Grain Moon

The Old Farmers Almanac gives the Native American names for each month's full moon.  The Native Americans named them to track the seasons.  Tonight is Grain Moon.
 

The corn here in the midwest is tall and close to harvest, but not quite ready.   It is still green, so it is also known as The Green Corn Moon.
 

We spent some time admiring the corn as we drove home to the city to get in another week of work.   We also have enjoyed seeing the moon this weekend.  I came home and went to the store,  grateful my food gathering is as easy as driving to a store.  I can imagine for the Native Americans, it was time to gather as much as they could to both process and preserve it, along with the wild game they hunted to get ready for the fall and winter. 
 

I walked after I fixed dinner and fixed lunches for Monday and Tues.   I cut it close, sunset is now 8pm.  Days start to get noticeably shorter now.
 

DH and I both had headaches this weekend,  fatigue and aches and pains...sort of grouchy we both were.  My back is also giving me fits making me think I need to tighten up my diet and get back to yoga soon.  Native Americans and early settlers did a lot of physical labor and moving around.  Today, our culture benefits from so much convenience, they we have come too far the other way.  DH and I sit long hours at computers at our jobs.  We need to keep moving.  My 5 mile walk felt wonderful.
 

Going to bed, so my body can rest up.  Happy Grain moon to you.

Overwhelmed?

Today I read an anonymous prayer "I pray that I may not be overwhelmed by material things.  I pray that I may realize the higher value of spiritual things..."  I have failed to mention lately that I am bringing that last of 2 boxes of old records to shred at work this week.  I had a single last paper box full.  I divided it by 3 because I only work 3 days this week and I bring an armful in a day and they get shredded.  I can't carry the entire box at a time, because I walk 2 blocks to work!  I also brought 2 envelops to mail a vest and a purse.  I also was inspired last night to get up during a commercial while watching my favorite show and grab about 8 items that I was on the fence about out of my closet and put them in the pile. Funny this is the prayer this morning.

The weekend was pretty busy...I need a weekend of nothing but rest.  So maybe the 1st weekend of Dec I will do that.  Have a total pajama day Sat!  Part of the problems i have are cyclical...i start feeling really good, I eat too much or not enough good "whole" foods, i.e. too much processed junk/sugar and then I crash and burn.  I went to bed feeling pretty bad last night.  My tummy was really upset, some abdominal and upper acid reflux and my joints were sore, right knee was throbbing.  Also some things I don't mention in a blog telling me my Candida might be back.  I know I need to do elimination diet...but it is the week of Thanksgiving...really?!  Oh well, I will just focus on lean meat and veggies this week...try to give up sugar.  It is hard, but feeling like this is harder. 

I did a 2 hour yoga class yesterday.  it was not solid 2 hours of flow, it was focused on using props (blocks and straps...and even the wall) to reshift your practice to sharpen up your poses.  Not just push for the ultimate twist so you can say "I did it", but really think about aligning the spine and opening the shoulders and gain from the stretch.  I liked it.  I would have never followed through with it, but I signed up and paid for it last week!  I ran home from church, put 2 home made pizzas (dairy free) in the oven and told my husband to take them out...then ran to the yoga class.  I was too tired to walk.  I really prefer to walk if I can, esp in the winter on weekends, because I like the sunshine.  I can't get home early enough during the week to walk in the daylight. 

so far rest last evening helped my knee, so i am planning on hot yoga after work.  We shall see.  Hope you get some sun on your face today and don't get overwhelmed by stuff!