Exactly What I Needed

Hello friends,

I just got back from one of the best nights I’ve had in a long time. More on that in just a bit….

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Today was a rough day.

I woke up at 4:30 with hopes to have a relaxing morning. I wanted to have enough time to drink my coffee, catch up on some blog-reading, go for a half-hour run, and make breakfast.

I had plans to leave the house by 6:30AM for work. Plenty of time.

JK.

The sun decided not to show up.

But I went running away.

And then I tripped on a cat.

Because I couldn’t see.

So that was fun.

And then I went to work. Where I got to see my kids. And I was so excited.

Except they haven’t been at school for 5 days.

So then this happened:

And I may have gotten a few bruises on my back because of angry 6-year old kiddos that struggle with expressive language skills. Or a few bruises on my arm from an 8-year old kid that seeks sensory input and thinks punching my arm is the most appropriate way to get that.

So today’s been long.

I got home at 7:30 and was going to pass out and call it a day.

But one of my co-workers texted me to ask me if I’d be joining them for “Women’s Circle.” Women’s Circle is a ‘meeting’ held once a month where a group of lovely ladies get together to talk about certain issues and connect about things going on in their lives. It allows for an informal forum for these women to vent about their daily frustrations or successes. I’ve never been before. But I was intrigued.

When I walked into the house, all the ladies were sitting around the coffee table, wine in hand, holding an oracle card.

As I sat there for a bit, I realized each person was reading the character trait on their oracle card, along with the description, and then sharing with the group a connection they had with the goddess.

It sounds so silly. A bit ridiculous.

But it was so cathartic.

It was just our small group of women. Talking about the big and the little events in our lives. Talking about the things we were grateful for. And the things we needed to work on to help us be more compassionate and loving to our selves.

It was an opportunity to disconnect. To put my phone and e-mail aside and really, truly listen to what people were saying.

Tonight was therapeutic.

It was exactly what I needed.