Hummingbird_Healing_Center

Moving - Changing - Growing

Exhaustion, nawh, that’s too heavy. Weary, nawh, that’s not strong enough. How about bone tired……..there you go, everything aches down to the bone….except my spirit which soars because of the gratitude I feel for the years of learning at the lake; the magnificent provision from the Divine Creator, the appreciation for family and friends’ help once a new dwelling place manifested itself….yeah, all the little things that added up as the move unfolded – it makes me sit back and smile and be plain thankful to be a part of God’s plan.

If you ignore the lonesome train whistles in the background, the after-burn of a large jet from time to time, traffic on Westnedge Avenue a half-mile away, it seems like I’m in the country. Three deer came up within 25 feet of my front window, to nibble on the new shoots of grass this evening. The woods are not too thick this early spring to see other little critters as well.

I ordered a telephone this afternoon so that I can have internet connection. As much as I like solitude and the country-like setting, I am a creature of modern communication. I didn’t connect with a planned phone call Thursday and my stomach hurt from not being able to talk. It seemed every time I turned around the past week I was crying – the dreams I’d had dashed, the mystery and beauty of the lake gone, the good neighbors left behind – I am reminded of a phrase “Paradise Lost.” But, as with anything else, there are always good-spirited, positive people that care...and let it be known. There are always new horizons - new things to learn and to share.

So, it is up to each of us as individuals, when life changes to take a deep breath, dry the tears, allow hope to fill your heart, and smile to the heavens and say, “whatever’s next, I’m ready!”

posted by Shirley @ Sunday, April 06, 2008