When we allow ourselves to become in tune with our natural environment, we allow ourselves to feel the subtle changes of the earth and sometimes not so subtle changes. Celebrating the seasons, celebrating what nature has provided and gifted us with, is so important, for it is a celebration of ourselves. When we allow ourselves to live in a more natural way , we bring natural flow back into our lives. We become more sensitive and aware, we become more alive.

We are given such amazing opportunities all the time to find our way back to ourselves. We just have to listen closely, listen and open our hearts to all around us. To allow nature to communicate with us, to shake off our fears and allow ourselves to step into the light and warmth of each day. To be outside and connect with the earth, allow our feet to anchor us, to allow our energy to flow freely. To be creative, to explore, to dance, make music and sing.

I love to walk in nature and since I was a child I always liked to sing whilst I was walking, I like to sing to the trees, to the grass, I liked to sing to make my connection with the earth, to allow my vibration to join in with the earths. To sing songs of joy and wonder, to sing my thanks for what I have received.

Lughnasadh is traditionally seen as the time of the Harvest.

It is the time for giving thanks and for celebrating the abundance in our lives. It is the time to come together with your community and celebrate ourselves, our harvest from the land and our harvest from within ourselves, to celebrate the many riches we have.

It is the time to visit our friends, the time to explore and make new friends. It is the time of gatherings, of festivals. But yet so many of us may feel lonely and vulnerable, especially after that very powerful moon that has come into our lives. But we must be open with our feelings and not allow them to isolate us. Now is the time to express how we feel, because by doing so we encourage others to do the same. We allow ourselves to be in flow when we express how we feel. It then allows us to see what we wish to change and how we may do so.

These are the new seeds that we are forming within ourselves.

Now is the time to share our abundance with others. To create together, music, art and dance. To share ideas, to share the harvest of our achievements. It is the time to be generous and to give thanks. The more we give, the more that we receive, the more we allow all things to flow into our lives. We only have to look to nature to see that, that is exactly what is happening all around us. Nature provides with her bounty, with all the fruits, all the herbs that are in abundance right now. We are encouraged to take and enjoy and to give thanks by keeping those seeds, by replanting them so that they may grow again. To be guardians of this amazing planet. To take part in the cycle ,to keep the circle in motion.

One simple but beautiful way to celebrate with others is to come together and share food. Share in the lands harvest. Ask everyone to bring some string or ribbon with them. When they arrive, place all the ribbon in a basket or container, cut so that they can be tied around the wrist or ankle. Get everyone to sit within a circle. Then ask each person to share 2 or 3 things in their life that they wish to celebrate at this time, things that they have achieved and things that nature has provided for us. Each person then takes 2 or 3 pieces of string to wear and passes the basket on. In sharing and celebrating we are strengthening our bond and our relationship to the earth.

So what 3 Things do you celebrate today?

I celebrate my children, I celebrate the abundance of love and joy that they bring into my life, the learning that they have brought me.
I celebrate the olive trees that surround my home, that are over 400 years old, that give me so much strength. That give me the gift of patience. Their very presence feeds my soul.
I celebrate the many people who have send me so much love and support on here, you all know who you are and how wonderful you are. I feel very blessed to have made so many amazing connections. So today I celebrate my Global Community.

Today is the day to become part of the Human Support System for the Earth.

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