Tuesday 28 February 2012

Dreams and finches

I recently had a dream about two star finches.  We lost our star finch, Eric, in 2010.  I have come to realise that one of our zebra finches, Stuart - our longest-term, probably oldest, resident bird - is struggling.  Stu's firm best friend, for years, was Eric - and I begin to see the significance of my recent dream - which did also manage to cover various other issues/factors - current worries - which I can't, and won't, discuss on this blog, or anywhere else - and it would be too hard to know where to start, in any case.

I can only say that I have changed so much inside, spiritually and emotionally, since leaving Reading in October 2000, at not quite twenty-seven years of age, with Colin, my then-boyfriend (husband since March 2001).  At the moment, I feel that I have come to a crossroads, and all of the options look very, very scary and uninviting.  So I am sitting in the middle of the road at present, and hoping not to get hit by just about every passing vehicle.  Most won't change direction in order to avoid hitting me, so I can only jump out of the way at the last minute, or wait to be knocked down, and hope that my injuries will not be fatal.

Does that make sense as a blog post?  I don't really know, but I hope that it does.  I needed to at least try to express my feelings.  Not an easy task right now!

Thursday 23 February 2012

New title!

This blog has a new title.  I felt that "Reflections of the Quagan Poet" was no longer quite right.  I am currently avoiding labels, such as "Quaker", "Quagan" and "Pagan".  I feel that all labels are restrictive and limiting.  I don't require them, at this point in my spiritual journey.  Earlier in the year, I altered my "Religious views" on Facebook, from "Quagan" to "Spiritual but not religious".

"Imperfect Expressions" is the title of one of my poems.  The poem is about my relationship with the goddess Rhiannon.  I realised last night that it would make a good title for the blog.

The URL will not change.  I have tried to change blog URLs before, and Blogger won't allow it.  I would have to delete the blog and start again, which I don't wish to do - so, the URL will still be www.quagan.blogspot.com

Peace and blessings. xxx