FollowUpon reflection, here is what 2011 taught me and what I know to be true:
♥ That a sense of order and peace really can reside on the inside regardless of what’s happening on the outside
♥ That adversity is a gift and that although we can’t always see it at the time, if we really look & listen, the gift will reveal itself – every single time
♥ That our three children really are the very best thing that has ever happened to me
♥ That sharing our home with another generation has offered us wisdom and love beyond what we could have hoped for
♥ That life is ‘simple’ and we complicate it , not the other way around
♥ That ageing is something to be grateful for, because the alternative is to not grow old
♥ That an ending need not be sad, it’s the only way to begin something new
♥ That it is easier to make a decision once now, than to have to keep making it over and over again later (thanks Caleigh)
♥ That being in touch with ourselves is more important that being in touch with others
♥ That our children are on loan to us for a very short time, and letting go IS our job
♥ That where you live really is your home, if you let your heart know it
♥ That today is the tomorrow you worried about and tomorrow is the today you might never have, so live in THIS moment, the only one you know you have for sure
♥ That there is no right or fair age to die – we need to live fully NOW
♥ That the world and people are inherently GOOD and as Barry Neil Kaufmann said “the way we choose to see the world, creates the world we see”. I choose to see goodness & abundance.
♥ That LOVE really is the ANSWER
♥ That sharing food is about much more than the food
♥ That we are all ENOUGH
