I have always been enchanted with the magical and mythical. From unicorns and fairies to mythology and astrology to fate and serendipity. This past week however, I've been thinking of wishes and it drew me back to a post I made four years ago, closely related in date, but during the same moon cycle and just like this time four years ago, I found myself looking up at the clear evening sky and seeing the first evening star shining ever so brightly just above the mountain shadows, slightly offset below the waxing gibbous moon, and I couldn't help but be reminded once again of the nursery rhyme (and what some may say superstition of hoping for wishes granted) to make a wish on the first star of the night.

Star light, star bright,

The first star I see tonight;

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight

When one thinks of wishes, falling stars or birthday candles come to mind. Anything from throwing a penny into a fountain or plucking petals one by one from a flower or blowing dandelion seeds into the air, we have all felt inspired to make a wish, to whisper our secret desires into the universe and hope that we have been heard. Some wishes come true while others remain tucked into the corners of our minds and stay with us for a while or fade like a star when morning comes. I think that whether they come true or not, wishes are important. When we wish for something, we are expressing our heart's desire as well as our intention to create something new in our lives.

I think there is something magical about making a wish, something innocent recalling childlike energy. Wishing isn't about formulating a plan and following it step by step, it's like an invitation to play. We step outside the real world and into a magical one for a moment. One inspired by hope as we wait to see if our wish will be fulfilled.

For those that know me well, you won't be surprised with my thoughts of the magical and mythical, my child like grasp on wishes and hope. While I can be analytical and logic plots my course. I also tend to dismiss the straightforward, action-oriented societal ways for this seemingly passive process. Yet the power of a wish is well known, otherwise why the cautionary phrase, "Be careful what you wish for."  If you have given up wishing in favor of more adult like actions and thinking, I certainly suggest bringing back a little magic into your life. The next time you see the first star of the evening, or find yourself in front of a birthday cake, give yourself the gift of magic that you knew so well as a child and close your eyes, open your mind and make your wish.