
It is hard to believe we are at the start of harvest season. Last week I saw the first corn stands start to pop up around my home. The sunflowers are in bloom reminding me that my favorite part of the wheel of the year has arrived. I love Lughnasadh and usually we have a feast and games out in the yard to celebrate. This year things are much quieter and it makes sense given the kind of year it has been. This year has been on the fallow side. Early in the year I was still swimming in grief and so I did not plan much past survival. A couple of days ago I sat at my journal and tried to write down what I thought my harvest might be for this turn of the wheel. It was a struggle but after a bit I began to realize that my harvest is abundant. Sometimes things grow in our lives that we did not plant and they end up being a blessing. Other times we plant things and we do not even realize what we are doing.
Just a couple of weeks ago I saw something happen that I never believed was possible. It was the compilation of 5 years of work and when it came to fruition the outcome was greater than anything I could have ever wished for! Wrapped within this victory were smaller blessings that when put together amounted to a life changing experience. Ever since then I have been lighter and I feel more like myself than I have felt in a long long time. Another unintended harvest came in the form of more self-compassion. I’ve learned that I am really lacking in this area and this has lead me to work on it and slowly I am getting better. Lastly I am a new grandma! Now I know the baby isn’t really my harvest but I feel like I gave a pretty hefty assist. 😉 Having that sweet baby to love has really brought some much needed light into my life. When I start stacking all of this up it amounts to a lovely harvest and I am grateful.
Today I’m planning to bake some bread in honor of Demeter and the corn god. I will light a flame for Lugh and maybe throw some wishes into the fire. It is going to be a quiet, solitary celebration but still powerful in its own way.