This morning Luke left for work early.  The house is very quiet.  In the back yard,  the thin layer of icy snow glistens in the sun.  More animal tracks appear.  A few birds come to eat what's left of the winter garden.  

I watch the inauguration of Barack Obama on t.v.  Very dramatic.  No matter what he says or maybe even what he does ,  the country is moving away from hatred and bigotry because we have elected our first black president.  

My theory is that God's love in uplifting more people and light is coming where only darkness was before.  

I am working on getting organized,  so I can move ahead with my projects.  As my energy returns  I'm getting more done.

I taught my class tonight.  I concentrated on healing.  All the women in the room are working on their own personal healing projects.  All the women are mother earth types.  Sometimes we take on too much.  So it's good for us to step back and take care of ourselves.  

Luke was crabby when I came in tonight.  I finally asked him what was wrong,  and he finally told me.  He was mad at himself for neglecting a task that would have led to the possibility of a very fine student.  Anyway.  We ended the evening peacefully.  In the past,  I might have been all righteous indignation--I come home from work and he's all crabby with me.  Now,  I say to myself.  He's had a hard day.  I don't take in his bad mood,  but I feel compassion instead of anger.