Early morning Thursday. Hours before dawn.
Still dark out.
Unable to sleep through the night.
What does one do when lots of things are on one’s mind.
Hurtful things, wounded feelings, actions & behaviors of others that lack grace & kindness & courtesy.
What if one (or the family) is left out of an important family ceremony or gathering?
And that it happens twice in one month?
Sounds like the eclipse is doing its perfect job.

What to do when one can’t sleep?
Tossing & turning the events over & over in one’s mind.
When issues with others overwhelm one & personal relationships
do not act with kindness or Goodwill?
I am pondering this, assessing these questions.
In the Mercury retrograde in Aries.

Mercury retrograde today is at 23 degrees Aries.
It is in my 7th house, the house of “others.”
A perfect place for these ponderings – about “others.”

In an hour (6am PT), the moon will enter Gemini, sign of thinking, communication, the two brothers of light – one dimming, one growing brighter.
Mercury is the personality building ruler of Gemini.
And this afternoon, Sun & Mercury will join together.
They will “be one” (in Aries).
Lots of Mercury happening today.
Lots of thinking, pondering, assessing what would be right action, right response. What are the choices?

The apple pear blueberry crumble (from yesterday’s recipe) is packed up & ready to go to the meditation group. I added a chocolate cake. Risa