Saturday 21 April 2018

Make the ordinary come alive

Another new chapter in this journey we call life.
There seems to have been a glut of them of late.
Chapters that is.
Living on my own is rather novel.
No lemmings.
No hound.
Just me.
A little crazy, a little weird, but ever so grateful.
I get to define the way I live.
Without interference or a need to consult another.
That’s rather novel after so many years of being a mom.
As the exhilaration of the last few months ebbs away, 
I feel so much gratitude for the joy that’s encircled my world.
One lemming happily married.
All 3 lemmings and their loved ones together for the first time in 4 years.
Tears and love have gone hand in hand.
It’s been extraordinary.
So why am I feeling a tad lost right now?
It’s floored me a little.
Giving the emotion time and space is necessary.
I need to open my mind.
Listen to the nudges and whispers of my heart.
Make the ordinary moments come alive.
I’m practiced at that!
So, I'll keep stalking the Skuas on the beach,
keep listening to the whispers in the trees
laugh with the waves as they race to the shore,
and keep falling in love with the sunrise over and over again.
Hand on my heart.
Feet on the ground.
And Smiles!
Tons of them.
In the end, she became more than what she expected.  
She became the journey and, 
like all journeys, 
she did not end
she just simply changed direction and kept going.” 
~ r.m. drake