One of the most poignant things I heard tonight was this quote:

"Life is a blackboard upon which we consciously or unconsciously write those messages which govern us. We hold the chalk and the eraser in our hand but are ignorant of this fact. What we now experience we need not continue to experience, but the hand which holds the eraser must do its neutralizing work."

—Dr. Ernest Holmes

Ian and I went to the park with the whole family today. Sean ended up closing the shop early so, when we got back home, we decided to clean out the house. So far we've gotten rid of 8 trash bags full of stuff, taken some things to my mother's, and donated a bunch of other stuff. It feels G-R-E-A-T!

I have my burning bowl ceremony tonight and I'm excited about that. I'll be going alone, but that's fine with me. I'll be meditating and 'cleansing' for an hour and I couldn't be more happy with my plans for the evening.

I have found that a few things I've come across are hard for me to let go of. Hopefully after tonight I can come home and throw out the final 'evils' of the past year.