THURSDAY THOUGHTS ~ THE SUN IS SHINING SOMEWHERE

Oh For the Beauty

Morning ... the light is finding its way to us earlier, have you noticed? The brightness... what a wonderful welcome after the winter of 2010~

C'mon light, welcome energy to all . . . the seedlings are finding their way through the earth and into the light as well.  Color is beginning to show itself once again . . . I for one am embracing the color; the light and the wonderment ! Say "YES" to this wonderful day . . .

But also acknowledge that it is a day of profound sadness and new grief for so many . . .

Tammy Stansell died last night . . . leaving her beloved husband and children and many many many friends who will miss her ~ She was and will always be a WARRIOR and an inspiration.

"We will always love and admire you Tammy, you will soar on the wings of the Eagle"

We are all connected . . . our pain, our struggles, our celebrations, joys ~ our very survival and thriving healing ways!

Our brother the Eagle soars; just because he can; just as the horses love to run wild; feeling the wind against their faces and the freedom of the wild through their mane ~

With the sun warming us, the wind caressing us and often drying our tears and blowing through our hair we will face our day, our nights and our lives with or without fear . . . it becomes our choice.

Whether we think we can or can't ~ we are right.

The trees are reaching for the light and we as the tw0-leggeds continue to reach for understanding along our journey. Our understanding and quests may be that of looking within; seeing our strengths, becoming one with our strengths and inner powers and accomplishments as we make them our way of being, our constant companions along the way.

Speaking of trees; speaking of stretching toward the light... ARE YOU READY?  STAND UP~

STAND UP STRAIGHT, DO IT N O W

REACH FOR THE SKY, FOR THE LIGHT, FEEL IT FROM YOUR TOES AND S T R E T C HHHHH UP

b r E A T h e  IN through your nose 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - - -

E X X H A L L E allll thhheee wayyy out t t ` ` ` ` ~~ ~

GREAT~ Do it again,

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Didn't that feel great, bet you even grew!  Did you lean /////\\\\\\ //////// \\\\\\\\\\  good job!!!!

You can even call me DYS while you do that if you like!!!

When you are finished, raise your hands up over your head and shout out to the sky, "YES"~~~ Feel the power within YOU ~

Through tears of heartache, through times of joy; it is good to remember to move; to stretch, to remind yourself of the horse that runs in the wild! Try to visualize that feeling of the wind in your mane/your hair, the feeling of freedom, of unbridled passion ~

If you are filled with grief, allow yourself to feel it; cry; really cry, don't hold back ~ cry from your inner most being, unrestrained tears. Move those tears out, from deep within, purge them from inside... they will do you no good sitting there deep inside of you. Cry from your heart; it is a form of prayer, your prayers will be heard by your angels, by your Creator. Trust that you will be OK ~

If you are laughing, laugh until you can't breath like little Kamryn, bend at the waist, place your hands on your knees and draw a deep breath so that you can laugh some more ~ You will feel it in your body, you will feel it in your face ~ YOU WILL FEEL...

By remembering these feelings and sensations you will find your way back to them easier, you will be able to shift to them in a "snap" of the fingers, in a heart-beat...  Create the YOU that you desire!

By remembering the times that have been good in our lives we can return there, we can make those times even better if we choose to. Reacquaint ourselves with those feelings and learn to beckon them into our lives without those who we have loved and lost to circumstances or to death. We can send a voice to those who have died, we can ask them for strength, for hope, for messages, and to continue the conversations differently now... We can soar like the Eagle, run like the wild ponies . . . We can be filled with gratitude that we had them in our lives at all however briefly and thank them for the many gifts we have received and continue to receive because of being loved or having known them ~ We are blessed.

"Rituals build community keep us connected to all that is around us. They create a meeting ground where people can share, a place to sing, to scream, howl ecstatically; run wild with the wind in our faces or furiously play or keep a solemn silence" {Starhawk}  I tend to agree with Starhawk on the power of Ritual here!

Take best care of YOU today; know that you are your best resource. For those who have heavy hearts; know that you are never alone; there are resources out there for YOU... Trained clinicians to help, to facilitate your journey through grief, trauma, loss and transitions.

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To the Family, Friends of Tammy Stansell: you are in my thoughts and prayers, I sing you hope in healing and remind you of the support and love in community whose arms are around you all.

To those of Tarpon Springs High School Alums:

My heart aches for you in the loss of Tammy ~

To those whose hearts are heavy in grief ~ may you find comfort in knowing that you have loved and been loved, death does not change that, nor take that away. Hearts that are joined in life cannot be separated by death; death is not that strong.

The flowers are brilliant, the spring holds promise of new beginnings, of today being a great day ~

The fire is being kept burning for those who are fighting the fight today ~

Sending love on the winds to Wilma Mankiller the first woman Chief of the Cherokee People and praying her a beautiful journey when the Ancestors and Creator call her to spiritland.

To all our Relations, Wado~

Walk In Beauty

DRSES

http://www.drsherryeshowalter.com/