just a little poetry to start the fall season in western wa

Yesterday collided with today

A momentous roar

A sad song

A pleasant thought

A painful memory

A smile eroded by bitter sadness parts my lips

Yesterday collided with today,

Today shows me a past of pain, anger, dominance, suffering

A small glimmer of hope, longing, possibilities

And hopefulness smashed before fulfillment can meet

Today shows me the future

A future without you

A future with peace, no chaos, no anger

No resentment, no dominance

The future is unfolding now

It waves goodbye to the past and teases

The future to explode in

Brilliant light and peace
copyright kristin olsen 2012

Freedom from my upcoming book "Through the looking glass"

         We are often told that life goes by so quickly.  Each moment should be treasured and enjoyed.  Each second, each minute, each hour, each day, each sunset, cotton candy and rainbow filled wonderfully glorious months flashing through our minds eye.  Savor the moment, breathe deep the songs of birds and the smell of popcorn and fires lit at Sunday BBQ’s.  Let me tell you a tale of moments frozen in time, frozen in fear.  Let me talk to you now, shh, don’t speak too loudly or listen too closely as I murmur in wee breaths and fearful sounds a tale of time passing.  Of time passing like the flapping of a dragonfly’s wing in suspended red flash time.  Listen; open your ears to hear my heart beating as I lay in silent tears.  Begging, pleading for time to rush as fast as possible so the illuminated sunlight will vanish from this beastly day and pass and turn into the darkness.  Only then can I bravely hide my fear and loathing and hatred amongst the pillows and pungent satin bed linens.  Hide so that the person I am cannot possibly ever know the person I have become.  This transition is necessary to live inside this dream of not so golden skies and blissfully pleasured passions, but instead in terror, shear terror and hatred.  Too afraid to speak my own thoughts or breathe without permission.  

         Listen as I speak finally of a life lived, loved and of precious moments that can never again return. Lost in a silent few years that passed forever into the abyss of sadness.  The tale is not unheard of by many.  I speak of the tale of horror and domination and of anger and sadness and of control and brutality.  It is one of fear and compassion; it is of love surrendered for the very act of surrender.  It is this very act that saves the heart, mind and soul and possibly the very life.  Hear this tale so that you might learn, remember, scream, yell and feel the indignity well up into your veins and like a volcano, explode into your heart and then burst through in brilliant recognition to the very mind that has tucked this all into a corner of silence.  Hear this I beg you so that you can escape.  Your children can escape and you can find peace and serenity and love and passion and pleasure.  So that you can see the wings of the butterfly gently moving in the breeze and you can feel your breath upon the air.  To never again have that feeling of pain inside your soul that begs the day to end and quickly at that.  To hear only instead your heart rejoice in saying that each moment can pass as it will according to the grand design of the universe for you fear no more.  

You are free and life is amazingly brilliant.  Again hear me as I speak of the unspoken, of the pain of the abuse and it’s very gut filled stench.  Hear me now as I speak of escape and hear me as I cry and bleed and scream.  Life is more than living another’s will.  Life is more than physical and emotional bruises and bloodied hands and faces.  Life is a grand adventure and should be ridden as a bountiful white steed in perfect beauty and brilliance.  Never again to miss a child’s smile, a first step, a telling gesture, a passionate kiss, or a wink from a stranger. Never again to rush through the day, praying for the dark to hide and missing the living of the day for the fear of the living.  Join me now as we release the dreams of our own heartache and choose to not be victims any longer.  Join me know as we choose freedom. ©® Kristin Olsen 2012

Celtic Shows and Events update

We just finished up a week at the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede in Bremerton WA... Great event.  Surprised by how many people didn't know we had an Irish/Celtic store in the area!  It was fun to introduce ourselves and our gifts and jewelry and of course all our food and sweets to a whole new group of people.  Check out the website shows page for our next event = http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm

Shop online now for our end of Summer clearance sale and use the coupon off the website to get 10% off your order.  Enjoy the last week of Summer!  Visit us at http://www.acelticcalling.com

50 years

I have come a long way in my 50 years.  I have been at the top, the bottom and the middle.  I have climbed and clawed and sacrificed and given up some dreams for other paths.  I have no regrets.  Sometimes I think I would do something over again, but if I was actually offered that chance I would decline.  I have walked the path less traveled and am proud of what I have done, where I have been and what I have accomplished.  I have got it all and lost it again a couple of times now.  I have trials and tribulations, have let go of passions and grasped at things I thought would bring me passion only to discover the grass was not greener on that path.  I own ALL my mistakes as they are lessons learned not things I need to be ashamed of.  I have been shamed by people and have shamed others.  I will never again allow someone to own my power, nor will I be foolish enough to freely give it away.  I am my own responsibility.  I will ask for help when needed, I will not turn down assistance because I think I am proud or can do it myself, and will in turn be honored to help those that ask of me.  Without the lessons I have learned and the paths I have traveled down, my amazing KIDS would not be who they are today.  We all struggle, we all make questionable decisions, we all have our own dreams.  Rich, poor, middle class, young, old or middle age... We are all just people intertwined on a path to discovery.  Thank you to everyone that has contributed to my 50 years thus far.  No regrets, many blessings, some unanswered questions... but that is for the next 50 years!  I wish everyone I have ever encountered Luck, Love, and "May the road rise up to meet you.  May the wind always be at your back.  May the sun shine warm upon your face,  and rains fall soft upon your fields.  And until we meet again,  May God hold you in the palm of His hand." An Old Irish Blessing...

Ask Celtic KC

Shortly this blog space will be used for my Life coaching question and answer series.  Does anyone remember Dear Abby?  Come on, ask your parents if you don't remember.... I have been a life coach and healer for many years and have studied sociology and psychology and actually have a degree... I have done many things, been many places and now what to settle in a little and do some writing and help people out that have questions about love, life, home and career.  Questions and answer section will be free.  You can post a question to the blog and I will respond or you can email me at kc@celticattic.com and I will post the question and response here in the blog space.  This is about getting help, advice and hopefully helping others that we come in contact on our path to self discovery.  I will add helpful advice, suggestions and most likely random thoughts so please check back often.
Peace and light
KC

Celtic Fairies

We launched a new line of Celtic Attic Fairy Wishing and Fairy Garden kits.  They are on the website for sale.  Each is handmade and unique but all have the fairy wishing book that I wrote.  It gives you 3 great Irish fairies to choose from. Sprinkle your wishing dust and try to make contact with your fairy friends.  Great for kids, parties, events and for the adults like me that still want to see the fairies and magic in the world around them.  Shop now on the website - www.acelticcalling.com.  Click on the link to the fairies or look under New Products.

Win a set of Shamrock Wine Glasses

We are offering two great wine glasses filled with candy and hand painted with Shamrocks to one lucky winner. We will be pulling 4 names at the end of June. 1 gift basket, 2 pendants and 1 set of shamrock wine glasses. We have decided to add this extra gift because everyone just loves these at the shows.  Visit our website and enter, contest is free to enter. Remember to check the box if you want to sign up for our monthly newsletter.
http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm