Wish for Danu



Found @: http://www.flickr.com/photos/picture-perfect-designs-jewelry/3360746443/in/pool-transportofdeligh

Sometimes one simple wish can be all that is needed to put into action a change that will be good for everyone.

One person, or one fairy, can make a difference and on this night, one little fairy was hoping to do just that.
 

Fluttering through the sky at twilight Fae looked as though she were dancing among the stars. Fae is a fairy from Danu - Danu is a beautiful, natural place that exists right here on earth, but sadly it is a place that seems to grow smaller and smaller everyday.
 

While fluttering through the sky, swishing past the leaves of trees and sweeping soft clouds from her cheeks, Fae tried hard to concentrate on the stars in the sky. She was trying to find the perfect one to wish on.
 

A wishing star is sometimes hard to find, especially in these times when there is so much pollution from cars and factories. Fae had to strain her eyes in search of one that twinkled, or better yet, one that went shooting across the sky. Shooting stars were considered the best to wish on because it seemed that every time you wished on one of those, your wish was certain to come true.

Finally as the sky was becoming darker and darker Fae saw her perfect shooting star. She rested down on a nearby rose and stared at it for a moment. She closed her eyes and said;
 

“Oh little shooting star

On this night I wish to you;

Please send a dream near and far,

To every child and grown-ups too!

Let them dream of Danu.

So full of beauty and of life,

A place where love is renewed;

Where there is no worry of ruin or strife

And when they wake

Let them remember to be true.

Let them save this land for their sake,

And for mine too.

This little shooting star,

Is my wish – my wish to you.”
 

Fae opened her eyes and to her surprise the star was still shooting through the sky.Surely, she thought, it should have gone from sight by now?! But it hadn’t and instead it seemed to stop moving altogether. The star began to shine brighter and brighter until it was so bright that Fae had to close her eyes. Even with her eyes closed she could still sense the brightness of the star growing ever more. Just when she thought she could take no more, she heard a popping noise and the bright light faded. Then something fell at her feet. When she opened her eyes she saw the most beautiful blue crystal and as she went to pick it up a hand appeared and took hold of hers. Fae stopped in surprise.
 

“Hello Fae” said a strange voice. “I’m Zack and I have a message to share with you.”
 

Fae sat back in her flower seat – Zack was a fairy that she had never seen before. He was tall for a fairy and he was dark, with a silvery blue colour to his skin, hair and eyes.
 

“My message” he said, “is one of hope. I heard your wish and I am your star. That crystal is a part of me and I give it to you so that you may wish upon it whenever you like. As long as your wishes are true and pure they will always come true.” Zack’s eyes sparkled like the night sky and Fae thought for a moment that he was kind of cute for a star.
 

“Thank you Zack, I will be sure to only use my best wishes for this wonderful gift you have given me!” As Fae said this she held out her hand and let the crystal shine. Using magic Zack made the crystal into a necklace and fastened it around her neck. Fae held it between her fingers and again said “Thank you.”
 

“I must be leaving now.” Said Zack, “but I will return to visit you Fae. Please know that you are not the only one who wishes to see Danu strong and healthy again.” He smiled and then in a flash he was gone, shooting across the sky once more.
 

The next morning when Fae woke-up she wondered if the night before had all been a dream. It was then that she remembered her new necklace and she smiled as she held it in her tiny hand.
 

Yawning and stretching, Fae peeked out the window of her humble fairy home high atop an evergreen tree. On this bright and sunny morning Fae noticed that she didn’t see quite so much smog as she normally did. She couldn’t hear the rumblings of the nearby city and when she looked down she saw people! She could see children, their parents and grandparents. They were enjoying the nature that was all around them.Fae could hear these families talking about the future and how they would be more kind to nature – they would recycle, drive their cars less and the children even said that they would watch less TV and go play outside more.
 

Fae even heard a young girl named Maya as she wished with all her might, “Friend of Fae I am I may. Save Danu for me and you!”
 

