Yes! Take the Time to Hold You Dearly

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies

Hello.  I hope this finds you well and in good spirits. Or, with a tiny spark of light in your life that you can follow to find those better feeling times.

I've gotten, as we say, 'Under the Weather', which is unfortunately something I resist accepting and rather than lying down and napping I think of more things I need to do because I feel a nagging sense I'm falling behind with my 'to do' lists.

Then it catches me.  And I internally exclaim, 'Yes!'  - just like the fairy I pulled today randomly from the Bluebird Fairy Deck.

Here he is-

The fairy of "Yes! Take the time to Hold You Dearly' always shows up when he's most needed.  Today, I will take it easy and find my way through this day.

I hope whenever he shows up for you, and, perhaps, this is the moment for you as well, you can relax into the idea of being comfortable with your yourself and resting.  It brings us such good to let go and watch the clouds roll by or the snow come down or the birds fly.

Have fun, and we will too.

All the best to you!

Love

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

P.S. 

For Chinese New Year's this year I created a fiery red fairy for the 'Year of the dog'.  As I read more about the year of the Earth Dog and it's benevolent easy offering to us this year I've rethought the colors.

Here he is, a brownish orange dog with blue flowers with white petals living in a world of pink clouds.  His' Happy Easy New Year!!!' feels better. Happy New Year of the Earth Dog!

Happy New Year of the Earth Dog!

Engaging in Life Fully

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

I hope this email finds you well and able to take a moment to read this.

Ever have days where all the big and little mistakes and confusions of life seem to be piling up around you? 

Today I was contemplating this when my eyes glanced on this fairy hanging on the wall of our kitchen.

The 'Fairy of Engagement' is so simple and easy.  I LOVE her and her sweet message of "Have Fun. Every Day. In Every Way." 

Is that possible?  Especially when things go wrong or awry?

Yes. They can. 

This fairy was created because Brian and I are engaged and we've named this year; 'The Year of Engagement.'

Yesterday I was thinking about my engagement ring and realized something remarkably wonderful about it.

The ring was my Grandmother's.  After Brian presented it to me last summer my aunt filled us in on the story behind the ring.  The original engagement and wedding rings were lost on a road trip in the 60's when my grandmother washed her hands at a rest stop. The loss wasn't realized for 50 miles and though my Grandparents returned and searched the rings were gone. My ring is a replacement for what was surely a large, sad loss. 

On the bright side, this delightful, sparkly ring on my hand has been waiting over 50 years to fulfill it's role of 'engaging'. Now, it is.

There's always an opportunity to live the strand of the story through to the miracle. 

It is through engaging in our lives fully that we find the magic of life.

Onward and Upward.

All the best,

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

Welcoming In the Year of the Dog

Happy Chinese New Year's Everyone,

I LOVE this holiday and revel in knowing that so many people around the world are celebrating it.

Here's the Fairy for our new Year of the Dog.

Isn't he fun, with his super red body and white flowers?  I love his "Happy, Easy New Year" greeting.

Here's some nice words I came across in a blog called Refinery 96 -

"Whatever sign you may be, the year of the Dog is a great time to reach out to those around you and become a friendly presence in their lives, if not a true friend. And, if you're already speaking out for your values, you just might get an energizing boost this year." 

I hope you can a way for these thoughts and the Year of the Dog to weave their way into your life.

On we go, friends.

Wishing you all the best!

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

Light Thoughts Lofting You Up

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Hello!  I hope you're doing great.

Today my Fairy Blog is going to be short and sweet.  

In order to get closer to the light launch of my 'Fairy of the Day' app I've needed to streamline my activities.

My last, for a while, event in my studio happened on February 2nd.  We celebrated the gifts of the 3 kings.  What were they?  Compassion, Creativity and Connection.

Today, using all of those gifts I present you with the fairy I received at random from the 100 fairies in our "Fairy of the Day' prototype.  Here she is, to help us all along-

Yes, we can keep moving forward through the snow, the clutter, the dust, the dreariness, by lifting up our heads, picking up our things and blowing fresh new air all around us.

Have fun and I'll continue to share my merry insights as we move along.

All the best,

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

A Celtic Midwinter Fairy

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Hello.

I've been enjoying the 'Fairy of Winter' which I shared with you in a previous blog.  Her green boots especially delight me. 

Now, as I present to you my newest fairy I think she's got a lot to do with inspiring those green boots to find green, growing things.

Here she is!

It's the 'Fairy of Imbolc' standing proudly on the snow holding two green candle that light a dark blue sky with yellow stars. 

Here's a writing by Sherri Rose-Walker (Mother Tongue Ink 2017) that was included in this year's We'Moon Calendar.  

"Imbolc"

Deep beneath winter's surface, the earth serpent stirs, called from dreaming as subtle energies shift and earth's longing for light, sheltered in winter dreaming, is born.  We lift hopeful candles and torches to the night sky, calling to the moon and her starry attendants, invoking the return of light.

This Celtic New Year celebration is thought to have originated long ago.  February, in the northern hemisphere, is still bitterly cold, and the darkness long. But memory stirs, more ancient than anything we have dreamed in the sable night, as our bodies and the body of earth resonate with the gradual unfolding of spiral energies from the heart of creation.

Now, as then, we seek a place where we can feel living earth beneath our feet, offer prayers, poems, songs, dance invocations and blessings.  We open our arms and heart to the light--that it may unfold in the world and in us, that we may be candles of prayer and blessing wherever we go."

Onward we go.  I hope this time assists your life in moving forward with your wishes and good dreams.

Have fun!

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

For those of you in the Burlington area, we're having a 'First Friday' event at Bluebird Fairies' studio on Friday February 2nd from 5-7.  That's actually the official day of "Imbolc."  Our event, called The Gifts of the 3 Kings Revealed, will surely benefit from the new light and hopeful actions. I hope you can come.