Good Morning.
October 2nd.
in 1988 I lost my mother on this day.
I was pregnant with twins ( lost one soon afterwards).
I still remember folding clothes with her the night before.
She said she was tired.
She had lived the most virtuous life, but also a cool life.
She was a banker, a charity organiser, the lunch money lady at our schools.
She loved life and made everyone around feel like they were the
most special person in the world.
It is not until you are older and wiser that you find out
how correct she was about everything.
When anyone compliments me I know they are complementing
her...she is the best parts of me.
I still look for her at the backdoor.
I will always do that.
It matters not how old you are when you lose your mother,
it leaves a huge hole in your heart.
Grandchildren fill that hole greatly.
They are getting so big!
And yes Charlene, my granddaughter has worn those jeans so much and they
will be passed along with great love.
My world is expanding in such a joyous way.
***
As I change, grow and learn - I realise what is most important in life.
My grands of course, but also the small wonders that I get to experience
through the lessons of nature all around me.
Lucy & her new family, the crows making nests in my nearby trees
signalling a cold winter ahead....
Sunlight, morning dew on my shoes, the crowing of my new rooster,
time for evening conversations on the patio.
We can not heal all of the world's issues, but we can affect
our own tiny corners of it.
Do the things that fuel yourself to be the best that you can be.
The list below is a great start.
I make these in a pinch when I need that flaky extra
for soups or stews. If you slice them they make great breakfast sandwiches.
**
Friends, life is now about realising that we need to be brave enough to
say no to believing nonsense.
Yes, we are light bringers.
But we are also logical thinkers.
When you see logic and common sense being thrown out of the window,
when you are told something very different than what you are looking at
with your very own eyes, when you see the absolute committed nature of
folks clinging to frayed and tattered * truths* knowing they are just either
being stubborn or wilfully ignorant, this is the moment to stop
giving in to their desperate need to be relevant and step away.
Pray for them.
But move along.
Your journey is greater than that.
Your journey is to heal.
Perhaps you will be led back but for now, move forward
and let your lights nourish a parched world right outside your door.
Happy Thursday.
May you have a delightful day.
xoxo
Raven
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