Fae’s heart filled with joy as she and her other fairy friends gathered together at the top of their evergreen tree. They smiled as they felt stronger. They could see all the colours of the earth growing brighter all around them.
 

Fae held tight to her necklace because it was then that she knew that her wish had come true! She also knew that she had many more heartfelt and pure wishes to make so that Danu would be safe forever - for everyone!
 

~End~

Dear Wal-mart...

Dear Walmart pharmacist,

I know that you must deal with some very difficult people at times. Today... I am not one of those people. I did not call you to get mad and tell you off. I called to find out why my medication was changed, by you and not by my doctor.

You told me that you switched me to a medication that was not any different from the one I was on before - I felt silly for asking you my question. For bothering you with such a silly question. It seemed like a legitimate question to me as I was concerned because my surgeon told me that if I start on this particular medication that I should not be changed to another of its kind. My endocrinologist said the same thing.

When I picked up the medication, as I have before from your location, I did not open the bag because I trusted that it would be the same medication that I had been on so many times before. However it wasn't - you chose to give me something different, because to you it is the same. To you there is no problem and there is no difference.

The problem is... that I do have a problem with your decision to arbitrarily change up my Synthroid to Eltroxin. I have a problem because I have cancer. I have thyroid cancer and while it will be cured I am still scared and I will do whatever I need to do to ensure that that happens. I cling to any sense of normalcy and routine - right down to very small insignificant things, like wanting to stay on the same brand of medication. Maybe it means nothing, maybe I am silly... so be it.

I am mindful that you might have been having a bad day. I ask you to please be mindful that the person you are serving may be having a bad day too and something so small and insignificant to you... might mean the world to them. It could mean, if only for a moment... peace of mind.

Thank you for your time.

Tara Leitch

Words of Wisdom ~ the Dalai Lama

I love this... so true and relevant to me at this time. I'm sure it will resonate with many others as well, so I had to share.

Happy Heart

Blissful heart
Shine the day
rule the year
and have no fear
Push back the black
Hold the light
Touch the stars
& remove the scars
Love guides the soul
It knows the way
Let it lead
You'll not want
but need
Trust the path
& follow through
Hope lit by sunlight
Believes in foresight

Time on my hands could be time spent...

with you... no, nope - that's not it. Though you can give me a call, I do have Tuesdays free.

Truth be told, come fall I will have an awful lot of time on my hands. So, possibly time to spend with you - or time to accomplish some other necessary things ;)

I am equal parts happy and freaked out about taking this time...

I'm happy to have the time to focus on being healthy and to have treatment for my thyroid cancer.

I am freaked-out for the same reasons that I'm happy...

To have to even consider taking time off to make sure I'm healthy so that I can recover speedily from a cancer treatment is crazy! How did this happen to me? Don't get me wrong, at least they found it... but really? Old people get cancer... am I old? No... but there are days, like when you are told that you have cancer, that you feel a little older... While I do feel a little older, that statement isn't really fair - cancer is not discriminatory about something so silly as age; or gender, or race, or sexual preference... I mean really if it weren't for the fact that just the word cancer causes fear - it would be a really forward thinking, left wing sort of a thing. But it's not.

Something else that cancer is not, is a death sentence.

Cancer comes in all shapes, sizes and types. Not every one is deadly and with all the new treatments and tests out there, there comes new hope everyday.

Hope - that's a big thing right there. Without hope, what point would there be. Hope is part of being positive and staying positive is worth its weight in gold. It's easier said than done, I know that. Even as an eternal optimist, I have my down days. I just make sure that glass of wine is always half full ;)

I am lucky. So far anyways. Thyroid cancer is highly treatable and based on what my surgeon and endocrinologist say, if you are going to get cancer... it's the one you want. :S Heart warming.

Anyways... I will be fine. However, there are many who will not. They are the reason we raise funds, pray and fight for a cure.

So... as I ponder the new found time that I will have on my hands come September... and having to go on EI for the first time ever in my life :S my mind turns to what makes me most happy. For me that's easy... Christmas! There many other things that make me happy, but they go without saying - my friends, family - my best friend and love of my life !!!:) They know who they are and all that goes without saying.

