Wyco Wednesday October 23
BLEEP BLOOPS IN BLACK, COUPONS/GIVES IN RED, UPDATES/NEW IN BLUE
Holy guacamole last week was a busy one!
Between a back to back Mushroom Day and Wyco Wednesday, you guys had me truckin’ non-stop! The Discord was poppin’ like never before as we gave out 16 prizes and another 10+ were awarded to random orders that came through on WW! A HUGE shout out to @UnderdogArtisan for supplying the merch giveaways along with the Tarkiln Art Studios for part of the design work, and @MrBungle for donating a 23 qt. Pressure Cooker to the cause, which found a nice loving home almost next door…that one arrived super quick!
If anyone has NOT gotten their goods or at least tracking for their winnings, (besides the almighty patient @Rensu), please let me know and we’ll get squared away! I’m pretty confident I kept up with everything and got them out within a day or two of the wins, but bug me if you haven’t heard. And feel free to hit me up if you didn’t get what you were expecting or I left something out! T’was a lot to keep track of. Mail has been slower than usual lately due to all the election mail flying across the country, so please be patient with them. Half of my supply orders coming to me have not had accurate tracking for a week, and some of my outgoing orders have had limited tracking, longer than usual transit times and some are skipping the initial scan into the system, while others are going through just fine. We deal with this around election time and through the Christmas holidays…they’re doing their best out there my friends. Still, if anything seems off or hasn’t updated in a good while, let me know and we’ll figure out what’s up.
Thankfully there was a diverse selection with the raffle type thing for orders placed on those days and most prizes only got one vote, meaning those lucky ducks got what they wanted! With the exception of the 2lb grain bags, which vastly outnumbered the other choices. I put names on playing cards to eliminate any bias I had with those entries, and UnderdogArtisan ended up taking the 4-pack of grains. This was completely random, I say! Though the work she’s been doing in the community makes it no surprise the universe chose to reward her. With some of the other prizes that had just 2 entries, I did a very complex version of eeny meeny miny moe to make the choice. The only self-chosen gives I included were two of the mushroom plushies, created by the little MissTarkilnForager, which I gave to two who voiced they really wanted them. Those hand made creations were so cool I wanted them to go to someone who really wanted them. But all the rest was totally random I swear!
In last week’s rambling/journal entry/sermon doodad, I mentioned something about an ever-changing recipe of what I knew kept me grounded and balanced, and how attachment was a sure way of getting that formula to change. Soon after, I had some interesting thoughts come to me, perhaps in a dream or at least a dream like state, and wanted to share.
Consider you, this beautiful avatar in this beautiful life just floating around, riding the waves, going with the flow. Perfect just as you are. But still human. Affected not just by your practice and daily actions, but, as humans, also affected by the outcome of those actions and affected by the ouside circumstances we seem to not have much control of. In this “video game”, you have a counter over your head. Like health points, but for your spirit and soul. The energy is more intense now than any time I can remember, which sometimes acts like a multiplier for this counter.
On one day, you wake up from a restful night’s sleep, immediately check your phone and have a text from an ex or see some news article propagating fear. You’re at -1. You reach for the bag of coffee to get your day started and realize you’re out! No biggie really…you can fix this. But to be fair…the counter shows -2. You run out to the store to grab a fix for your fix, and run into mr. grumpy gills who returns your smile with an aggressive snarl. What the hell is his problem? Now you’re at -3 and only just started the day. A couple more less than exciting interactions with the world and you might start to notice you’re having a bit of a down day. Is it me? Am I letting insignificant things affect me more than I should? I say, you’re human. Things happen. And unless you’re an NPC in this game, those things have an effect on your spirit points. You might decide to take a nice walk, but your thoughts are looping on what already happened today that you really had no control of. You’re missing the beauty of life. +1’s all around you just yearning to be acknowledged to give you a boost, but you can’t get out of your own zone.
Now consider a different day. You wake up after a restful night’s sleep with that same clean slate. The first thing you do is give a big “THANK YOU” out into the universe as you see the sun shining through the window. You stretch or meditate or chug a big glass of water or whatever you have in your “recipe” arsenal. You tend to your pets (or mushrooms) and feel a big dose of love right back at ya. Quickly you’re starting the day with a nice +3 or so above your head. You glance at your phone to the same txt or news push, but it doesn’t affect you as much since you already have that head start. Or maybe it does! We are human after all. Let’s say it does. You’re at +2 now. You reach for the coffee to realize you’re out, but it’s not even a slight worry. A great excuse for some fresh air and movement you may not have normally taken. Perfect! You run into mr. grumpy gills at the grocery or coffee shop, who returns your loving smile with an aggressive snarl. What the he….wait. This poor man has a -47 floating above his head! I wish that man well…I can’t imagine what he’s going through. You have a nice chat with the person at the checkout, send a non-verbal thank you to the universe for allowing such diverse interactions with these other characters and the universe itself, and send a little dose of love and compassion for the grumpy dude. Your nature walk is filled with wonder. Your mind is relatively clear, and your only mission is appreciation and enjoyment. You notice the squirrels and the butterflies and deer, and all of these creations give you a little +1. Before you know it, your spirit counter is in double digits…and you’re just starting the day.
