Hello everyone!
This week we had the pleasure of enjoying the November Full Moon, the Beaver Moon or Frosty Moon. So called because either it was time to set beaver traps to assure warmth from the beaver pelts gathered, or that beavers were preparing their dams and dens for winter. The Frosty Moon makes sense: it's starting to get cold and frosty! Time for the jackets and hats and gloves to come out! The beautiful part of the winter night sky is its amazing clarity due to dipping temperatures, and you cannot beat its majesty and excuse to carry out a warm beverage like cocoa, coffee, or cider with you to sip on as you take in the cosmos above you. Speaking of which, I believe that I will have to do just that very soon!
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending S.T.A.R., my employer's alumni reunion for our clients that have successfully completed treatment. I have made it a given each year I have worked with my employer that I am available on Saturday evenings to not only offer stargazing but also to catch up with past clients and honor their recovery and continued success. This is my fourth year of enjoying the reunion activities.
I have had a 50% success rate with the stargazing activities. The first two years were spectacular, with clear skies and a wonderful turnout and time! It is sad to say that the last two outings were overcast and the sky was not available to enjoy. It is interesting to notice that when I was stargazing actively at my workplace with clients (at the time, I was working as a night counselor,) I had a similar energy about the experience at S.T.A.R. Once I moved into my daytime therapist position, stargazing with clients became slowly non-existent. The once well-used Orion telescope gathers dust in the far corner of my office. I still harbor sadness about this, but it did spark the interest and motivation for this blog to be created, so the activity has continued to evolve into where we are today within Russ' Star Stories. And shortly after we finish our journey through the night sky this year, I will probably turn your attention to Spirit Stories, which will continue to grow and share how stargazing has been a profound spiritual experience in my life.
This does not mean I did not enjoy the time spent at S.T.A.R. this year; the true gift had been from seeing some familiar faces and hearing that life was continuing to treat them well. These clients, no, human beings, are a real source of inspiration; it is not easy doing what they did. To me, they are the true stars! Keep shining bright!
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