Rita's Remembrances

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Honoring the LIFE of your Loved One at their departure from this world.

12/28/2025

A Celestial Farewell to 2025: The Moon Meets the Seven Sisters ✨ 🌙

As the clock ticks down on the final hours of 2025, nature is putting on a display far more ancient and beautiful than any fireworks show. On New Year’s Eve, look up into the winter sky to witness a stunning cosmic dance.

Our bright, glowing Moon will be gliding incredibly close to the Pleiades star cluster—also known as the "Seven Sisters." In mythology, these sisters were transformed into stars to save them from pursuit, shimmering eternally in the night sky. To see them reunited with the Moon on the very last night of the year feels like a special omen of peace and wonder for the year ahead.

📅 When: The night of December 31, 2025

👀 Where: Look for the bright Moon; the tiny, dipper-shaped cluster of blue stars will be right nearby.

🔭 Tip: If you have binoculars, grab them! The glare of the moon can make the sisters shy; binoculars will help them sparkle against the lunar glow.

READ MORE : https://astronomynews.site/?p=848

12/27/2025

The Petty Bettys are a side project made up of female front women from different bands across the region who have created a beautiful bond & friendship and love making music together. This is all about fun, community, and giving back ❤️

On December 27 from 12–3 PM, we’ll be hitting the streets of downtown Morris, going store to store and bar to bar, singing songs in a caroling style format (not all Christmas music) to raise money for Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet.

Guardian Angel provides critical support for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence and sexual assault through emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, and prevention programs. Every dollar raised helps support people in crisis right here in our region.

We’ll be starting at Clayton’s Tap to sing a few songs, making our way through downtown Morris, stopping at local shops, businesses, and bars along the way, and ending at Cade’s Corner, with plenty of stops in between!

💯 All tips will be 100% donated.
📲 We’ll also have a QR code available if you’d like to donate directly just write “caroling” in the description.

Walk (and SING) with us, grab a drink, pop into the stores we visit, or wait for us at your favorite downtown spot and enjoy the music when we arrive 🎤🍻

Come hang out, support local music, local businesses, and a really great cause.

The Petty Bettys ✨

11/16/2025

Closer Than We Think

Our departed loved ones
are closer than we think.
Not gone,
but transformed,
woven into the quiet moments
of our lives.

Love, once given,
does not disappear.
It changes form,
softens,
and lives within
the spaces between us.

If we grow quiet enough,
if we let the world rest
for a moment,
we can feel it,
not as memory,
but as presence.

They are here,
just beyond the veil of sight,
breathing through the spaces
love once opened,
reminding us,
with every stillness,
that nothing truly loved
is ever lost.

~ 'Closer Than We Think' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Olamik

10/26/2025
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10/20/2024

This is the first "living coffin" made from mushrooms. It's designed to decompose your body within 3 years so you can become one with nature.

Mushroom coffins, like the "living coffin" made from mycelium, represent a groundbreaking step in eco-friendly burials. Mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi, is a natural decomposer in ecosystems. When used in coffins, mycelium accelerates the breakdown of organic material, including the human body, reducing the typical 10-20 year decomposition process to just 2-3 years. This faster rate of decomposition means that individuals return to nature much more quickly, allowing nutrients from the body to enrich the soil sooner. This approach is a direct alternative to traditional burials, which often rely on chemicals like embalming fluids and non-biodegradable materials.

Another incredible aspect of mycelium is its ability to detoxify the surrounding environment. Mycelium has been shown to break down and absorb harmful substances, such as heavy metals and synthetic chemicals. When incorporated into a coffin, it not only aids in the body's natural decomposition but also purifies the soil. This is particularly significant considering the environmental impact of conventional burials, where chemicals from embalming and non-biodegradable coffin materials can leach into the soil over time, polluting groundwater and ecosystems. Mycelium actively works against this, making it a cleaner, greener option.

Additionally, mycelium-based burials can promote the regrowth of plant life. After the body decomposes, the enriched soil left behind can support healthier vegetation. As the fungi break down organic matter, they release nutrients that nourish plants and trees, enhancing biodiversity. In this way, the mushroom coffin creates a more sustainable cycle of life, transforming a burial site into a thriving ecosystem.

01/01/2024

Happy New Year messages 2023 😁

01/01/2024

Jupiter Direct: A Sudden Boost Of Luck & Fortune

Jupiter, known as the planet of growth and opportunity, stations direct on December 31, signaling a powerful shift in our lives. It’s as if the Universe is giving us a clear sign, whispering, “The time is now to be amazed by life’s wonders. Are you set to create the life you’ve always dreamed of?”
This moment marks a pivotal point for us to assess and let go of anything that’s holding us back, and is the ideal time to adopt a positive outlook and focus intently on our dreams and desires.