Pretty much the same beautiful things happened in both days. And the same shit happened too. But it’s extremely difficult to climb out of a deficit if you quickly start off in the negatives. If you give yourself a little head start just by appreciating all emotions and all feelings of this experience on Earth, some (not all, but some) of those -1’s can turn into “ahh…so”. So that’s how it is, huh? I’m still resting quite comfortably in the positives up there. Sure some things will happen that might knock it down a notch or two, but at least I’m not trying to dig myself out of a hole. Especially in these times of undoubtably intense energy, I think it’s important to do what you can to “stock up” in a way, on the little things that can armor your spirit and equip you with the stamina and capacity to carry that love throughout the day. Cus something’s gonna happen! And I know I’d rather face that something with some good numbers after a “+” than trying to play catch up all day with a “-“. Either way, they are compounding and can make or break your spirit. Start off loving yourself, loving others, actually be loving awareness to anything and everyone you interact with. Keep that momentum alive and see how big those numbers can compound. And if you do realize there’s a “-” above your head, don’t be hard on yourself. We all need help out there. Don’t be afraid to reach out to me or a friend (I hope I am your friend too, and if not, I will be soon) during a time of need and let other’s send some magnificent light energy your way so you can “ahh…so” all the frowns you might face that day. You matter, you are important and YOU ARE LOVED. Always.
To vent, talk it out, ask for help or just have someone to listen to the good bad and ugly, hit the inbox at millywycomushlove@gmail.com or join the Discord and send me a chat. I’m ALWAYS here for you friend.
I had a couple of cool updates I planned on rolling out this week, but with all the fun stuffs from last week, I didn’t quite complete them in time for this WW. Something I’ve learned over the years doing this is to not rush literally anything in this hobby and allow things to happen as they do in their own time, properly and with ultimate care. So we have some things to look forward to next week for a nice little trick or treat WW on the 30th! Good things to come.
HOWEVER! Since I was all caught up in the raffles and gives and receiving of love from this awesome community, I did completely forget about the weekend giveaways this past weekend. Gah! So this evening (10/23) immediately following this post at 5pm CST, we’ll have the regular merch giveaway that we always do on Wednesdays, plus a couple others to make up for what I missed on Friday and Saturday. And as long as I don’t forget again (feel free to remind my forgetful ass) we’ll still have a few to drop this Friday and Saturday on Discord as well.
The Discord squad patiently awaits your arrival! It’s pretty much THE homie hangout at this point. All love, all beautiful beings vibin’ out, sharing success stories, learning from more experienced myconauts and always keeping it light and positive. Plus we have giveaways of all kinds pretty frequently! Genetics and supplies giveaways are every weekend and merch giveaways every Wednesday!
Mention your order number if you leave a review on the subreddit or send a screenshot (email or Discord) of a shout out elsewhere and I’ll hook you up in the most exquisite way on the next one (just add a note to your order to remind me)! Any shout outs are appreciated, and mentions on other forums and things like that really help out more than you know <3 This dude is old school, does no marketing and has no social life media. Your word of mouth is why I am still around. Don’t make me sell my soul to tiktok. Keep plugging=keeping me off socials=keeping me sane. You guys go harder than Malte Marten (until I stop listening to this man tap on his pan when I write these things, he’s staying)
The first 20 orders after this post goes live (5pm CST 10/23) will receive a free Penis Envy Hybrid syringe with their order!
All order numbers ending in an EVEN number after 5pm CST on 10/23 will receive a free UNLISTED syringe with their order! I have a handful of different varieties to give this week, so if you’ve received a variety not listed in the shop in the past and don’t want a duplicate, please add a note with your order at checkout.
All order numbers ending in an ODD number after 5pm CST on 10/23 will receive a free SWAB PACK from the FUNKY DUCKS collection!
All order numbers ending in “0” after 5pm CST on 10/23 will get a $50 credit good for grains, substrate, agar and gourmet cultures at millywycomycology.com! Coupon code sent with order.
****ALL 5lb HARDWOOD SAWDUST “MASTER’S MIX” SUBSTRATE BLOCKS ARE ONLY $10 EACH NOW UNTIL I SAY SO AT MILLYWYCOMYCOLOGY.COM!****
!!COUPON CODES!!
5PACK – 5 Cubensis Syringes for $30
EXOTICA – 5 Exotic Syringes for $50
EATMYPLASTIC – Free Plastic Eating fungi culture at millywycomycology.com
3FOR30 – 3 Gourmet Liquid Cultures for $30 at millywycomycology.com
See you Wednesday October 30th at 5pm CST! Spore on my friends! I love you all so mush!!
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