Bel Tine Musings - Gray Ajah Bel Tine Festival

[Gudrean]

                   ~ Bel Tine Musings ~

 

 During the time of Bel Tine each year I set aside some space in my mind and my heart
to think about all the Grayt people the world has lost. Join me in discussing the people
we have lost in our lives that made it fun, exciting, joyous, entertaining and just better!

 

Whether it's a loved one who made you want to be a better person or an inventor that gave 
us things to improve our lives. An entertainer we will no longer have new material from or
a Teacher that made you think in ways no other person has.

Share your thoughts, stories and musings here with everyone at the Gray Ajahs Bel Tine 
Festival Musings Thread.

 

Bel Tine Has Me Thinking About All The Grayt People!

 

 

I've always had a fascination with Nikola Tesla. A man who brought so many great 
ideas to the world that make our current lives so much more enjoyable and convenient!
I feel he doesn't get half the credit he deserves for his curiosities and discoveries
and were he still with us today can you imagine the additional advances our

world may have made?

 

 

 

                          Who are you missing?

 

 

 

[Gudrean]

Come chat with me, don't be shy. Let's talk about the ones we love and miss.

A few personal losses in my life came with the deaths of both my parents. My father died when I was almost 12 and just starting middle school. (6th grade) I mean middle school is rough to begin with but even harder with the loss of your idol, role model and perfect father. My father was kind and gentle. He loved nature and gardening. I'm sure that's where I got my love for plants and animals. My mother died when I was 26 and came as a complete surprise. She was generous and open minded. She always told me "I will love you no matter what you do in life as long as it makes you happy". This became my own way of treating others. I try hard not to judge others and to always put myself in their place. She was a "Friend of Strays" member so we always had a ton of animals around. They both taught me to love with all of my heart and be good to others. Losing them made me live each day to the fullest in every situation. You never know when you won't get another chance to show love, respect and kindness to someone. I miss them dearly and the world was definitely a better place with them in it. 💕🥰❤️

[Cross]

i can definitely relate. the two that come to mind for me are Nana and Mom. we lost Nana when i was a senior in high school, but her life had a huge impact on me. she was always over, babysat us every friday until we were old enough to, as she said 'babysit' her. she helped on school projects, and would often come over to eat dinner with us. she had the BEST cackle. a little lady of 4'11" as her pastor said at her funeral, she was small in stature but a giant in the faith. she was a rosie the riveter in WW2, made a life for herself after her husband left her with twins. she was, quite frankly a FORCE. and never ever did you not feel loved by her. smart, wise, quick. she's everything i want to be

 

mom, God. we only lost her back in 2021. it had been a long loooong year and the passing wasn't a surprise, but dear GOD do i miss her. she loved us SO much. she only ever wanted to be a mom and loved every second of it, always eager and happy to help at school, showed up to every game, every practice we had. every concert. every convention i went to. so fully supportive she just wanted to BE there. to discover who me and sis would be, what we'd do. a strength when we needed it, a hug when we didn't know we needed it. she was the person i went to when i needed to cry, needed strength, when i just...needed. it's so hard navigating life without her when all i want to do is share with her. show her what we're going. make her smile. 

[Leala]

My grandfather passed about a month after I moved to Illinois.  I think he was around 90.  He was able to meet Kronos when he visited me before I moved.  I inherited his skills in math and logic, and even some artistic talent.  I wasn't very close with him growing up, but my dad did a lot of emotional work to repair their relationship in the last few decades of his life.  He was sharp as a tack up until the end, and even when he was grumbling and complaining, he was pretty funny.

[Gudrean]

Thank you ladies for sharing! 🥰 Losing those that are close to us is difficult and sharing can be hard as well. 

[Cairos]

Florence Nightingale 
 

I think for my profession in nursing, everybody talks about Florence Nightingale! She was the founder of modern nursing. Florence Nightingale's efforts during the Crimean War, especially in enhancing sanitation and providing care for injured soldiers, had a profound influence on nursing practices and solidified her status as a pioneer in the profession. I remember when we graduated we repeated the Nightingale Pledge. 

 

Nightingale Pledge

"I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practise my profession faithfully.
I shall abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and shall not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug.
I shall do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling.
I shall be loyal to my work and devoted towards the welfare of those committed to my care."
 

[Gudrean]

That's excellente Cairos! I bet you're an awesome nurse too!!! You already take care of all of us here in the White Tower. *Snugglehugs*

[Cairos]

Awwww thanks Gud! Yes i do love to take care of my WT Family. 

 

Cairos channels some delicious treats for everybody.

 

 

 

[Blueberry]

What beautiful memories and remarkable people you've all shared. What you said about your Dad giving you your love for nature your mom giving you those guiding words really struck me, Gudrean. Our beloved people give so much of themselves to us, something always stays. 

 

For me, some of the people who came to mind are elders in my life who have come and go. One was a volunteer who came to my school to assist children who needed a little extra help to learn; I still remember her smile and how patient she was. She provided one on one tutoring, and helped me fall in love with reading when it had been such a struggle (a few years and diagnoses later we figured out why 😅).

 

Another is a very elderly neighbour who let me harvest her annual garden with her in the fall and build snow forts on her lawn in the winter. I had just moved to that part of the country and she was one of my first friends during a very hard time. She's part of the reason why I love to garden now. 🙂

[Gudrean]

🤗❤️😊

Hugs and Love to All who shared their stories, memories of loved ones and people they look up to and to all who read.

Thanks for sharing this festival with all of us here at DM!!!