In recognition of the power music has to move us in so many different directions, LK Ludwig has proposed a day of sharing song. Go and find joy, nostalgia, poetry and maybe dancing here. I offer you the wonderful Neil Young. This song makes me cry, every time, and it is still worth it because there is hope there too.


And because I owe you because I haven't posted in SO long - who knew it was THAT long? I offer you more talented Canadians... this song from Po' Girl given a stunning video by some talented soul. I found it on Megg's blog (speaking of talented Canadians).

I'll get back on here a little later and share the past few days of water week. The reason I haven't been posting is that I've had one of those coincidences that Denise Linn warns us to expect if we start Soul Coaching. You remember when I decided to start this thing I started Water Week with a ritual bath and some affirmations. I made the point of declaring (and embarassingly sharing with you) that I was prepared for the coming challenges in my career. Well, this week I've had to step up and start fulfilling aspects of my new role, unexpectedly, through illness. Everything is resolved again and I won't start properly until January, but it was great to try it on and rise to the occasion and learn that I could do it and all that. I wonder how much it would have thrown me if I hadn't declared to the universe that I was ready.

Today's exercise in Soul Coaching is to identify the things that drain your energy and those that boost it. I know that I sometimes end up in a cycle where I feel too drained to get myself together to do the things that boost me, so I carry on doing the things that drain me. Then I feel exhausted and cranky and self-critical. I'm taking  my journal to bed with me to work through it, but here are a few things that I know, without even thinking about it too much.

What are yours?

This month I'm working through some exercises from Soul Coaching, along with a group of inspirational people over at The Next Chapter.  Go on and have a look, you never know what messages the universe may be trying to send you.