Beloveds,
First let me apologize for being late with this week’s
newsletter. I was a speaker and an exhibitor at this
year’s Natural Living Expo in Sturbridge, Ma. I packed
up all the things I needed into my car on Friday and went
to set up my booth. I went earlier than usual as I was trying
to beat the rain so my things would not get wet. I was
able to stay dry bringing them in and it started to rain just
as I brought the last of it into the building. I thanked Mother
Nature for waiting. I intended to write you when I got back
home but I had one phone call after another so there went
the time I wanted to spend with you.
The weekend was wonderful with all this high energy and
everyone having a good time and a lot of laughter and admiring
all the new items and the creativity of the presenters. It was
wonderful to see many of you there and I was able to hug you
in person instead of through my newsletter.
Since rain was predicted for the next 5 days, I emptied my car
when I got home last night. I have not put it away but at least
it is in the house. I woke up this morning with quite a sore back
from all the packing and lifting of crates into and out of the car
twice but that is par for the course.
When I looked out at the lake through my bow window, I gasped
at the beauty of it. The water was perfectly still so all the homes
across the lake and even the clouds were reflected in the water.
This is when I most want to go out in my kayak when the lake
is like this. It is usually only like this for maybe an hour before
the wind wakes up and starts to play and make motions on
the water. I wanted to go out in my kayak so badly but there
were things I needed to do. So…I did my prayers and
meditation as I do every day first thing, it starts my day in
the right frame of mind and I get to talk to God and all the
angels and special beings in the higher realms and I also
get to pray for all the people in my life that they may find
peace and love and that includes you.
When I came out of prayer, the lake was still like glass. What
a surprise. My heart was calling me so much to go out but my
body was letting me know that the aches I was feeling was from
all the work this weekend and it did not want to be put to the test
of getting the kayaked unlocked and brought to the water, etc.
I knew my body was hungry so I chose to give it some energy
as it had served me so well on the weekend.
Much to my surprise when I finished breakfast, the water was
still so beautiful. My heart won out although my mind was
telling me just how much I had to do this morning. You know how
it is, there is always something to do so we delay this moment
and hope we can catch it later. One of the wonderful things
about getting older and wiser, you KNOW that there is only
THIS moment and it will not come back exactly as it is now.
I could not even take my vitamins and supplements as I had
not delegated them to the weekly container that holds them
on a daily basis. I always do this on Sunday as this is the day
I give myself to be more laid back and quiet. Do you ever give
yourself that special moment that your heart is telling you to
take? That moment with a loved one or that moment that
takes your breath away in joy?
Oooooh, my heart was really pulling me to go out on the water
so I gave in and left everything just as it was, minus the supplements
and got ready to go. Even my body started to get excited and it
was not too painful setting everything up. The weather was 65 degrees
and at this time of the year, you know it won’t last much longer. In
fact, even during the summer there are seldom days that the water
is this still and lasts long enough to kayak around the lake before the
movement and waves start up. Spring and fall when the morning
temperature is 40 degrees and the water is still, I am not so tempted.
I do go out in the kayak when it is chilly but warm days like these are
only a few a year if you are lucky.
Ooooooh, that first feeling of floating when you get in your kayak, it
is heaven. I feel so one with the water as with a kayak you get to sit
IN the water and not ON the water. It feels like you are gliding on
glass and that glass is a mirror that reflects the sky and you also feel
like you are gliding in the sky. For one moment as I going around the
lake, I saw a couple of kayaks at the edge of the water and wondered
why the owners had left them out like that. A moment later I realized that
what I was seeing was only the reflection of the kayaks that actually were
up on the lawn. It is quite a feeling to actually see double, your eyes
are being given a totally different perspective of what you see every day.
Has that ever happened to you? It is almost like you are living in another
dimension or on a different planet.
At this moment, take a deep breath, take a couple of deep breaths and
receive the peace and loving energy I am sending you. Receive and feel
as you mentally go along this beautiful journey with me. I carried all of
you with me this morning as this journey was another reason that I did
not get this newsletter out to you early this morning as I had set my
intent to do. I want to share this so much with you and I know there is
no space and time that prevents energy from being transmitted and
receive, it just takes your willingness to accept it.
Even the Great Blue Heron who greeted me on my first visit here
fifteen years ago with a realtor (I don’t know if it is the same one
but there is always one resident Heron on the lake) gave me a
special treat this morning. I saw these huge wide spread wings
coming in for a landing on the edge of the lake. It always amazes
me to be aware of the size of them because when they fold them
up as they land, the wings look so small.
Four fifths of the boat are now in dry dock and the docks that are
movable are up on the land, most of them anyway. Since most of
the boats are not in the water and the docks removed and also the
rafts, it is possible for me to get quite close to the shore. I did not
spot any geese so there was no necessity for me to avoid any location
in order to keep the agreement I made with them: not to bother them
if they stay off my beach. It takes me about an hour to go all around
the lake unless I stop and admire and engross myself with the
dragonflies. They love to set down on my kayak and it gives
me a real close up, maybe they are hoping for a ride although
they could get where they are going much faster by using their
winds. There are so many different kinds and such a variety of
colors, some are like rainbows.
The sounds are different at different times of the year. There are
many more bird songs in the spring and even in the summer. In
the fall, there is very little. One bird kept me occupied the whole
time I was on the lake with it’s own special sound, not singing but
unique. Of course, the water lily flowers are gone but the pads are
still there. The turtles were sunning themselves also. There was a
turtle crossing the road right in front of me today and I flashed the
car coming in the opposite direction so it would slow down and be
aware that something was in the road. Turtles crawl real slow so
it takes them a while to get to the lake. I have been seeing turkey
families lately, they are probably staking claim to their hiding places
so they can avoid the Thanksgiving rush. They are a bold bunch and
cross the road whenever they want to.
I am ecstatic that I SEIZED THE MOMENT and gave myself this
beautiful gift. I need to admit that I don’t always listen to my heart
but I am always so happy when I do. Please give yourself a gift
and listen to that urging inside of you to be in joy however that manifests.
I will leave you with a video that will leave you in awe.
This is absolutely beautiful! I can’t imagine
the hours of practice that goes into this …enjoy …
Love and Light
Mary Grace
TheWoundedChalice.com
TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
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