Wakela Runen's World

Here is another one that I wrote a few years back. The Tides of Emotion © May 2004 Crystalline Spiritwalker Ebbing and flowing The emotions roll in On a beautiful day, softly lapping at the shores of our heart On the surface peaceful, glistening and shining However, deeper and deeper you dive beneath Darker and murkier Mysterious and yet profound Unknown lurking Hidden until the storms rage Tossing aside calmness Whirling eddies Drawing the sinking ship into the vast chasm Deep within the salty waters Paddling frantically Trying to stay afloat Zoloft becomes your life preserver Clinging to sanity Praying to be saved from the shipwreck

This is an old poem that I wrote back in 2003 for a talk I was giving on Samhein. At the time I was writing as Crystalline Spiritwalker. Samhain Night by Crystalline Spiritwalker October 25, 2003 Darkness creeps in the land quiets down anticipation of visits as the veil thins Relatives long gone Coming by for a chat Their spirits are here with us Closer then ever before Love ones we have missed Others we are glad are gone Those not known to us All here to visit once more Witches celebrate Its the Celtic new year Time for change and transformation Time for renewal Shifting Changing Everything spinning As the Wheel of the Year starts again

Well, I have completely had the week from hell. Work was utterly unbearable. We are still not going to be getting any new employees to help with the increased hours or increased work load. Last week, one of our best employees left. Cristina was an awesome worker. She was great with the patients. She couldn't afford the insurance rate increase, so she had to leave. This is really sad. They would rather risk losing good employees then to do something about it. The morale at the office is going down the tubes. Last night I was the closer. I literally was there for two hours by myself. I had to answer phones, register patients, and do the closing paperwork. One lady got mad at me because I had her on hold for too long. I had a patient in front of me that I was trying to get registered. I had no choice. I can't do both at the same time. How can I talk to two people at once? Impossible! What happened to the days when employers actually cared about the employees? Don...

Those who really know me, know that one of my loves is to play the djembe. To me, it is fun and extremely cathartic. If you have had a rough day at work, nothing is better then to beat out your frustrations on a drum. I am only an average player. I don't get to play as often as I would like. Between my mom's health and my own, I haven't been able to go to a drum circle in ages. Anyway, the reason I am mentioning this is because of a video that I ran across. The kid in this video is only 4 years old.