I had high hopes for August. Such high, high hopes. But sometimes a girl sets her expectations too high. Something in the Universe told me it would be a fantastic month so who was I to argue?! 

About half way through I was still holding on to hope despite the “shit show” that had been unraveling since the first week of the month. I even regained my sense of balance by forcing a positive mood (remember that post from two weeks ago?). But the good mood was short lived and as the numbered days creeped into the 20s and my birthday approached, I couldn’t shake the rotten feeling nestled into the pit of my stomach. 

It didn’t help that the bday plans I had were thwarted by a migraine, repeat headaches, and trouble with my allergies and/or sinus crap. Whatever. 

My daughter returning home safely was a bright spot in it all. And now that both kids and I are under one roof again, I do feel better. But what about that lingering sour taste in my mouth? 

Wheeeelllll… turns out Mercury has been in retrograde for almost the entire month!! 

Now I’m not really an astrology buff or believer, but I do believe there are forces in the Universe that are invisible that we don’t understand. The whole “Mercury in Retrograde” causing havoc seems to “fit” a lot of the time. Gravity, relativity, proximity, and the phenomenon of a constant flow and rebalancing are concepts I can get behind. When things feel out of focus, there’s a shift until the picture in the frame becomes clear. 

Mercury in Retrigrade ended on August 27, 2024 and it’s pretty thought provoking that the last few days have been considerably better. It’s my mood, my health, my motivation, my outlook on the journal, and my personal poetic pursuits. 

My oh my oh my! 

As the big picture shifts back into focus, my thoughts about balance are punctuated by the acceptance of my full poetry manuscript by a long-standing, reputable press. 

The theme, serendipitously, is all about balance. It’s about evolution and the theory that when cataclysmic events happen, natures way of surviving and beginning again is done through rebalance known as Punctuated Equilibrium. In short this means that a species must adapt or die. The book is that theory applied to a single life. 

The speaker of the poems goes through a story arc that takes the reader from stasis, into cataclysm, and through that evolutionary process. It’s about reflection, discovery, identity, and transformation.

I’m beyond excited about this collection finally finding a home. 💃💃💃🎉

And I’m sure this post is not the last time I’ll be moved to muse about it. 

BUT isn’t it interesting?! That this news hit my inbox the day Mercury fell out of retrograde? Isn’t it?!!! Too timely to ignore. 

Maybe the publisher was feeling their own struggle and didn’t gather the motivation to work on sending acceptances until the end of the havoc? Maybe?? Maybe??? 🤔 

I don’t care. I’m just going to ride this new wave and do my best to stay on top of any task they ask of me. I’m going to be the best publication partner ever! And keep trusting the feels the Universe sends me.

On the flip side, there’s one more period of Mercury and his madness left in 2024. That hits in November. And you better believe I’ll be watching for it and bracing for impact. 

Ok. That’s all the time I have today. Feels good to finally get to write this post. Despite how wooo-wooo it is. 

Thanks for reading! 

Peace and Love,

~Miss SugarCookie