Liesel's Morning Coffee

My friends see this little guy every time they are by my desk. The way he sits, what is around him, is not happenstance. I'm not Buddhist by any means but I saw this statue at TJ Maxx and thought, how serene and peaceful he is. I had this red tray for years and used it for odds and ends but since living on my own, it has become my little desktop altar.  Spirituality is very intuitive, I believe. With this, these items all have a calling to me. I can't exactly say how or why but the energy helps center and puts me in a better state of mind. Even changing it up every now and then is a bit of a ritual. Sometimes there will be a votive candle with him.  Since our desks is a place where we do work, finances, and gaming, something that helps give a bit of peace is needed. It is something that our eyes can rest on for just a moment and just remind us to "relax".  Trust me, with the holidays coming up and tax season after that, we need all that we can get! :D

Ah, so the wheel turns and with that comes change. We are always changing, moving with the river that is constantly heading to new places. My not-so-forgotten blog is going through a change as I have done so over the years. With personal life changes of emotional, mental, and spiritual, there has been many things I have discovered and even rediscovered.  I have many beliefs that have been buried and now are resurfacing and it has led to a path of finally being content with the person I am. Finding this inner peace and awareness, it is amazing what one is capable of and realize that what we have taken for granted or the words we have had beaten into our psyche really doesn't matter. What matters is what WE think of ourselves. With knowing what we suffer and have overcome, we open our eyes to see what others are going through and in turn, start to offer our shoulders, advice, or even just a sympathetic ear.  There is so much I have weathered in my forty plus years and have come