The healing power of friendship

When two people are friends, real friends connecting with their hearts, healing comes naturally.  

There is an amazing energy that swirls around them and surrounds them so that healing can happen spontaneously.  

It is not something that needs to be made to happen, it just does.  

And it does not subtract from either person; it adds to them and grows them, making them stronger and better able to deal with what must be faced.  

Those of us who are wise enough to allow these friendships into our lives will reap the benefits immensely and we will never be the same again.  

It is up to us to see the gift that these relationships carry with them, and to fully embrace their presence in our lives.  

For it is through loving friends that we can truly see ourselves and what needs to be done, and then have the strength and energy to do it.  

With immense gratitude for the wonderful friends who surround me  ♥♥♥

Honouring something big

Every once in a long while, something big happens that just blows me away.

It's just so huge that it actually pulls me along on its current, carrying me down its stream into places yet unknown; and all I can do is let myself be transported away.

Those times, although few and far between, stand out in my mind because of the power they exert over me at the time, and because of who I become once they're done.

And they usually originate in something somebody says or does.  In those times it feels like I am suddenly a part of something a lot bigger than me; a lot bigger.

Those are the times that restore my faith, that fill me to the brim with love and thanksgiving.

I find myself in the middle of one of those times right at this very moment.

And I am in awe.

It can be a frightening place, if I let it be, as the direction I'm headed in is totally unknown; yet a part of me longs to follow it, to just let it run its course and carry me away.

So I wait, and watch.  I watch myself as if from a distance - I watch my feelings, my actions and reactions - and I watch as the beauty unfolds all around me.

To those who bring me to those wondrous places I say thank you.

Indeed, thank you for your trust, thank you for your open heart, and thank you for allowing me to be part of your journey.  It is an honour and a privilege and I will be forever grateful for the trust you have placed in me.  ♥♥♥

A balm for the soul

On what was quickly turning into a sad & lonely evening,
instead of staying in and feeling sorry for myself
I decided to grab my camera and head outside.


What I found out there took my breath away:

a lovely chorus of crickets;

the warm glow of an orange sunset;

the peppery scent of marigolds;

a kind word from a stranger;

the rich smell of damp earth;

and hearts drawn on the sidewalk.


Once again I found my way back onto the path and felt renewed.

Listening to myself

I think it's time I start listening to myself.

I mean really listening.

It's time I start listening to what my heart is telling me, instead of letting my fear take over.

It's all about trust, isn't it?  Trust that my heart knows what's best.  Trust that I am enough.

But what if listening to myself takes me away from what's comfortable?  What then?

What if it takes me away from the people, places, and things that I know to places unknown?  What do I do then?

Well, maybe it's time to take the plunge and find out.

Maybe it's like the quote from Rumi says:

"I have been a seeker and still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars.  I started listening to the teaching of my Soul."

Still feeling my way around this... but it's starting to feel right.

The gift

Recently, someone I love dearly gave me a very special gift.

Although it took me a bit to realize that it was a gift, now I see that it truly was and I am so very grateful to her for it.

You see, when the situation first presented itself, it felt like my heart would break, like my world would never be the same - or whole - ever again.  But as I sat with what I was feeling, and with great difficulty tried to accept it for what it was, I began to see things in a very different light.  I began to see myself in a different light, as if seeing myself for the very first time.  Some of the things that came up were not easy to deal with, and some of those things will require a lot more work; but having to go through this allowed me to see how much inner strength I actually have, and how resilient my spirit can be.

When I found out why she'd done it - to protect me - and how difficult it had been for her to do, that's when I realized what a truly special gift she had given me.  I felt so very loved; my heart - and my world - once again became whole.

The more I live this life, really live it, in the present, I realize how truly blessed I am and wish everyone could feel this good.

Wishing you all a very happy Sunday ❤

On my morning walk

The sun on my face...

               The breeze in my hair....

                                The birds chirping away...
And this:

 

 

  

Tell me... how can I not feel blessed?

Hospital adventures... or how a cute doctor helps take the edge off

So I spent 5 hours in Emergency at the Lakeshore last night but I have to say, it all passed rather quickly. 

I'd brought along my newest read, a great book by Melody Beattie, because I knew the wait would be long and, between being engrossed in this book and everyone coming to check in on me every few minutes, I felt rather good.  I know it sounds funny, but I felt like I knew that everything would be alright.  I think the doctors & nurses paid extra attention to me because I was on my own, which was nice.  Whenever the doctor with the winning smile walked in, I'd look up from my book and, no matter what he was saying, I just had this deep sense that all was as it should be.

In the end, everything turned out to be ok, and all the precautionary measures helped ease the uneasiness I had been feeling all day, but really it was the staff at the Lakeshore that made me feel that everything was already alright.  I'm sure the book I was reading had something to do with it, too :)

Aaaahhh the power of staying calm...