The Druid Grove

by **Holly** » 14 Jun 2007, 22:02

I learned at work few days ago that it is possible for someone to break a toilet in half simply by sitting on it...especially if they are 750 lbs.

by **FalconWarrior** » 04 Jul 2007, 07:43

I learned which video and sound drivers work with my new computer. Yay!

by **SilverStorm** » 12 Jul 2007, 09:04

Today I learnt that though it may have been a long time since you heard from a friend they still love and think about you more often than you know!

And also that no matter how well you think you know somebody after all these years they can still surprise you.

by **FalconWarrior** » 13 Jul 2007, 05:08

FalconWarrior wrote:I learned which video and sound drivers work with my new computer. Yay!

And TODAY I learned how to keep the aforementioned drivers working properly! Also I learned that my awesome new computer was being crippled by malware and so now I'm learning what I need to upgrade to remedy this problem.

I'm kinda wishing I would start learning slightly more useful stuff...

by **ita** » 23 Jul 2007, 17:04

In theese days I am remembering that I learned that the definitions "good" and "bad","posetive" and "negative" are nothing more than my own projections on the sujects that I`m around...

I am once again learning that it all begins in me,and then are reflected in my surroundings...

I am learning to be my own maker and master of my illusions,and I like it very much...

:trefoil:

by **City Druid** » 24 Jul 2007, 00:12

I leart that Noah wasent mad, i wish I built myself an Ark as I live in sunny Gloucester and I am surrounded by water,at least i have power for the next couple of hours

by **~*Blackbird*~** » 26 Jul 2007, 11:28

This week I've learnt that life and death walk hand in hand.
It's a hard lesson to learn.

p.s :hug:

for you Tim!Really feel for you guys up there

Hope things get better fast!

by **Fiach MacMara** » 15 Aug 2007, 01:38

I learned that it is ok to walk your own path.

by **Philomena** » 15 Aug 2007, 02:09

Today I learned that, although I exhausted myself cleaning due to nesting instincts, that still doesn't mean I will get any sleep :wall:

by **wintercat** » 17 Aug 2007, 23:04

I learned if you do a lot of work with the elements and like to call rain- don't ever change your opinion and certainly don't do anything close to banishing rain because someone wants to have a ritual outside! I read a post about working with spirits saying, we should think of them as angels, so we understand we are not just dealing with something or someone with no personality. Well, I don't think of them really as angels, but that image helps anyway. RAIN, RAIN, RAIN........................... :gloomy:

by **Florence** » 25 Aug 2007, 00:32

I'll post a story I read somewhere and it reminded me of two things that already knew but that sometimes I forget: to open my eyes wide because there's a lesson to learn in every little thing around us and to be humble. Let's see what this tale tells you...!!!!!!

1. The Ant and the Feather

"Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!"1

"One morning," writes Ron Clarke, "I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather across my back terrace. Several times it was confronted by obstacles in its path and after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour.

"At one point the ant had to negotiate a crack in the concrete about 10mm wide. After brief contemplation the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked across it and picked up the feather on the other side then continued on its way.

"I was fascinated by the ingenuity of this ant—one of God's smallest creatures. Here was a minute insect, lacking in size yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome."

Can you imagine God telling us to learn from an ant? So what can we learn? Ants are determined, they are not afraid to work to achieve their goals, they work as a team, they think through and work to overcome the challenges thrown in their pathway, and they never give up. But most of all they teach us about the marvels of God's creation.

"Suggested prayer: "Dear God, thank you for the miracles of your creation. Help me to learn the lessons I need to learn from the ants. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer.

