This has been one of those weeks where meditation has felt like I just can’t settle in, so I’ve tried not to force it too much. I’ve done lots of mind-quieting meditations for just a few minutes, and I’ve kept up my daily devotions that I do over my morning cup of tea, but this week has just been too hard to really focus. So I did my meditations by the seat of my pants, and tried not to worry about it too much. Distractions happen, and things will settle back down soon (I hope).
There are several parts of my life that are unraveling at the edges right now, so I’m feeling a bit frantic, and I have several friends and family members who are in need of a lot of support right now.
I’ve actually wished for a sort of Druid prayer or healing or magic circle, where we can go to pray and do magic for each other as we need support. I am feeling like I can’t do all the things that I feel like I need to do right now, without taking a day off work and doing nothing but ritual and magic for a day (and I can’t do that, especially not since I’m already missing a day of work this week for jury duty). Maybe there’s a ritual and healing circle that I can be a part of. Here’s me looking to be part of some kind of a community again. This is a common thread for me.
Maybe I just need more butt-on-floor time at my altar, and to just let things go.
And maybe I’m just learning the lesson (again) that I can’t do anything to help when bad things happen to people. It’s just very hard to sit by and watch and not be able to help out as friends and family go through hard times.
Little Druid on the Prairie 
Sometimes life just gets too distracting, but it’s great that you’re sitting down for even a few minutes. I’ve found that, even when the meditation doesn’t seem to have a lot of immediate effect, it does help me keep more of an even keel, especially when everything else feels overwhelming. Often just giving yourself that few minutes can help.
Are you on ADF’s healer’s list? They do prayer requests for healing and that sort of thing. It’s not the same as an in-person group, but the healers there seem to be supportive folks.
I’m not on the ADF healer list – but perhaps I should be. I don’t mind giving my own energy when I have extra, and I certainly could use a little extra right now. I’ll definitely sign up! Thank you for the hint 🙂 (Healing is something I’m distinctly interested in, but I haven’t really explored it)
You can also simply post a prayer request to any of ADF’s lists, either on Facebook or on the mailing lists. I’ve done it before and no one seems to mind.
Blessings,
Victoria