So, as I woke this morning I was greeted by my current boyfriend. When he left I made my way to my central altar and lit the Hestia Candle. I then gathered the soapstone incense holder, some water, and my thoughts and made my gestures of cleansing, my prayer inviting the Gods into my home, and then, lit incense from the candle and placed it into the holder. I walked it over to my East facing window, the one with a whole bunch of plants in it, and I put the soapstone holder releasing its scented smoke up to the Sun God.

Blessed Helios.
Lord of the Sun.
All Seeing God of Day.
Watch over us as we work.
Watch over us as we play.
Watch over us as we lead our mortal lives.

Blessed Eos.
Lady of the Dawn.
Rosey armed daughter of Hyperion.
Open the gates of heaven.
Open our hearts to the light.
Open our eyes that we may see.

Bless us ad guide us.
Guard us from evil.
Let our thoughts turn to the past that we may learn.
Let our thoughts turn to the past that we may remember.
Let our thoughts turn to the past that we may enjoy.

Blessed may you be.

With this prayer I turned my mind to the past year, and further into my own past, and in so doing was greeted with the smiles of children, the laughter of sisters, the warmth and coldness of a mother, and the long lost love that was taken from this world too young.

I intended it to be a day of remembering friends, but having lost some to death, it turned into a day to remember with some sadness what could have been, and my heart broke to think on it.

I accompanied my day, before and after work, with the music of Deva Premal, and especially her Moola Mantra CD.

I think I may have to call this one "Day of Tears"