Good mood day

I’ve been participating in a writing group on here for quite a few months now. Linda G. Hill runs it. She’s an author, an editor and an all around pretty cool person. She gives us the prompt each Friday, and on Saturday, we write. We use the prompt and can write anything we want.  We can’t edit, (except typos)…it just has to free flow out of our brains. Pretty much like writing in my journal. I like it because sometimes I’m just lazy about writing, and the prompt gets me going. I don’t write in my journal anymore, so it’s good for me. I usually take the word and work it into whatever story I feel like telling. Anyway, this week, it’s hard! The damn prompt is “moo”. Seriously. I can’t sit here and free flow a story about cows. So, I’m going to tuck it into another word, and tell you about why today left me in a good mood. Get it? Mood. Moooood. God, I’m tired.

OK, so I worked today. My first weekend on since starting this visiting nurse job. Also, my first weekend off orientation, so I’m now allowed to pick up overtime. And seeing how it’s my first weekend on after orientation and after getting separated from my husband and learning to live with this pay cut I took, you’re damn right I picked up the overtime.  I saw 7 patients instead of the usual 5-6. As I’m finishing up the last one, my friend Paula calls me. She’s at a local shop, one of those healing places where they offer Reiki, sell stones and books and such. There was a crystal show there, and she thought of me. It closed in 30 minutes and was in the next town over, and I was tired. Also, I’m not really that into crystals. Well, that’s not true…I absolutely love going to crystal bowl meditation…I just never thought about getting my own crystal. I don’t know anything about them, so I thanked her for thinking of me and politely declined. I was yawning and needed to go home and finish my paperwork. As I hung up, I suddenly realized I wasn’t going home, but was going to this store. It wasn’t even a conscious decision. I just knew I was going.

I get there, and the crystals are pretty awesome. So beautiful and all so different from each other. Some were priced at $300 and up! I asked him how I would know which one to buy and he said to touch them and if it felt right, I would know it. So, I did. I found one that I was drawn to. I asked him about it and he said it was Green Apophyllite. It’s supposed to cleanse your heart chakra and help with psychic ability. As he said it, Paula looked at me with such a sincere, loving, warm expression and I knew this was the one for me. But, it was in the pile of expensive crystals, and really…did I want to spend my overtime money on a rock? I looked at him as I clutched it to my heart, and asked how much. He smiled and said, “twenty dollars”.  I feel like he was lying, and I let him.

I ended up buying some Animal Dream Oracle cards on a whim, while I was there. Paula had already bought me two meditation charms before I had arrived. It’s like everyone knew I was going there today, before I even knew it. I came home and held the crystal to my heart again for a bit. Wow, I just teared up a little bit writing that. My heart chakra is the only one that still makes me cry now. I guess I’m still a work in progress.

Anyway, I shuffled the cards and put the crystal on them. I knew I was only going to pick one, and I knew it was going to be perfect for either me or Paula. I was thinking of her when I drew it, but couldn’t figure out if I was drawing for her or me. Turns out, it was for me…


 

 

 

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS Apr. 15/17

 

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13 thoughts on “Good mood day”

  1. Ooohhhh as an Aussie I am so happy that is the card that came up for you. How interesting. You definitely have a very highly attuned intuitive self that you need to follow. I loved reading this. I worked at a crystal shop for quite a number of years and they are so varied and so beautiful. I never knew much about Green Apophyllite though but its gorgeous. 🙂

  2. Love your story. Nice stone! As far as knowing if a crystal is “right” for you, it’s all in whether you’re attracted to it or not. That’s how you know. Simple as that. You might, after a while, get a sense of what a stone helps you with, but it’s not necessary.

    Just reading the last bit of your oracle card explanation, and expanding on it a little bit:

    With koala, your potential for growth and transformation strengthens, and your sense of self escalates as you go through the healing process and trust that all is as it should be. Working on yourself and growing trust in yourself and in the world is the key to transformation. It’s a process of introspection and forgiveness, and it’s so very worth it.

    You couldn’t have pulled a more appropriate card!

    1. Seriously, what a card! I was really hoping for a hawk or a deer or something obvious like that. When I drew the Koala, I thought, “this is bull!”…till I read it. What a great message!

  3. Crystals are so pretty! I have some kinds of rocks and like to know what they are used for. I do think you can be drawn to some…you just get that feeling that they are calling out to you. 🙂

    1. I thought about buying a book on them so I would know what’s what, but honestly…I’m just happy with the one I have. Only so much time in the day to do things…

  4. How interesting! Synchronicities and signs come into our lives to lead us forward. Those oracle cards sound awesome. I have over 20 different sets, lol ! And as for crystals – my house is jumping full of crystal energy. I even have a crystal grid under our house extension.

    Green apophyllite has a highly spiritual vibration. Check this out – http://www.healingwithcrystals.net.au/apophyllite.html
    When working with crystals it is important to cleanse them. They mop up negative energies and can become tired. A very simple cleansing is to run it under a tap of water for a while with the intent that it be cleansed and recharged, that all the negative energies be transmuted to light (this is very important)
    I wish you well on your journey of healing and self discovery. 🙂
    BTW – thank you so much for the follow. Appreciate it a lot!

    1. Thanks for the advice! I’m going to check out that link, and definitely clean it. I’ve never heard of doing that, so thanks for filling me in!

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