Thank you mightly, my very dear friend. Your kindness, support, prayers, and understanding mean nothing less than the world to me.

I cannot agree more. Even now, three months into this immeasurably horrific conflict, it continues to boggle the mind that we are seeing large-scale war in Europe in the 21st century.

Interestingly, ever since I was a young child, I have sensed that I would live to witness that though – but often just chalked such thoughts/feelings up to the fact that I spent the past three decades and counting studying WW1 and (especially) WW2 as though doing was my profession.

I can only imagine how much more frightening, disheartening, and upsetting it must be to know that this awful and utterly unjust battle is taking place on your own continent. I am truly sorry that such is the case.

One definitely does not have to be an empath to feel a plethora of powerful emotions surrounding this situation. Though no doubt, sadly, some people are indifferent about the situation or (worse) support Russia in this war, I would venture to guess that most of the world is hurting and grieving in unison with Ukraine.

(On a less sombre note… ) Knowing how much you enjoy this quarterly blog post series, sweet Sanne, it always makes my heart smile to hear about which links jumped out at you in particular.

Thank you for letting me know and, again, for your care and concern regarding my health (let me tell you, coming up against a new barrage of substantial and very hard to diagnosis health issues is not how I pictured spending the second half of my 30s; but, of course, things could always be worse and I am truly grateful to still have the ability to get in a wee bit of blogging and crafting each month).

Immense hugs & the happiest of May-into-June wishes from my heart to yours,
🖤 Autumn

I don’t understand war. I don’t understand it is necessary in 2022. I don’t consider myself an empath, like you, but I do feel a lot and take things in and it makes me feel bad inside, so for me it is a strange balance need to know and not too many war news. I’ve donated and done what is possible for me, and truly wish I could do more, but alas, what should that be? Don’t even mention WW3! Please.

The old soul was a very interesting read, thank you. I am not sure I am a very old soul, but not a young one either. I’ve always been drawn to things and styles much older than me.

The pompom rabbits and 3D eggs are easy makes and super cute – bookmarked.

I am very sorry about your health issues and can only pray for you, send all my good vibes and purchase from your shop to donate.

Wishing you a lovely spring and all the best. ♥

Sweet Carol, thank you wholeheartedly for your very kind words regarding the links in this project. I am tickled pink to know that the herb drying + bat bow styling posts leapt out at you in particular.

How incredibly right you are regarding the state our poor planet finds itself in at the moment. The “one day at a time” mindset that you spoke of really is a wise and pragmatic way to tackle these tremendously uncertain times and I find myself leaning into that same way of existing all the more these days as well.

I sincerely hope that even with the abundance of troubles in the world right now, you are still able to experience no shortage of positive, happiness-filled moments this season, my lovely friend.

Abundant hugs,
Autumn Zenith 🧡 Witchcrafted Life

Ok Phew…and YES! If you do not mind me saying from my own journey- that the medical system harmed more than helped for the most part. Now I only use them for bloodwork and broken things or when I need an ultrasound diagnosis to then use for my own use with Naturopathy. Now, naturopathy can also have some twisted money takers, but I budget it in and after a few hit and misses I found a naturopath who gets my body. That combined with physiotherapy ( that I DO go through our medical system for to get for free, but made it work for me…and had to ask for a different person for my own needs…) as well as certain diets, exercises and self care…it took about 3 years with those helps but I have not had a major regression ( besides contagion illness induced) for about 5 years and I have not been hooked up to an IV for pain in almost a decade! It was life changing! If you ever want to email me- you have my addy and we can talk more! xox o

Hello my cherished friend, thank you very much for your caring, heart-touching words. 🙏

How are you doing as we embrace the last days of a March I that I doubt few who experienced it firsthand will soon forget?

We are once again two peas in a pod, as I am finding myself leaning into spring with abundant vigour and excitement, too.

Granted, that will be a touch easier once the scads of snow and ice have vanished entirely for another year. Even before that point, though, I am smitten with spring and sincerely happy to see what (ideally positive!) things the next three months hold in store.

