Jofee Pictures!

No daily draw for today . Since Sunday was rather stressful and tiring, I've decided to use this day for reading and other relaxing activities. which won't require a lot of my own input.
But I do have some wonderful pictures of Jofee to share. He has grown a lot and is becoming really frolic and frisky and also a real naughty boy. Luckily for us he is still taking his naps. Each day he is becoming more and more a part of our family. It is hard to believe we only have him for about three weeks.
So enjoy.....

Getting dirty

bathing time

So tired!

Ace of Swords – Keeping my head clear

For today I've dawn the Ace of Swords from the Original Rider Waite Tarot: this card is all about having  a clear vision, bright ideas and deciding what is fair. But then I noticed how a crown is held on the tip of the sword:

Today for me this card is also about taking over the crown. Being the first in charge and decide how things are organized best.

Both my girls came down with a nasty cold (snotty and feverish and a soar throat). S (poor girl) has to go work until 8 PM (I will drive her)  and M is resting/sleeping on the couch.

Yes, that leaves me in charge of the pack. Today I have to decide about right and wrong and be a fair judge for all of us(especially for our naughty and stubborn little boy). I also have to come up with some clever ideas to make this a bit easy on me. so no cooking but a lot of orange juice should be enough. I've already done my grocery shopping while Jofee was asleep an my girls were “watching” him. Of course I want set some personal time for myself aside too: To play in my new notebook or read some pages from “Shadow of Night” part two of the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.  A book a  about witches, vampires, daemons time walking and lots of other mystical ingredients (yummy)

And last but not least I want to keep my head clear from murky pitiful thoughts of “poor me”. It is what it is and I have to deal with it as good as I can. There is no need for perfection just for loving kindness for all four of us

Seven of Pentacles – Practicing Patience

For today,  before I pulled a card from my Original Rider Waite Tarot, I've asked what we needed the most to make this day a wonderful day.

And I've got the Seven of pentacles: Patience, patience, patience!

Usually I like my life to be organized and scheduled. Setting out time for work, for relaxation, for making art etc. if I would try to maintain this quest for order I would get very frustrated because with a little puppy around the house, order is nowhere to be found. We follow his schedule of playing, eating, and sleeping and try to adjust it little by little to how it fits us best. This requires a lot of patience and thought. Like the pentacles in this picture take their time to ripen, it takes also time for a puppy to grow up and for us to get used to this new situation. I think in the beginning we did expect too much of him and luckily very soon we realized how little he still is. It is just a little baby. And taking that in consideration, he is already so clever: He pees and poops on an old newspaper on the kitchen floor and sits when asked. He comes when we call him and when he is tired he is falling asleep between the feet of one of us. Then we carry him to his bench where he continues to sleep. He is a bundle of joy. We talk about this new way of living a lot and although it is very tiring we do feel Jofee is bringing a lot of positive and lively energy to our family. And after each day we feel fulfilled, and happy with how he is developing and is experiencing and learning new things.

Five of Cups and Two of Cups and: opening up for new love

For today I've picked the Five and the Two of Cups from the Original Rider Waite Tarot face up, for they  represent so perfectly how we are experiencing some conflicting feelings these last few days.

Saturday morning we went for our lovely fluffy Jofee and we are enjoying him so very, very much. He is bringing so much life and joy into our home. Therefore it surprised us a lot that out of the blue there were feelings of intense sadness because how could he ever take Tara’s place. Tara who was embedded in our family, who needed less than  a word to understand us and knew exactly what we wanted.

With Jofee, we have to start all over from scratch, teaching him everything and somehow this feels very overwhelming, especially in the evening, when we are so tired. All this felt very much like the Five of Cups. Focusing too much on what we have lost instead of on what we were given: a new chance to be happy again with our little puppy.

Gradually we are moving from this card to the Two of Cups. Getting to know  and appreciate one and other without expectations and comparisons to former love. In other words falling in love all over again. We are making new memories with our little fellow and love grows quickly stronger, deeper and we are beginning to forge unbreakable bonds. Our hearts will  grow the more we love. There is room enough for everyone 

Yeah! Pictures of Jofee!

No daily draw for me today. There is  too much delightful chaos going on over here. Our days are filled with playing, correcting, loving, petting, watching, grooming,  teaching, and without enough sleep. M, S and I are constantly looking after our little scallywag. Only 7,5 weeks old but such a handful.

Living in the moment isn't difficult anymore. It comes natural with having a puppy I guess. So no planning ahead anymore; just trying to create a new kind of structure and taking it one day at the time. Going with the flow is our credo now J

Following the first snapshots from S her telephone:

Purity - Our snow white Jofee is home

Today’s card is Purity From the Spirit of the wheel meditation deck. The keywords on the card are Inner child, Innocence and Freedom.

This card is all about caring for our inner child and to let go of the pressure of our  daily life for a while. Sometimes this child is hurt in the past and has build layers of protection around himself.

To heal your inner little one it is very healthy to embrace life fully; to enjoy the little pleasures life has to offer and to accept life’s gifts gracefully.

Today the most beautiful gift for us was the homecoming of our lovely snow white little Jofee. A symbol of purity and innocence and a balm for our past hurt. The arrival of this lovely guy has brought out our three little girls instantly. We are sitting on the floor playing with him and our voices sound one octave higher to meet his little squeaking sounds. Nothing matters more than making him feel at home and time goes by moment by moment….

PS Photo’s will follow….