MOON FESTIVAL

Happy Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse!

I love this time of year.

The Moon Festival is celebration of abundance, connection, sharing and exchanging gifts and food.
Moon cakes are are the traditional gifts to offer to friends and loved ones. They are so dense and very sweet and salt (depending on the filling you get inside) definitely meant for sharing with others!

Its the one full moon that is recognized by my Chinese side.
I recognize and celebrate the full moons every month, but to celebrate ONE with my family just feels confirming to my personal rituals as I honor the moon phases.

The energy of the moon was so strong last night. I stayed up til 3am studying.
At 4:30am I was up again. I tossed and turned for about an hour before i just got up and started working again. I felt called to connect with the wellness group and share some resources and personalized astrology insights.

After the kids went to school, I hopped on a call with my Mentor did some brainstorming. Glad to know she was also feeling the buzzing energy. The conversation and exchange was uplifting and motivating. I’m excited to get back to work!

Later today, we were generously gifted a box of moon cakes from my son’s friend’s family.
It was so unexpected and heart warming to receive. Feeling so grateful for new connections and new experiences today!

This filling was a new one for me, Wintermelon and macadamia nuts. I really liked the texture of these. Yum!
Traditionally, i am used to my family sharing white lotus and double yolks, a salty sweet combo.
This year, after going to the bakeries to purchase gifts for others, i learned that the filling options for moon cakes can get really creative.

Following the call , i gift wrapped up moon cakes to deliver to my Chinese grandma & a few super cute mini moon cakes to the studio.

I was actually surprised by my grandma’s positive reaction to me coming over in the morning and being so open to receiving. Usually, tells me I need to go back to work. How much she worries about me and my finances. She saved the spiel and it was nice to just enjoy some time with her.

When I visit, I have always I loved walking around her back yard and front yard to see her fruit trees and plants growing. She has always been so good at caring for them all. One of my favorites is her Jujube tree.
I have years of memories of her (and sometimes her friends over) harvesting them and setting them up to sun dry, and get them prepared to package up and share with friends and family so that they could add them to soups, teas, and medicinal remedies.

It made me a little sad to hear that she didn’t have the energy or interest to harvest them anymore and actually wanted to cut the tree to half its size. Shook me a little, its the last thing from my childhood that she still tends to. She gave up gardening and growing her own vegetables a few years ago.

The knowing, just stings. You know?

Reminder: Enjoy the moments. The big ones, the small ones. All of them.