Elida Deluna
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We all relate to the elements every day. Water, air, earth, and fire are inescapable. The zodiac divides people into elements and so we are related to an element by birth, no choice of our own. It’s strange how there are twelve zodiac signs and twelve months but they don’t align exactly. Is that by design? In order to understand this clearly, we need to embrace the idea that the symbols and the elements all “speak” to us. Looking at the symbol for each of the signs there are two parts to each symbol. These parts can be seen as opposites in a way. My sign, Aquarius, for example, has two wavy lines. It is also interesting that Aquarius is called the water bearer but is actually an air sign. Aquarius starts on January 20 and ends on February 19. For the longest time, I didn’t really feel like the Aquarius that every horoscope described. We’re called crazy, flighty, off the wall, stand-outish, loud, and anything but subtle. I suppose some of those can apply but not always and much more limited than imagined. So how can this be?
By Elida Deluna3 years ago in Futurism
Different Yet the Same
Sara drove up to the mailboxes and stopped. At 26, she was always busy between work and fun. She quickly jumped out of her white Jeep and opened her box. She grabbed the pile of letters and put them in the passenger seat. She made the quick drive back to her house and parked on the corner, the same as always. Picking up the letters she shuffled through them, coupons for pizza, an excellently disguised offer to renew her car’s extended warranty, voter registration reminder, and the letter from mom. She stared at the letter from mom, she already knew what it was. She turned it over and opened it carefully making sure not to rip the smiley face sticker mom always put on letters. Yes, it seemed corny and at the same time, that’s what made mom special. Opening the letter she read “Dear Sara, I hope you loved the smiley face, I knew you would! I know it’s going to be hard but it's a job that has to be done and you’re the perfect person. Your grandmother’s house is a nice drive from your house. It will give you plenty of time to think about her and she’ll be so appreciative. We all wish she could be here but life has plans of its own. She wired the $20,000.00 to your account so please check to see that it’s there and let me know. The house key is included here, it’s for the front door. Please do a good job, I know you will. You’ll find everything you need inside the house. When you finish, send the key back. The money is yours to keep, she insisted. Keep me posted! Lots of love and hugs, Mom”. Not many things slowed Sara down, but the thought of this did. Grandma’s house needed to be organized and “put on hold” whatever that meant. Not exactly Sara’s strongest area, and she knew it. Speaking out loud to herself she sighed, " Life sure does have a way of handing out challenges to the least likely to get them right, no instructions included, of course”. Staring at the smiley face on mom’s letter she had to smile. “I’ll give it my best, no promises on the results”. Grandma knew that Sara was challenged in the organizing area so why she chose her is a mystery. Some questions seem to never get answers. At least the three-hour drive would be nice, Sara loved the trees in that part of the state.
By Elida Deluna3 years ago in Families
Patena
As she looked in the glass the liquid shimmered, all the sounds of the room faded as she stared at the water. It mesmerized her, it always had. So elusive and yet so real, so commonplace and yet so magical. No one else seemed to give something so simple so much thought, certainly no other girls her age. No adults either for that matter, at least no one she knew, except maybe her grandmother Patena. They didn’t give much notice to circles either. Like the fact that all glasses seemed to be circular. There was also the idea of the glass itself, or chalice to be exact. So many questions and so few answers, always the same. As she took a sip of the cool liquid the noises and colors of the room returned. She remembered to smile and nod, as her grandmother had reminded her while hiding her thoughts. Hiding thoughts had become a habit, it was much easier to hide the thoughts than to actually try to mention them. “Yes! It’s delicious, the most refreshing water is always here”, Ena replied as she handed the chalice back to the priest. She was truly appreciative, the water has always been special to her. She really believed in its magical properties. No one ever really explained from where the water came. It was as if it came from the protected rock, but that really seemed illogical. Rocks don’t produce water, she knew. It was another thought and question to “saved” for a later time. She would ask grandmother later. Practicing for the Transformation Ceremony with the actual water of the mountain was exciting. She couldn’t wait to tell grandmother Patena.
By Elida Deluna3 years ago in Families