Chinese New Year of the golden Earth Dog

Shasta's Auntie T's 2019 New Year's greeting.
Housecleaning 
is also an excellent activity in preparation for 
welcoming the Chinese New Year.

The Chinese New Year begins each year on the second new moon after Winter Solstice. In 2019 this is February 04 or February 05 depending on your global location. 

According to Susan Levitt 2019 is the "year of the Earth Pig, the fortunate golden Pig, a time to make peace and enjoy life. Pig is a year for harmony and fellowship when kind actions are rewarded. People can work together with good will and enjoy community. . . Pigs love to party and enjoy earthly pleasures . . . so take a vacation, relax and do not work so hard."

Since I have lived now in 20 different houses in
my lifetime, somewhere the pig my Gramp
gave me disappeared. When I saw the same one
for sale when I was looking for pigs to adorn
our home, I bought it . . . it now sits on our
dining room table where we enjoy our
made from scratch, organically grownand in season food.
This pig is the closest to "golden" I could find.

In Chinese Medicine the element Earth rules the stomach so this is a year to focus on food which is important to Pig. This year offers excellent qi for eating more healthy. Pig loves good food so here's an auspicious time to alter your eating habits so as to support your health and well BEing.

This meditating pig reminds me of Liu Ming, who
gave a talk annually to usher in the Chinese New Year.
We  spent an afternoon listening to
him share his exemplary insight into the qi 
for the upcoming year.
Not only did we learn,
also we laughed a lot.
Liu Ming was born in a Pig year
so was a jovial fellow.
Four year ago in April he died.
Thereafter we ever so deeply missed
our annual afternoon with him while still living in California.

As our health issues that have surfaced here in Santa Fe, NM, are resolving, we are so ready for a fun filled year! By the way, this is also a good year to take care of those nagging health issues of your own.

This locally made pig sitting in our bedroom for the Chinese New Year of the Earth Pig will be a reminder to not take life so seriously . . . to enjoy the beauty that surrounds us, the friendly neighbors and the diversity of entertainment and our fledgling native habitat on our Santa Fe property. We are a One (on the dynamic map know as the Enneagram) couple, so we embrace each and every reminder to lighten up and have fun.

As each of us honor and take advantage of the golden Earth Pig qi, may we enjoy an often, frequent