I need nothing other than myself to move the whole world

You read that right. I very much feel like I live up to my name. I believe names have power and intention. They have a frequency and vibration. My mother used names of queens. Victoria, Cynthia, and Christine. It always drives me nuts that Chrissys does not end in an 'a' as the first two do.

When I was younger it used to drive me bonkers that the only thing I could ever find about the meaning of my name was 'Moon Goddess' and to be fair that is at least better the Jones Smith and Williams' affect of "God-like, Honoring God, Gift of God" kind of answer.

So yeah I'm a moon goddess warrior of honesty.  That is literally the vibration of my name. Warrior Maiden for my middle name Louise which I love and sometimes use in place of Cynthia. My maiden last name which is Austrian/German and means Honest. 

So for years I looked and looked for another way to interpret my first name until one day I realized what the moon does.

1. Reflects Light (like a disco ball)
2. Needs nothing other than itself to move the whole world

In fact #2 is true for everyone it's just not everyone realizes it.

Thing's I would miss if there was no moon

1. Eclipse's 
2. Ocean Tides
3. Longer Days
4. Illuminated Nights
5. A Solid Axis Tilt
6. All The Music that it inspires
7. There would be nothing to be goddess of
8. And most importantly THE MOON! Need I say more?

It is the carnation on night's lapel. I will forever be drawn to it and comforted by it and always always illuminated by it.

While on the subject of Illuminating and how #2 is true for everyone, I would like to take a moment to mention how awesome my friends are. How awesome people can be when we take the time to be present. 

Just this week:

1. One sent a package and added a violet surprise. Because they is tricksie like that. Always genuine and present and oh so creative! I can just see that coy mischievous but gloriously happy smirk on your face as you added it.
2. Another allowed me to just be there for them in a present way. I often feel like I am always the one needed guidance or learning lessons. That I am usually the one needing some kind of support. It is a treat to be able to switch sides and be the one giving the support especially with someone that has been such a big strength to me.
3. One sent me a sunset. Stopped and took the time to pull over and capture it. I do not know if was with intent to share with me or simply a moment of awareness of association between my love of color and light and them experiencing it and enjoying it enough to remind them of me and that others can appreciate it as they do.Their thoughtfulness stops time for me.
4. One that shares the absurd with me and their own stories of folly.
5. One that helped me to look at my emotions to understand how to use them better.

To end my day my sister came and picked up Gabe and I so we could let the kids play at the park at twilight. It's magical because everyone else goes home and you get to watch the sky turn from blues to yellows, oranges, and pinks, and then drowsily close her eyes as the crickets begin to sing the approaching night. We always find ways to play. We enjoy it as much as the children do. Tonight Vicki wen't down the slide with her camera on and the light from the phone shown through the slide. It was as if the slide ate a firefly. 

I sat for a time and just watched her. Watched her play with the children there. Observed her in the present and remember all that we have shared in our lives together. To hear her voice off in the distance mixed with the kids playing hide and seek feels like home to me. Those moments last forever and yet are gone in the blink of an eye. It was the best part of my day. Having that time with her during my favorite part of the day was a gift. 

It was the most perfect night air. One of those so intoxicating nights you have to drag yourself back inside unless you can succumb to a hammock, a tent, a porch swing, etc. Nights where there is nothing but magic to share. In fact it's so glorious I'm ending this here to return to it. May you find your moments like this. Those little treasures that are priceless.

By moving myself with moments like these in in turn move those around me. Everything you do has a gravitational affect. You and only you are the catalyst to any and all change within your life.