOVE LOVE LOVE that you got into the Fairytale workshop!

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