Apathy vs Spellwork

Hey everyone,

Remember when I had a few hours of peace and quiet to write my articles, which made them flow so much better? 😉 I do, though admittedly, I'd remember those times far better than any of you. 😉 Luckily for all of us (you because you likely enjoy my blog, me because I enjoy my peace and mofuggin quiet,) those times are finally returning around the end of this week. 😀 That's really good, because I miss writing well…but mostly I miss peace and quiet (though that 2 little birds often punctuate this quiet with birdie sounds is actually not a bother – I'm immune to that, lol.)

Today I'd like to discuss an old enemy of mine (and possibly yours as well) – apathy. While my apathy tends to manifest itself towards housework, it is a pernicious beast that, for some people, can affect spellwork as well. :( 

A handful of times every year, I will get the following complaint: "Cat, I was doing this novena/spell that is said/cast over several days and after a day or so, I just felt like I couldn't find the time and stopped doing it." Well, alright, we live in a time where people are used to instant gratification, but let's just be fair, here, kids, – you need to put the work in if you want the desired result to come out. Apathy can be borne of depression and not just plain old laziness, so I do understand that you might "not normally be like this," but in this case (and it is one of those special things,) you need to kick your depression in the face and do the work anyhow. Yep, that can be difficult. Maybe you're super busy and you deal with everyone else's problems before your own like I do (I know many social workers, psychiatrists, and nurses who feel like this,) which makes you extra tired and want to just enjoy that whole 30 minutes of waking time you have to yourself instead of spellcasting, but guess what? You still need to put that work in. I can relate (if you think there are times I'd rather just watch Netflix over wanting to do prosperity work or other some-such maintenance work for myself, you're right,) but if you give in to apathy, your situation will not change. 

I propose you look at it a bit like taking medication for a health issue. If you don't take your full course – even if the timing is a bit inconvenient, – your problem might return and/or get worse. This is very similar to having to do a novena (which is generally to say a prayer and light a candle once a day for nine days,) or a spell that lasts several days (which is generally a week or so.) It's only a brief period of time, and then you're going to have the desired improvement in your life manifesting shortly. 

Further, ask yourself the following, – if it's really too difficult for you to do multiple days of work, do you really want the thing you're working towards? If you told me I had to, say, wash dishes for 8 hours a day (I HATE WASHING DISHES) for 9 straight days, and then I'd have an amazing month at work where everyone paid on time and all consultations were with awesome clients looking to get a lot of work done, I'd do those damn dishes for 8 days. 😉 I'm reasonably sure that a few hours of your time spellcasting or saying a prayer over the course of several days is worth whatever you're requesting. :) 

So please, don't let apathy destroy your spellwork. 😛 This helpful PSA has been brought to you by some lady who needs to apply the same reasoning to that sink full of dirty dishes. 😉

~Cat