Mornin' Memories

My Granny: June 3 Born ~ Feb 23

Stepped To The Other Side,

Now Dancing In The Lights

The comments of yesterday were wonderful, uplifting and just came coming! Olivia is almost as tickled as her Mom Joan that her picture was a favorite! And oh how

I love this picture of me & Granny, glad you do too!

Happy Birthday to my hero, who soars like an Eagle up North and works at Mary Washington Hospital... Recently during the snow storm she even stayed there in a patient room over the week-end ... NO she wasn't a patient, she is just that daggone dedicated! She is in Healing Heartaches (alot)  ... Who is she? Be sure and say Happy Birthday to ______ when you comment. Can you imagine? I just knew she would be there, even sent her a text saying, "So, are you in room #302 during the snow storm oh great leader?" haha  Happy Birthday my dear friend! What a woman, what a leader, what a wife, Mother, Friend, daughter and inspiration you are to so many ~

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Thoughts on grief and hope and healing this mornin!

Those feelings of grief/loss can awaken priorities . . . make folks think beyond their familiar awareness while forcing us to stand on new and often unfamiliar ground!

There are enormously important things within all of us, things shared and kindred to our souls; family, friends, a love of music, sunny days, thunder/lightning, books (know of any that you particularly love heehe), trees, butterflies, healing rituals and dolphins are but a few that come to mind!

When we are once able to discover what is within, finding our body-mind-spirit connection, we find the ability to connect with ourselves and those in our world differently than ever before. We choose differently than ever thought possible before!

And so it is good... Different but good!

The invisible threads of all that connect us become visible to our hearts, to our thoughts, to our core.  We are able to give without thoughts of return, to offer and provide a way of goodness, and receive more than ever before.

We are responsible for the making of who we are personally and who we want to be. Each of us will hopefully find contentment, will experience awe, find our truths along the path, have our first experience of room service, while participating in our bliss our joys and our happiness.

We are a part of our Elders, a part of the Earth, a part of the Heavens, one with every living thing. Because of this we are reminded that we are alive and that we are capable of giving and receiving love,

if we choose to.

The precious and the dear truth is that we love, have loved and have and are loved!

Although grief has changed life as we knew it, taken us beyond that which was familiar, that which was comfortable and that which we knew and honored as our life... we are different now and we are still capable of love and still loved by those who have died. They are but a heart beat away, still with us always. Oh yes, we will always miss them, always miss those laughs, that touch, and that specialness that no one no one else in the world has... That is why we are each such unique creations remember?

"The Cherokee people stand upon new ground. Let us hope the clouds which overspread the land will be dispersed, and that we shall prosper as we never before have done" (Chief John Ross, Oct. 1861)

Looking like rain here in sunny Florida today! Wishing you rainbows wherever you are and whatever you are doing to make yours the best day possible!  Remember what Granny says,

"Hold your head up high even when your butt is draggin' the ground" haha

Walk In Beauty,

DRSES

author of

Healing Heartaches, Stories of Loss and Life

http://www.healingheartaches.com/

Order your exlcusive jewlery by Joan at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/jgrusso2010?view_type=gallery

 Lastly, if you live in Apex NC, there is a book club getting ready to kick off called, "Healing Heartaches" at your local Borders! Good job Linda and best wishes to you! You can also now write a review of Healing Heartaches at http://www.borders.com/

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that's it!