All around me, people are in crisis. Their beloved pets have died or are just about to, or they've lost a family member. Some have received terrible diagnoses after enduring endless, painful, frightening medical tests.
In the past I would have been waiting for something awful to happen to me, too. I would have decided it was inevitable that the other shoe would drop. What I'm feeling today is lucky, grounded, and in good spirits. Because at this exact moment in time, nothing is going wrong in my life, I can stand tall for all the people around me who are struggling. Never in my whole life has it been so easy to be of service to these people, as a friend, healer or by providing the benefits of simple therapeutic massage.
It's not a happy situation but I am grateful, my heart is peaceful. The times in my life during which I needed a strong shoulder to cry on, someone was always there for me. Right now my job is to be there for others. I am thankful.
Shalom.
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life is good here too. I think things are getting ready bust open (remember that impending pressure I was feeling?) at least we are starting to get calls again. now I'm really anxious to get some of this stuff finished.
yeah reya, isn't it so nice and good to be in that rich calm space where you can offer care and kindness and let the love pass right through you. when the whorls and swirls and turning of all the little and big wheels inside you find synchronicity and you can spin some of the bigger wheels outside yourself. steven
What a great perspective. Someone must be the calm in the storm. I must say, it's a role I much prefer to that of being the lost soul. It is what I have been for the last nearly 2 years. I've watched those around me go through divorce, heartbreak, abuse, disease, and sexual identity issues. I've been here, ready to lend a hand and playing June Cleaver. I'm not sure if it's my attitude or simply chance but the situations that could have become major issues for us have instead been turned into opportunities for growth. I like to believe that some of the wisdom I've gained can be attributed to reading the blogs of strong women like you. Thank you for that.
It is a wonderful place to be. Embrace these moments of clarity and peace and share them freely without expectations. Then, when the universe shifts as it will and you need support, the goodness you've given will flow back to its source.
Sometimes you just has to kick off your shoes and walk barefoot in the grass. Feeling all that there is and connecting to the Earth.
its so important to pay heed to these moments of realisation; they give strength if needed later on. I am glad you are there feeling calm and strong now!
Invoking my inner June Cleaver, eh? That's sweet.
And yes, things will turn - it's inevitable. What I love about this moment is that I'm not getting carried away with worry about when it'll happen to me, just staying in my place of peace.
Whoa. Perhaps all the years of meditation have finally kicked in. Ya think?
I'm glad you're feeling some peace & that very important sense of being needed I've been there before & it's a good place to be!
I'm feeling at peace about the future, but the now is kind of tough - I'll just watch you a while :)
filling up and spilling over, it's an endless waterfall - there's a song about that. what a good place to be!
thank you for sharing all your thoughts and stunning photos. you're always spilling over :)
Shalom.
Shalom to you, Kerry.
Always spilling over, oh yeah. A friend of mine asked me this week why I'm still blogging ... after considering it carefully for a minute I had to honestly admit that I always think I have something to say. Always. For heaven's sake! Always spilling over.
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