Mindful Motivation

08/01/2026

On or around 1 August, the ancient Gaelic world marked Lughnasadh, a seasonal festival celebrating the beginning of the harvest.

It stood between the summer solstice and autumn equinox, when the land began revealing the first results of months of labour. Grain was ripening, berries were gathered, and communities faced a powerful threshold: abundance had begun, yet the full harvest was not guaranteed.

Lughnasadh was named after Lugh, the brilliant Irish god associated with skill, sovereignty, craftsmanship, victory and mastery. His name was linked with great assemblies, competitions, trading, feasting and communal celebration. Early traditions also connected the festival with funeral games held in honour of Lugh’s foster mother, Tailtiu, who was said to have died after clearing the land so it could be cultivated.

This made Lughnasadh more than a celebration of food.

It honoured sacrifice.

The harvest existed only through labour: the breaking of soil, planting of seed, endurance of uncertain weather and patience through the growing season. The first fruits were therefore treated with gratitude, reverence and care.

Historic Lughnasadh gatherings could include hill climbing, athletic contests, horse racing, matchmaking, markets, feasting and offerings of the season’s first produce. People gathered not only to celebrate what had grown, but to strengthen the bonds that helped communities survive.

For modern witches and pagans, Lughnasadh can be observed through baking bread, sharing seasonal food, leaving a respectful offering, decorating with grain, giving thanks to the land or reflecting upon the personal seeds planted earlier in the year.

Ask yourself:

What has begun to ripen in my life?

Which efforts are finally producing results?

What deserves gratitude before I ask for more?

Lughnasadh reminds us that not every harvest is complete when it first appears.

Today is not only about receiving abundance.

It is about recognising the labour, loss, patience and unseen growth that made the harvest possible.

May your table hold enough.

May your work bear fruit.

May you recognise how much has already begun to grow.

05/15/2026

Do you need someone to hold space and help you through things? How have people done this for you specifically in healthcare, I would love to have you comment and share your positive experiences. 💚
I just had an MRI of my knee done. I tore my meniscus a few months ago and I’ve been trying to heal that. My doctor wanted to make sure that it’s nothing more than that so he ordered an MRI. I really do not like having MRIs, I have had several to check on my brain lesions due to my MS over the years.
I don’t like being in the machine and thankfully this time was quick!
As I’m going into the room and laying in this machine the two people who were administering this exam, getting me all set up, were very kind and very calming. They showed compassion. They asked me simple questions about things that would make me comfortable, like what kind of music I wanted to hear, if I needed a blanket, and told me what was happening.
In the 20 minutes that I was in there, I just started thinking….that’s what we do as healthcare providers.
As a nurse, I pride myself in my ability to bring comfort to my patients in any big or small way that I can offer it. Being a nurse allows me to offer space for acceptance, comforting, and teaching. I have learned when a patient might need some humor to break the situation up a little bit, to make them feel like they are human, to make them feel like they are ready for whatever is about to happen. I know when to bring some quiet, maybe hold a hand, perhaps rub a back when silence is what they need in that space and place. I know when to offer a few words of comfort, I know when to ask questions, I can look at a patient and see and feel how they may be feeling. This is empathy that many healthcare professionals have and offer on a daily basis.
I also know as a healthcare professional sometimes we loss sight of this because of how stressful work can be. But as a patient, we desperately need empathy, we desperately need people who are able to stand by our side and make us feel a little bit more comfortable. Somebody to hold that space for us. Somebody to be attuned to how we are feeling and what we need in that moment.
Outside of my nursing profession, I want to teach these skills, the ability to find comfort on our own and that ability to offer comfort to others.
💚I am honored to get to hold space for others everyday! 💚

04/26/2026

Today I watched the movie Michael. It always amazes me how moving music is. The emotions, stories, and the feelings that listening to music brings. Music and dancing/moving the body are just so relatable to me. Music and movement bring deep healing for me. Music speaks to me on a level I cannot express. It connects people, connects stories and emotions. Music allows people to experience and move through emotions that may not be possible without the music.
It’s deep for me! I know many others feel the same way.
During yoga last week the song below was playing and each person joined in singing without any cue to do so. It felt like magic! Moving and music=magic for me!
What feels like magic for you?

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04/21/2026

It’s so beautiful how we grow, evolve and change to find what brings us into alignment. What do you feel aligned with in your life right now? What may need to shift for you to come into the newest version of you?

04/20/2026

Here are the remainder of Aprils classes! If you feel called join me!

04/12/2026

There was one update to our yoga schedule. No yoga this Wednesday. We do have class tomorrow! Who’s joining?🤗