Author: Ki McGraw

While this New Moon is upon us, I am aware of my many blessings. The unusual circumstances that we have been living through have resulted in me reaching out. Others have also been reaching out to me, too.

The reward is great. I feel rich in friends. Near or far, old or new, all are among my delight in life. “Friends are the flowers in life’s garden.” This sentiment was embroidered on a guest towel in my girlfriend’s bathroom which I made use of many times over our decades of love. Like all flowers, friends deserve tending.

Have you been tending to your friends? Have they been tending to you? Ki to Happiness intends to.

Hindus around the world will be celebrating their highest holiday today. Diwali is the festive ceremony of Light. It symbolizes the joyous return lord Rama to his homeland after his years of exile. This homecoming is uplifting, and indicates the victory of light over darkness.

With this new moon, honoring the light will illuminate the dark month ahead. Setting intentions now will assist the season in bringing light, reunion, and celebration.

What intentions would you like to set? Which practices help you align with the Light? Ki to Happiness intends for Light to reunite us all.

In the midst of this unusual portal of energy bombarding the planet, I had to lie down. Resting into the message, I saw within my chakra system aglow like a caterpillar, radiant light emitted through the full spectrum. So glad I took heed so I could witness such a spectacle.

I shared the experience in my yoga class, and channeled that potential into a big project. Facing fears, and inertia, my glowing caterpillar energy triumphed! Radiating light into darkness, darkness disappears.

Are you taking heed of the messages coming to you? How can you best radiate your light? Ki to Happiness glows.

My morning began at 3:30. A bit early, after years of morning practice. I rolled over onto my back and soon my practices began on their own. Breathing rhythms and ritualized prayers which have been a daily part of life started automatically.

Joyously, I greeted my cats. After pets and purrs I fed them. As I opened our door to the large foyer for their exploration, I felt a need to check it out. I found a main door left open, so I secured it before they were endangered.

What practices would you like to have deepened to the extent that they start on their own? Are you able to respond to the intuitive guidance that nudges you to act? Ki to Happiness is deeply protected and guided.

Today’s date has numeric significance. Powerful energies are coming through, shining the light on truth. In this light, falseness is being revealed for removal.

The energy effects each of us differently. I’ve been having a strong need to work with grounding practices. Walking, eating healthy foods, checking in with my community and yoga all stabilize me.

Are you feeling stable? What will help you ground? Ki to Happiness roots down in the Good Mother Earth.

Interesting to observe the news cycle. From a distance, I see clearly how one person takes his personal material and projects it on another. I don’t watch TV much so when I do it is alarming. It reminds me of toxic relationships, where one party is thinking about having an affair, so they accuse their partner of having an affair.

“Pot calling kettle, come in kettle.” I have joked with my friends and sometimes my clients this way. It helps us all see clearly just what’s going on. The pot calling the kettle “black,” when the pot is the deepest dark. I shake my head, turn off the TV, and return to my practices. Meanwhile, slowly we reopen, as we stay home and healthy.

Are you aware of people projecting their material on others? Do you know what to do about it? Ki to Happiness perceives beyond projections.

Today is my stepson‘s 28th birthday! I’m honored to have been a part of his life since he was four. He is still unable to leave Bali. So he celebrates there. As he enters into his first Saturn return, I sit in the middle of my second one. Every 28-31 years we all have an opportunity to review our lives and correct our course to align with our purpose.

The more we clear out of the way in our first Saturn return, the easier the second one is, paving the way for the third one, should we be so lucky to live 90 years. The yoga practice gives us an opportunity to refine and reflect daily, smoothing every cycle, rounding our jagged edges.

What jagged edges do you need to smooth? Which practices can help you stay aligned with your purpose and your mission? Ki to Happiness stays balanced and heart centered with Yoga as we continue slowly reopening.

More people have exercised their right to vote than ever before. The results are in. The nation has spoken. In my area, social rest prevails. The focus here is on staying healthy and slowly reopening businesses.

Some would rather deny the results. It’s hard to listen to what you don’t want to hear. Re-counting, lawsuits, vitriol all threaten the social rest. Yoga offers us ways to continue forward with peace and respect for all.

How have your practices changed today? What is the difference? Ki to Happiness give preference to all practices that steady.

As we continue in this post election environment, businesses slowly reopen and the number of cases rises. Soon there will be an announcement when this democratic process is satisfactorily complete.

In the animal kingdom, dogs display leadership through alpha confidence. Barking, biting and attacking signal fear, insecurity and lower status in the pack. Borrowing from our “best friends,” we confidently hold our heads and tails high, emitting low growls periodically.

How high is your tail? Have you been barking or growling? Ki to Happiness is wagging.

While we were sleeping, poll workers continued counting. This very close race lets us know just what we are dealing with. In Isabel Wilkerson‘s tremendous book, Caste, she lays out the underlying issues clearly. Through her lens, I see the old ways attempting to cling to the power they no longer have.

Simultaneously, illness rates are escalating. Businesses in our area continue to slowly reopen, even as more boards go up in the windows to protect shopkeepers from vandalism and looting. As both of these issues continue to plague our land, I celebrate the voters who stood in long lines, facing the elements to cast their ballots as well as the volunteers who count each vote.

Would you like to understand more completely why this race is so close? Have you read Caste yet? Ki to Happiness counts each voter and poll worker among the victors today.