What is Mine What is Not Mine

Beautiful  Brilliant  Brutal

Life is such a beautiful teacher. Sometimes it’s gentle; sometimes it’s just right there in my face in a surprising and startling way. 

Last week the universe, my sweet universe, presented me with a situation that sent me reeling. Spiralling Spiralling. Spiraling. I wanted to run away.  

That’s not what I did. Nope. I stayed grounded as best I could by meditating, using somatic strategies, journaling, and walking. 

Which kept me in the here and now. However, there was a niggling feeling that I could not put my finger on.

But, during my meditation this morning, I realized what was going on. I was feeling responsible for someone else’s struggles in life. I had felt guilt, shame and sorrow all at once. It was too much and so heavy.

When I realized why I was still feeling a heaviness after 3 days, I felt such a relief. Freedom. 

I am not responsible for anyone else’s healing.

This was brutal, but I am ready and have the capacity to heal this in myself.

I am sitting in gratitude today.

Thank you my sweet universe!

Favourite Thing Right Now

I currently live in the Caribbean. Warm ocean breezes. Soft sand to sink my toes into. Waves to jump. Magical ocean energy to ground me. Paradise.

We are experiencing a bit of a cold spell, cold being relative, right?  Which means it's time to bring out the hoodies, jeans, socks, blankets,  and yes, my favourite heating pad. Thank you Amazon.  While I have a fan and an air conditioner in my apartment, when it gets cool, I have no way of heating my space. 

But I do have my soft, aqua teal (love the colour; another favourite of mine) heating pad. This exquisite little gadget, comes with a timer and 10 temperature settings. 

I mean, what more could a girl ask for? Picture me snuggled cozily with a blanket and my heating pad.  That's what I'm talking about.