I hope that this spring is a tranquil, gorgeous, and very enjoyable one for you and your family, dear Debi.

Hand on my heart, I teared up reading your incredibly compassionate question.

Simply being asked that feels like (and is) one of the most helpful things for me right now – especially as someone who is not comfortable going into depth publicly about these latest chronic medical challenges. At least not until I have some solid diagnoses behind them (and then, time shall still tell).

There is also the area we have been chatting about in our recent emails as well. I am still on the fence about that, but do find my confidence towards posting about that topic gradually increasing.

With love and gratitude, thank you again SO much for everything. I have said before and I will happily continue to say it, your presence in my life is a true blessing.

🖤 Autumn

My sweet friend, thank you deeply for your wonderfully kind and caring words, as well as for taking the time to respond in depth to many of my blog posts. Please know that each of those things are truly appreciated and that they never go unnoticed for a single moment.

I am so sorry that your daughter is impacted by serious medical conditions as well, just as I am that she contracted Covid. Thank every star in the universe that she did not become horrifically ill with this devastating disease.

I hope to no end that she does not contract it again and that everyone else in your family is able to stay safe as well in the face of this profoundly difficult global pandemic.

Thank you very much for the recommendation to visit that extremely important museum. I would sincerely love to get the opportunity to do just that one day.

You are 100% right regarding the great importance involved with not only remembering/recording the past, but taking it to heart and learning how NOT to exist as human beings. Sadly, as this year is reminding us once again, far too few people and governments have been able to do that yet.

We need each other more than ever these days and should be banding together against enemies (so to speak) such as global warming/climate change and Covid instead of inflicting catastrophic devastation on one another.

As dark as certain things are at present, I refuse to let the spark of hope go out in my heart and believe that it is still entirely possible for our planet and species alike to pull through in the long-run.

With the deepest of gratitude, thank you again for everything, dear Hilary.

May this month smile warmly on you and bring many reasons to smile your way each day.

🖤 Autumn

It truly is – so often in life I have found that having just about anything positive that resonates with my heart to look forward to has been an immeasurable help to me (especially on the mental health front).

I get downright giddy as the seasons change hands and even though we often go from -30 to +30 (C) or higher in the span of just a few weeks, spring never fails to fill my heart from cherry blossom scented joy.

Thank you deeply for your very kind, caring, and lovely comment, dear Vicki – as well as for each and every lovely word you have shared here with me lately.

I can pretty much count on two hands the total number of hours I was able to spend online this month (the a good chunk which went into this post itself, actually), so I am a bit behind on visiting other peoples’ blogs.

I am hoping (big time!) to be able to do just that within the next few days or so and eagerly look forward, in the process, to catching up on yours, my sweet friend.

Immense hugs & the cheeriest of springtime wishes!
🖤 Autumn

Fear not, dear heart, your previous comment was not interpreted (by me at least) in that way at all. I sincerely appreciate you sharing more about your own journeys through life – be they on the health, spiritual, or any other front – and am continually touched by your empathic kindness.

Thank you wholeheartedly for your care regarding my latest medical battles. Even after twenty years of being a multi-chronic illness warrior, it never ceases to amaze me what kinds of new, often baffling challenges our bodies can suddenly present us with (frequently seemingly out of thin air).

I will continue to fight ardently around the clock for answers + help, and have long accepted once that these things are clearly going to take their time in coming.

That said, I am of course trying to do everything in my power to speed them along. A process that is anything but quick, easy, or straightforward when the Cnd medical system is providing wildly unhelpful for the most part thus far. Nevertheless, I shall persevere (you can bet your bottom dollar on that) and remain realistically optimistic that I will be able to regain at least a slightly better state of health again at some point.

My sincere thanks and appreciation once more to you for everything.

🖤 Autumn

Thank you tremendously, sweet Donna. Your caring words and prayers truly mean a great deal to me.

Rest assured that I will continue to fight for as long as it takes. Though these current issues are arguably amongst the most baffling I have come up against thus far on the health front, that only serves to fuel my battle for answers + medical help all the more.

An abundance of gratitude-filled hugs from my heart to yours,
🖤 Autumn