finding-my-bliss

Still , grey, dank and damp Still sadness shrouds my being Still I choose gratitude As I look out upon the morning my day starts grey, my window on the world is a blend of grey tinged with light, I could paint the day colourful by means of words and images for I am able to that and sometimes painting happy is the right thing to do but for today I'm lingering in grey because I feel this is the best way to express my sadness for the world and myself... This on-line space allows for that, for authenticity, the freedom of revealing those grey vulnerable moments, valuing life as surging from and encompassing all of the different shades, for this I am grateful. I am also grateful for gratitude itself, it is a 'friend' and as another friend said it is 'buoying' to the soul.  Choosing the practice of gratitude allows for the light to rise again spontaneously and naturally giving way to colour.   Linking with Haiku my Heart Recuerda mi Corazon

Sometimes you come across a word you've heard, read and used many times before and now suddenly that word takes on a new life with a stronger sense of meaning. Somehow that word albeit simple becomes much, much more, more powerful and motivating... I noticed a leaf on my travels it stood out like a glittering jewel on the roadside, struck by its vivid colours and symmetrical pattern I picked up the leaf and stroked it. On touching the velvety smooth surface the word that had been on my mind for days emerged again, as I looked and thought about the leaf and the word a strange kind of sadness began to creep over me, an intense awareness that this leaf's time-bound beauty also signaled its decline...    floating leaves,  fleeting moments riding on the wind,  heavenly message... Sending my words to Haiku my Heart Recuerda mi Corazon

Intuitive take, old stories and new stories hangout together . You can take hundreds of photographs easily on one trip of a life-time! Yet somehow, usually, there is  just one that becomes 'iconic' in that it can sum-up the whole experience, immediately transporting you back in time with all the thrill and vibe of that occasion.  This is the one! It was an intuitive flash of the moment take of my lovely daughter-in-law standing with shadow at the top of the Empire State building on our first day in New York.  I love the way she seems to be hanging and connecting with the story being told of the building's construction worker way back in time.  I love it also because it reminds me of Louisa's loving gesture, organizing our trip with her daughter Cathy to experience such a wonderful place.... Taking the story to another level by way of a Japanese 5~7~5 syllable haiku poem is fun and also a therapeutic brain awakener to start your Friday... ...

It's time to be here, here in these moody moments, wings unfurled, ready! I 'm back! It's been a long time. I' ve been here, there and everywhere literally and ethereally ~  ***  Actually I popped over the pond nearer to some of you folk a few weeks back for a bite of the Big Apple, it was delicious and will post some pics soon.  In my last post I spoke about being 'home' and yes I've moved into a temporary home which feels really comfy, I might be putting down roots, but the real me still longs for the coast, so just now I'm waiting on my intuition to kick in and reveal 'the place'!  Today when I think about home I'm thinking of my ethereal home here online, a place where I feel really comfy to express my inner most thoughts and feelings as I have done over the years through image and words and what better time to drop back into my ethereal world, now when there's so much magic about! I'm linking in with my old...

As one good friend said about grieving, it's a time of "going within" and that's where I've been within my shell, waiting for things to naturally find their place, for my psyche to re-arrange., and now it's time to continue my story... Today I am, as another good friend put it"tying up loose ends", sifting and sorting getting ready for my new life... The government have promised to buy my property after a year of negotiation as they propose to build a new high speed train line just 100 yards from my front door! They, like the rest of 'officialdom ' are taking their time and I am at the last hurdle, learning much patience from this whole tortuous experience. For one year to-date I have had to plow through many obstacles during what must be the most painful time of grieving anyone can go through, that of losing my life long partner! But as my love used to say "it's an "ill wind that serves nobody any good" and...

The wired butterfly waiting on the longest day yearning for release... To all who have visited but not found me, I am still here but silently waiting for the right time to fly, to return and find a 'new normal' after the long sojourn, hopefully one of 'transformation' learning from the journey... I am joining dear Rebecca at Haiku my Heart Always a port of call for soft souls seeking solace, love and light... Recuerda mi Corazon