June 21, 2005

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  At every point in the human journey
  we find that we have to let go in order to move forward;
  and letting go means dying a little.
  In the process we are being created anew,
  awakened afresh to the source of our being.

  
  

  Kathleen R. Fischer

  
  

  The most minute transformation is like a pebble dropped into a still lake.
  The ripples spread out endlessly.

  
  

  Emmanuel

  
  
  

  Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself
  and know that everything in this life has a purpose.
  There are no mistakes, no coincidences.
  All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

  
  

  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

  
  

   

  
  

  

  
  

  It’s quotation time again!! I have been thinking about life and change and transition. When I look back over the past year I am amazed at the changes in both my life and the lives of those around me. Although I am still "me", I am also very different. It is difficult to quantify and perhaps not even apparent to those who know me. It is not a drastic change nor very dramatic, just a gradual, gentle transition. Maybe more of an evolution of the soul.

  
  

  So many things I once considered important have fallen by the wayside. New priorities have emerged. When I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror now I gaze at those eyes and wonder who she really is and where is she headed. She looks a little bit familiar……….

  
  

  I see the ripples of my transformation spreading through my life and touching others. I feel a gentle nudge as their ripples touch me. Everything we think, everything we do has so many implications for ourselves and for others. When I am able to slow down enough to let the universe catch up with me it usually becomes obvious that there is purpose and meaning to all the events in my life – both the positive and those that I consider negative. There are way too many coincidences for them to be merely coincidental! If I could only learn to stop struggling against the flow of life. If I could trust more in the universe to allow it to buoy me along to where I need to be. That is when serendipity kicks in and it all seems to make sense.

  
  

  I have not written anything for months now. I have not picked up a sketch book or a paint brush. (Well, lots of paint brushes but only the big on your wall types!). I have not felt "inspired" in that way. Yet, I would not say I haven’t felt inspired. Inspiration has been channeled into other avenues – the three r’s of misslill’s curent mantra - renovation, repair and reorganization.

  
  

  For me to not write anything for days would previously sent me into a bit of a tizzy. I would worry about "writer’s block", that the well was dry, that I had "lost " the ability. Now it’s rather odd. It’s almost like I purposely choose not to start writing anything right now because I do not have the time or the energy for it. All my ideas and thoughts are in a holding pattern waiting for me to sit down and unlock the Pandora’s box of my imagination again. I have no fear that it has gone forever. It will always be there waiting for me, the time just has to be right.

  
  

  Another huge life change is on my horizon. The old hound and I will soon be sharing our lives and moving in together. It is another chapter in the book of transition. Each of us brings to the other a myriad of colourful beliefs and experiences. The rivers of our lives met and the ripples touched, setting off new swells and curls. Our energies and emotions ebb and flow reflecting off of each other like sunlight off of the water and everything around us is transformed. These are exciting times, full of potential and possibility!!

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