Anywho - In the fall, Christmas will be just a few short months away - and this Christmas will be thrifty. Thriftymas! - new term, I coined it.

Maybe I should just relax and read a book... well I might do that too. I know I will be (and have been) writing one. This is part of me being well - I keep busy and positive all at the same time. I don't plan on doing anything that will be stress or panic inducing... though I have in the past done that to myself by taking on too much. I promise I won't do that. I also promise that I won't be sitting around doing nothing... I'm not built that way. So I will focus on cooking/baking/eating healthy foods, exercise, writing/drawing, reading, and crafts! :) Christmassy ones ;) A thrifty Christmas doesn't have to be a bad one. In fact I hope it will be one of the best ones yet! and possibly the start of a new tradition.

Here are a few links to some of the crafty things I hope to get up to this fall: (I hope you enjoy them and maybe try a few out yourself!! Post pics and let me know about any crafts that you do that are just too wonderful to keep to yourself!)

http://verypurpleperson.com/2010/04/making-reversible-bag.html

Cranberry sauce, apple sauce, tomato... yum!

http://www.marthastewart.com/272397/chefs-apron

http://www.marthastewart.com/268829/drawstring-pants-how-to

http://www.etsy.com/listing/101992034/moccasin-slipper-boots-pdf-sewing

Click to watch the video... crackers are pretty easy though. You just need to save your paper towel or toilet paper rolls, have some wrapping paper or scrapbook papers and embellishments - some dollar store trinkets or goodies for inside - and some snaps. Snaps can be found at Michael's craft stores by early to late fall...

Sooo cute! http://ideasforcards.com/2011/10/30/handmade-xmas-cards-ideas/

So ya... lots to keep me busy, inspired and out of trouble :)

Talk soon!!
T

Hear me Roar - Update

Just a little update on my article for the yet to be named (well I know what it's called, but can't spill it yet) or launched magazine that will one day... this fall or winter... feature my article, lol.

Itsa comin... trust me :)

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Hi Tara,

I'm so sorry that I've been out of touch. We've just had so many articles to work on and to be honest, yours got lost in the shuffle because there wasn't that much work to do on it! (That's a compliment btw) 

I've attached it here with very few comments and just a few cuts. Please take a look and let me know. It really is a great story and I do love the angle of 'caving to society's expectations' and how now you are in a little more of an unconventional situation and it's perfect for you. 

Also, the site will be launched in the fall but I'm still figuring out when your piece will be added. I'll let you know when that gets figured out. In the meantime, if you have anything else you'd like to submit, please do!

Thanks,

T

 

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So there you have it... she likes it, will accept more articles from me and there really aren't that many changes - which I like! Nothing like sending something in and have something unrecognisable sent back to you! I've had that happen - back in the good old days of working at the University paper... it was a real eye opener. I saw just how bad I really was... back then. I'd like to think I've improved some ;) In regard to my writing and grammar skills that is... :P

 



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The Business of Pickwick

Now that I have that nasty business of having my thyroid removed over with (and I'm healing quite nicely and feeling well) it's time to either sh!t or get off the pot - lol. My mind (and my body) can't be still and if I'm not writing one story, I'm working on another... or reading, researching or chatting with like minded people. I love the written word and my thinking has always been that what you love, can often be parlayed into a career... where there is a will there is a way!

It's really important to know what you are getting into if you are starting your own business. Even more important is to involve yourself in something that you love and are suited too. I have spent a really long time looking and researching into the various businesses that are out there and wondering if any of them would be a good fit for me. Every time I come back to writing... that or wine.

Ever so slowly and cautiously I am working toward the launch of a publishing website... and business. A new full-time career path - maybe!! Hopefully!!



The domain names are registered as pickwickpublishing.com and pickwickplayhouse.com and I am currently doing my research into how I will model the site and the business. I'm almost there.

I hope to have more to post soon...