My mom posted about Brittany Griner’s release from Russian imprisonment in exchange for a Russian imprisoned in the USA. I appreciate her knowing about this news before me and recognizing it’s significance enough to share it. I immediately sent the information on to my husband, who is an avid sports fan, especially regarding any of our Seattle teams.

I blog about it to express my wonder at the world we live in, the difference in cultures and laws, the need to respect other’s ways so we learn. Traveling taught me to leave my expectations at home so I could embrace the ways of my hosts. I recognize that we are guests, so right or wrong, if I go someplace else, I do so accepting their ways of being for a time.

How good of a guest are you? How do you need to behave in order to be welcomed back? Ki to Happiness wants to be a good guest on the Earth.

On this last full moon of 2022, it’s a perfect time to let go of aspects of the year that have already served their purpose. Releasing fear, stress, anxiety allows space for creative expression which Gemini craves. Using this energy in this way will give us a head start on welcoming 2023.

Whatever personal material this moon brings up, we are wise to look at it head on. Without diverting from the truth, what may be revealed wants to be manifested. Writing, singing, dancing, speaking with others are all sociable Gemini’s preference.

What is being revealed to you with this full moon? What do you need to let go of in order to allow it’s expression? Ki to Happiness lets go of fear and says “ Let’s Go!” to Love, Unity, Harmony, Peace, Abundance, Forgiveness, Beauty and Joy.

Since Thanksgiving, I’ve had a strange sensation in one of my front teeth. Instead of putting it off any longer since it wasn’t getting better I went to see my dentist. She took a look at the root and reassured me that all is well, perhaps a slightly sprained ligament from biting into my homemade crusty French bread.

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in the orthodontists chair having had multiple sets of braces and retainers from age 6-17. Back then it was believed that my roots were potentially compromised which I was warned about. Now, that warning is updated to reflect the new awareness that my roots are strong and healthy!

What old warnings need to be updated in your life? What roots need to be examined? Ki to Happiness replaces old fears and warnings with new awareness of healthy roots.

One year ago Bob had what we have come to call his stroke of genius. That’s not what we were calling it first when he was unable to speak, walk, sit, drink, or stand. Slowly with the right medical attention and therapy we found the genius inside the emergency.

His yoga practice gave him a high baseline to which he had returned “99%”, he says. With his new practices of drinking water and taking walks, I’d say he has improved his quality of life. His changes certainly have improved the quality of my life.

Can you find the good inside the crises in your life? Can you improve the quality of your life without a crisis? Ki to Happiness honors Bob Smith and his year of recovering from his stroke of genius.

Walking with Bob yesterday, we chose a different route. Toward the last lingering sun, we could see the cold temperatures taking affect as the melted snow started turning to black ice. He prudently used his cane as he watched every step.

Compassion rose up in my heart, replacing any past resentment or impatience. It’s been a year since his stroke, and I marvel at the changes in him including his acceptance of his minor detriment. As we returned home, the crows took flight overhead like we had join them on their flight path.

What stirs the compassion in your heart? Who models acceptance of limitations for you? Ki to Happiness releases the past to marvel in the present.

Yesterday I spoke with an old friend who had questions about my perception of power. I shared with him what I learned long ago about the Higher Power representing the vertical axis which becomes manifest on the Earth through each of us. That power line is intersected by the horizontal axis in which people interact, sometimes leading to power struggles.

He had never heard of that power grid, only the one that results in bills from the power companies. As he contemplates the new perspective, I felt moved to share it with you here, dear readers. Where the vertical and horizontal meet we have a cross which we all bear, in balance and lightness or imbalanced heaviness.

How is the power in your relationships distributed? What is your relationship to your Higher Power today? Ki to Happiness bears her cross with ever refining balancing practices.

This morning, my chilly nook was only 60° as I awakened at 4 AM. I didn’t mind. I was snug with an extra blanket.

I watch the snowfall gracing my practice from the comfort of my altar, candle burning, Queen cat Paca on my lap and feel peace, joy, happiness, health and a generous spirit with which to serve as I begin my life again anew. Today and everyday, these wee hours of solitude and devotion to the One are worth all it has taken for me to be Here Now.

Do you have an extra blanket? Can that be enough? Ki to Happiness feels the comfort of the One surrounding me like the extra blanket.

I learned about the passing of Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac at age 79. Her voice is silent now, although I hear it in my heart having grown up listening to her. I saw them live in concert back in their heyday and like everyone else there, knew all the words and each note of all the songs.

As a tribute to her, I posted a Reiki infused candle to Facebook and cranked up their tunes. At first the tears threatened to choke back my voice until they fell like the sleet out my window. Nothing stops the song birds “like they know the score” as Christine wrote in her lyrics decades ago.

Do you know the score? What brings you to sing despite the weather in your life? Ki to Happiness lifts her voice in remembrance of those who have lifted theirs.

In the snowstorm, 80,000 of us lost power last night. The alarm on our Wi-Fi alerted me to the issue. Turning off the alarm, I turned to my higher power and surrendered to my confidence that all would be well enough that I could sleep.

I grabbed my battery operated camping lantern as I got up with my cats. I delighted in hearing the sound of our refrigerator humming with power restored. Simple delight continues as I sit in my morning practice with a grateful heart.

How is your relationship with your Higher Power? What builds confidence in your relationship to It? Ki to Happiness has surrendered into HP through many power outages and has grown confident as power has always been restored.

I was born in a blizzard as 2 feet of snow fell. Each year before the first snowfall, I have this feeling of eager anticipation and excitement. It is as if I am about to be born again anew.

In Seattle, with our many hills and waterways, travel becomes dangerous and many dread the snow or head to the mountains for skiing. Instead of either of those options, the cats and I look out the window for the first flake. Whether it comes or not, I marvel in the sense of what’s about to happen, life!

What gives you a feeling of rebirth? How is your marvelous life? Ki to Happiness anticipates life even while living it.