Enjoy my January 2024 Newsletter, Beloveds!
Hope you're enjoying the snow!
I am!
Happily, I get someone else to clean up my walk and driveway. I'm sitting here in my cozy warm house (see left) looking out at the snow through my lace curtains, surrounded by my remaining Christmas decorations as I type this to you. The tree had to go earlier for pick up and I was going to take the rest down today but the snow encouraged me to wait a little while longer. I'm pretending I'm still having a white Christmas. On the first night after the snow I took the picture below. I have sweet memories of my Dad putting those big old fashioned colored outdoor lights on our bushes in Winchester. They weren't old fashioned then, of course. When the snow covered them they would glow beneath it, slowly melting a pocket around each light. I always try to capture my Christmas twinkle lights in the snow as a tribute to Dad. He was an amazing man and a gifted crafter. He once took a 4'X8' sheet of plywood, cut and painted it to look like a ribboned Christmas package that said "Merry Christmas from the Fraulas'. He put it in our yard with a spotlight on it to be sure it was viewable from Route 522 at night. (I try to use my best southern accent when I tell people I grew up on the corner of Apple Pie Ridge and Pughtown Pike (522). Upcoming ClassesAs some of you may know, I canceled the January in-person class due to the increased illnesses in the area along with low enrollment. Johns Hopkins has reinstated using masks in all their facilities due to a jump in hospitalizations. Zooms are still on and we just had a beautiful heart opening All Love Zoom last night, the 18th. I plan to wait to put together another in-person class for a bit. I decided to add something new to my All Love Zoom last night. With everyone's permission I offered a Matrix Energetics module for healing. It was well received and I will likely offer it again in the future. The February All Love Zoom will be on Thursday the 15th from 8pm to 10pm. I hope you can join me. Email me at sherrytuegel@verizon.net for the link. The fee is $20 and paid with my phone number, 410-598-1010 on Zelle (preferred) or on PayPal using the above email. Stay well out there! |
In ClosingI've recently had some bouts of loneliness come up over the Holidays. After my Birthday on January 2nd I had my "the party's over syndrome" kick in. One friend aptly called it ennui. After living in a state of contentment for the last 5 months, this knocked me for a loop. I was disappointed in myself and felt a bit at a loss. My spiritual ego was very disappointed in me. Part of me is still living in that disappointment and fear. Luckily I pulled a card from Osho's Zen Tarot deck that gave me some guidance. It was called Success:
"Watch the waves in the ocean. The higher the wave goes, the deeper is the wake that follows it. One moment you are the wave, another moment you are the hollow wake that follows. Enjoy both - don't get addicted to one. Don't say: I would always like to be on the peak. It is not possible. Simply see the fact: it is not possible. It has never happened and it will never happen. It is simply impossible - not in the nature of things. Then what to do? |
Enjoy the peak while it lasts and enjoy the valley when it comes. What is wrong with the valley? What is wrong with being low? It is a relaxation. A peak is an excitement, and nobody can exist continuously in an excitement."
~Osho I had lost faith in myself for a while and occasionally am still faulting. A few dear friends have held the space for me while I struggled. Thank you Beloveds! (See the photo above.)
If you lose your way please remember to reach out to someone you trust to hold the space for you as you move through the valley. I'm here for you too, even as I struggle. Sometimes I come together more supporting others. It helps me remember mySelf. I pray that your days be full of love and joy with the valleys few. Remember to allow yourself rest in the valley when it comes. Do reach out and let me know how your life is going in this new year. I love to hear from you! Sending you much love and many sweet blessings! Love Always,
Sherry |
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