Well…this is it: my first ever New Year’s Eve Web Party.
But just like in real life, I’m a little late getting ready. So while I blow the balloons and prepare the rest of the stuff, why don’t you all have a seat, have a sushi, have a glass of wine…have a good time!
I’m so glad to see you here tonight…it means the world to me.
Here’s a little music for you…enjoy your meal.
20 minutes to 2008
Having a great time. Daisy is a little tipsy…the old gal is all pooped out.
Looking back on 2007, I see family, friends, smiling faces…endless possibilities.
I’m happy to have found…happiness!
Every day, I wake up…and there it is.
All I have to do is grab it, go with it, BE it.
NOTE: I will be adding to this post regularly throughout the day…till about 6:00 p.m. when I’ll start another post for my New Year’s Eve Web Party. Don’t go away…
15 hours to 2008
Good Morning!
Welcome to the Big Countdown – glad to see your smiling face.
It’s snowing yet again, in beautiful Montréal. Daisy loves the white stuff, but this morning, she seems to be thinking, “Will it ever end?!” Hey darlin’, it’s only just beginnin’.
I’m drinking green tea, thumbing through my old agenda, filling the new one with all the birthdays and special occasions I don’t want to forget. This gives me a chance to reflect on 2007, see if I’ve accomplished all that I had set out to.
Listening to Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Volume II.
Life is sweet.
12 hours to 2008
Lunch time: pasta primavera.
I know – had pasta yesterday.
But hey…it’s New Year’s Eve!
Runes and Tarot cards are ready for a reading. So as soon as I’m done with the pasta, I’ll light the candles and incense…and strike up a conversation with the Universal Energy. Will be reporting my findings, so stay tuned!
Background music: Sade – Diamond Life
7 hours to 2008
This is the message I received from the Runes…what I must focus on for 2008:
Mannaz
The Self
The starting point is the self. Its essence is water. Only clarity, willingness to change, is effective now. A correct relationship to your self is primary, for from it flow all possible correct relationships with others and with the Divine.
Remain modest – that is the Oracle’s counsel. Regardless of how great may be your merit, be yielding, devoted and moderate, for then you have a true direction for your way of life.
Be in the world but not of it, that is implicit here. And yet do not be closed, narrow, or judging, but remain receptive to impulses flowing from the Divine within and without. Strive to live the ordinary life in a non-ordinary way. Remember at all times what is coming to be and passing away, and focus on that which abides. Nothing less is called for from you now.
This is a time of major growth and rectification and, as a rule, rectification must come before progress. The field is tilled before the seed is planted, the garden is weeded before the flower blooms, and the self must know stillness before it can discover its true song.
This is not a time to seek credit for accomplishments or to focus on results. Rather, be content to do your task for the task’s sake. This is more a problem for those whose eyes are always on the goal than for those who have not forgotten how to play and can more easily find themselves in doing the work for its own sake. Herein lies the secret of experiencing a true present.
If you take the Rune of the Self and cut it down the middle, you will see the Rune for Joy with its mirror image. There is a subtle caution here against carelessness. The dancing acrobatic energy of balancing is called for now – the Self is required to balance the self. Nothing in excess was the second phrase written over the gateway to the temple at Delphi. The first counsel was Know thyself.
I also picked two Tarot cards:
The Magician
Knowledge is power. Empowerment through the understanding of our own abilities and the world around us. Intelligence and initiative. Pragmatism, the ability to make the best of a situation. A risk must be taken, and a choice made – this is the time for a new start, the beginning of something significant.
Four of Cups
The grass is always greener. This card warns against taking your blessings for granted. There is the tendency to yearn after that which is forbidden or unattainable, but you have so much to be thankful for in your life already. Is it really worth risking what you have for that which may lose appeal when obtained anyway?
Okay…I’m off to pick up the sushi.
See you later, folks…in a brand new Party Post.
NOTE: This will be one long post – I’ll be adding to it all through the day. I’m starting early this year…I want to make sure I’m ready to rock when 2008 rolls in. Oh yeah!
36 hours to 2008
Today is all about purifying my home: getting rid of the old energy
so the new energy can circulate freely.
I’ve got the vacuum cleaner out, and I’m about to put the first load of
dirty laundry into the washer.
Listening to The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers.
Let the fun begin!
35 hours to 2008
First wash ready to fold. Second wash in progress.
It’s 1:00 p.m. – Making pasta for lunch.
33 hours to 2008
The pasta was delicious, thank you.
Second wash ready to fold – wash is over and done with for today.
Making list of things to buy for tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve Web Party.
Will take van to car wash…and shop for items on list.
29.5 hours to 2008
Everything is going according to plan.
Shopping is all done, except for the sushi – I’ll be going for take-out tomorrow evening around 7:00. Already picked what I want from their menu: avocado hosomaki (6), cucumber hosomaki (6), vegetarian temaki (1), lettuce/carrot/cucumber/avocado/tofu futo maki (5). Vegetarian cuisine at it’s best!
I have the party decorations, the wine, nachos and salsa sauce for an early evening snack, and an assortment of baklawa/namoura for dessert. Ooooooo…how am I ever going to resist drinking and eating all this tonight?
Also remembered to buy my agenda (day planner) for 2008. Will be writing in the birthdays and special anniversaries tomorrow – going through my old agenda and looking back at 2007.
Now it’s time for a nice bowl of hot soup…I just came in from walking Daisy. Though it’s not too cold outside, it sure is slippery.
Listening to Miles Davis – Kind of Blue.
24.5 hours to 2008
What a great day this has been. And tomorrow is going to be even better. Yes!
Because now that I’ve gotten all the cleaning and shopping out of the way, I’ll be able to relax and dive into the more spiritual part of the ritual: the Runes, the Tarot, the burning of incense, etc.
And I received two beautiful gifts, yesterday, that will make the rituals even more special: an Inukshuk, and a box of scented candles.
So I hope to see you all bright and early for Part 2 of the Countdown to 2008.
Big hugs and lots of love,
Oza a.k.a. Mudd
(and vice versa)
xoxo
Well…this is it: my first ever New Year’s Eve Web Party.
I’m drinking green tea, thumbing through my old agenda, filling the new one with all the birthdays and special occasions I don’t want to forget. This gives me a chance to reflect on 2007, see if I’ve accomplished all that I had set out to.
This is a time of major growth and rectification and, as a rule, rectification must come before progress. The field is tilled before the seed is planted, the garden is weeded before the flower blooms, and the self must know stillness before it can discover its true song.
