October musings

I love October, the colours and smells of Autumn.I celebrate my Silver wedding anniversary this month.I have been with my husband for 30 years.My life changed when I met him, for he encouraged me and empowered me.
He is supportive of my spiritual path ,though he does not walk a Pagan path himself.He has always attended Pagan moots and conferences and Groves with me in the past as he likes the company of pagans and real ale!
I help to care for my elderly parents and he is supportive with that too.We helped to care for his elderly mother when she developed dementia for over 9 years before we had to place her in care home nearby.Now my own parents have dementia and Parkinson's disease respectively.I take my turn with my brothers and sisteers to care for them.Not easy with such a dysfunctional family!I focus on the practicalities and the present, not dwelling on the past.
Needless to say we both work hard to keep fit and healthy.I have learned to live with the pattern of having energy and feeling fatigued that MS brings.
So  the wheel of life turns.I don't have the enthusiasm and drive I had when younger but still persist with my spiritual practices and studies.They define for me who I am.
Most of my work is invisible to others, sending absent healing with a group from White Eagle Lodge for both animals and humans, helping causes for the environment, human beings and animals ,tending my family.
My lovely daughter is living near where she works and developing into a wonderful teacher.She has a great gift with children.Even at 8 years of age she was the only one in the school who could calm an autistic classmate and coax her down from the playground trees.

Young people here in UK have such a hard time,my generation was lucky and privileged with free education at university and more chances of getting work.

I'm working with Avalonian mysteries right now and moving more towards a magical practice rather than witchcraft,though I celebrate the Celtic Wheel of the year and will go to to a local pagan moot soon as they are having afternoon moots rather than evening-so many have young children ,including a friend who had twin boys last Samhain!
May anyone who stumbles upon my hermitage here have a wonderful October..