Jupiter stationing direct as we approach the transition into 2024, holds significant symbolic and astrological meaning. In astrology, Jupiter is known as the planet of expansion, luck, and abundance and its movements are closely watched for the influences they bring to various aspects of life, including personal growth, prosperity, and philosophical understanding.

When a planet like Jupiter “stations direct,” it means it’s ending its retrograde motion and beginning to move forward again in the sky.
This shift brings a release of pent-up energy, potential, and blessings and is like a cosmic green light, signaling progress, expansion, good fortune, and sudden positive change.

The timing of this event, as it occurs at the close of one year and the brink of another, is particularly potent.
Symbolically, it represents the end of a period of review, introspection, and internal growth (associated with retrograde phases) and the start of a more outward, expansive phase. It’s as if Jupiter is taking all the lessons and insights gained during the retrograde and saying, “Now is the time to apply these, move forward, and expand.”

If the retrograde period was about introspection and planning, the direct phase is about implementation and taking bold steps.
It’s an ideal time for putting plans into motion, especially those that involve personal growth, expansion of knowledge, and exploration. This could manifest in various ways, such as pursuing educational opportunities, traveling to broaden one’s horizons, or embarking on spiritual journeys.

For the year 2024, Jupiter stationing direct at the end of 2023 acts as a powerful catapult, propelling us into a new phase of life that is marked by increased opportunities for growth and abundance. It suggests that the year ahead could bring a significant boost in areas that Jupiter influences — such as finance, education, travel, spirituality, and wisdom.
The shift from 2023 to 2024, under the auspices of Jupiter going direct, implies a transition from a phase of planning, rethinking, and reevaluating to a period of action, achievement, and manifestation. This period can be seen as an ideal time for setting intentions and goals for 2024, infused with the positive and expansive energy of Jupiter.

To harness this positive energy, we need to have a clear understanding of our goals and, importantly, recognize what needs to be released from our lives.
This could mean breaking free from old patterns, negative thoughts, or connections that no longer contribute positively to our lives. Clearing our minds and environments is essential in preparing for the wave of abundance that Jupiter’s direct path is set to bring.

As we enter 2024, there is an air of anticipation and excitement for what could unfold. Jupiter’s influence is often associated with fortune and blessings, so its direct motion as the year begins is seen as an auspicious sign.
This period could be marked by a renewed sense of hope, optimism, and a drive to pursue goals that may have seemed daunting or out of reach before.

The effects of Jupiter going direct can be profound. It can manifest as a sudden clarity in life’s direction, an unexpected opportunity, or a chance encounter that leads to significant growth. It’s a time to be open to possibilities, to say ‘yes’ to life, and to embrace the unknown with confidence and faith.

With Jupiter now moving directly, we are encouraged to cast off any false pretenses and truly embrace our authentic selves. It’s a period for deep self-reflection, a time to question whether our current life path truly satisfies us. If it doesn’t, it’s a call for change. This journey is about patience, healing past hurts, and closing chapters that no longer aid in our personal growth.

Jupiter’s forward path is a symbolic reminder to align our lives with our true purpose and joy. It’s an invitation to release the old and welcome the new, with trust in the universe’s grand plan. We step into this new phase filled with optimism, bravery, and the belief that extraordinary experiences lie just ahead.

2024 promises to be a year filled with unexpected surprises, plot twists, and blessings we never saw coming. We’re preparing for a year that has the potential to positively transform our lives.

From unforeseen revelations to sudden changes in our journey, it’s a year to welcome the unpredictable with an open heart and mind, with the knowledge that we are on the verge of something truly remarkable.
A year where our efforts, patience, and resilience are likely to be rewarded in ways we can’t imagine possible, and where miracles, growth, good fortune, and fulfillment are waiting for us.

( ✍️ Alex Myles )

01/01/2024

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.
Because they change things. They push the human race forward.
And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

( ✍️ Rob Siltanen )

01/01/2024

Beautiful New Years blessings for everyone. 🥂

And for all who are grieving, feeling lost, alone, depressed, physically unwell, anxious or heart-broken, I see you! You are loved. May this blessings reach you and soften your heart.✨

May the energy of 2024 turn life around in the best ways possible. May new hope and collective care for each other expand dramatically.

🤍

01/01/2024

Happy New Year from Edinburgh Castle🎊🍾

📍Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
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