L & B : :butterflies:

by **Creirwy** » 04 Sep 2007, 19:05

That if you speak from your heart then you do not fear or worry about the consequence, because when you speak your truth, then good will only come about.
When we speak with shades of grey, we make our lives grey and fear for our futures.

by **Ainevar** » 05 Sep 2007, 15:45

I learned how to use format stuff on word. I usualy ignore that type of thing.

by **magma** » 08 Sep 2007, 14:26

I've learned that guerkins don't go with cheese and tomato toasties!! :curtsey:

by **DeepGlade** » 08 Sep 2007, 23:13

In celebration I sit in my garden, feeling the breeze blow on my skin, watching the bees collecting the last of the pollen before the flowerheads turn to seed, watching the clouds move, meandering across the sky as horses, trees, faces...I watch the tiny ant crawl up my leg...nothing for you up there little beastie. My cat Slippers, her belly full of new life, is nosing in the long grass trying to catch a cricket...without much success. Leaves gently wave to me from their branches...soon they will be changing colour in honour of the autumn. I can already smell autumn in the air...it excites me. And I have been blessed with the ability to see, feel, touch and taste all this...and enjoy it.

Yes...there is much cause to celebrate.

Blessed Be

Deep~Glade

by **silverwitch** » 09 Sep 2007, 16:20

I learnt that i cant control absolutly everything and every situation.

That i must let go and just enjoy things as they are, go with the flow as my counselling tutor would say.

:shrug:

silverwitch

by **Silberdistel** » 10 Sep 2007, 11:42

I learned that feelings are like waves, they come and they go. And it´s good that way! I don´t need to control everything. :oops:

by **scopulus** » 10 Sep 2007, 18:32

I learned today that I am so tired of my own negative spiral. I tend to see the negative things before the positive. And actually me eyes were opened last week. Saturday had a climax where I spoke out a few things in a sereen order with alot of poetic talks! I also learned how critical my parasite is in my mind, being the judge and the victim, and that it takes alot of time to bring them in balance and not give in thier chitcat...

I learned ALOT , and want to bring it in practice now, to stop being so negative all the time!

Warmest regards and blessings.

by **CirclingRaven** » 13 Sep 2007, 14:12

In 2002, my brother's life was taken by another (it was the 5th anniversary on Monday). At that time, I pledged that I would not allow my own feelings of anger or hatred to cause me to behave in a bitter or vengeful manner. That way, my family would not have to suffer my pain on top of what they were themselves already feeling. I decided to try to banish these negative emotions, and not give this evil act the power to rob us of a happy future.

Despite trying to banish these feelings, five years on I still feel angry and the hatred, though diminishing, is still bubbling away in the background. I don't want to feel the way I do, but this week I have learned that I am burdening myself with another negative emotion...guilt. I feel guilty that I still harbour these feelings, as I know that they are destructive, and yet, here I am creating another.

I suffer from Fibromyalgia, and the burden of all these emotions is making the condition so much worse, that I am, I think, inwardly 'punishing' myself by causing this crippling pain. And here again, I create even more guilt for myself to carry, as I realise that it is down to me that my family are having to help me more with the daily work and routine of life. I haven't spared them any of the anguish I first sought to take away from them.

Today, I think, I have learned that no matter how hard you try to bury negative emotions, they will in due course dig themselves out of the pit you put them in, and will bring reinforcements along with them.

However, I think I have also learned that as I am only human, I really am asking far too much of myself. I know I will have to deal with everything now, or I will be allowing this cycle of self-destruction to steal away the happiness we all deserve, though I have always found it very hard to be 'kind' to myself, and have always been self-critical to the extreme.

I think that this Samhuinn would be the right time for me to perform a self-purification ritual which I found very helpful when I was still involved in my Bardic studies. Though I 'officially' finished my OBOD studies over 10 years ago, the practical advice and guidance within the pages of the gwersi are still profoundly relevant and have become part of my day-to-day existence so I believe this to be the course of action I need to follow at this time.

Blessings, Circling Raven /|\ )O(

by **CirclingRaven** » 14 Sep 2007, 16:03

Today I learned that if someone is starting to annoy you

by 'preaching to the converted', :old:

have a little patience. :whistle:

Sometimes that person is just vocalising something that they need to hear out loud to see if it makes as much sense 'out here' as it does 'in there' :thinking: