Amber Elizabeth Lamoreaux: December 2012

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

So it has been an amazing couple of weekends now. After my last blog on forgiving people who aren't sorry, I was contacted by the author of the novel I mentioned. She apologized and said she never expected that I would read the book. I had already started the process of forgiveness at this point before the apology, but after it an amazing healing took place for me. With her help I have been able to let go of my feelings over the novel completely, and in the process I have made a new friend. We write each other (novel length lol) e-mails almost daily of late and I have found out we have a lot in common. It's such a wonderful feeling! She is working on new books, which I hope to read, and we have found ways to help each other with networking and that sort of thing.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...if you're harboring resentment toward another person, find a way to let it go somehow. Find a way to forgive. Even if you don't end up being friends with the person like I have, forgive so that you can move forward with your life unburdened. What worked best for me (before the apology) was repeating in my mind "I forgive you and I take back my life". It's like fake it 'til you make it, like pretending you are a person with confidence until you actually start to believe it. If you repeat forgiving thoughts toward someone in your head for long enough, the forgiveness will start to actually happen, and over time you will become free of resentment. Trust me, life shines a little brighter once this crap is gone.

So we had a pretty awesome Thanksgiving with Shane's family. I especially enjoyed coloring in coloring books with my adorable nieces. We put up our blue Christmas tree, blue icicle lights outside, blue lights on the bushes, and I have begun wrapping Christmas presents with blue paper and ribbons. Yes, we are fans of blue. Here is our Christmas tree flip book if anyone is curious: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10200096630521076.2193945.1309437025&type=1 Now we just need a blue wreathe to complete the look. I promise to take pictures of the blue icicle lights on the balcony soon. They are neato.

Our Blue Christmas Tree

Here are my random card readings for today. Felt like some guidance and well the cards are really pretty so I wanted to look at them. Angel card: Three of Water. A celebration! A wedding, graduation, or birth announcement. The need to have more fun. Additional meanings of this card: Community. Hospitality. Entertainment. Good fortune. Happy conclusions.

Okay this card is uncannily accurate in one sense of my life right now. The need to have more fun part. Now don't get me wrong, what I do is inherently fun (being an artist). But I have been kind of a workaholic lately, forgoing almost all leisure activities to get more things listed, find more avenues to be discovered at, etc. Pretty much I have been doing this for most of my waking hours for many days now. So yes, perhaps I need to have more fun.

Goddess card: The Prince of Staves. New ideas, communications. Important communications. Need to listen to inspiration, new ideas. However, these should be weighed according to practicality.

Okay, message received. I will attempt to filter the myriad of new ideas generally streaming through my head according to their practicality.

Well, back to work I go now. I will try to make some time for fun today too. :)