Mine...

He will never let us go...

What a few days this has been my friends. Time with family and with a long time, life-long friend (and mama Washington) who I consider family...and her family mine. My heart is full...so full...dear treasures, truly...truly...truly...love saves, over and over and over again I am reminded of what love, kindness, compassion can do...it heals, it rejoices, it uplifts the weary heart, the tired mind...lifts us to our feet and places them on high places...

I am so very thankful as I sit this morning staring at the computer...once again, the thought that I had nothing concrete to put to keyboard this morning floated to the surface of my thoughts. I had and have a plethora of emotions, thoughts, prayers and overwhelming everything else is gratitude to a God who supplies exactly what we need in any given situation. I am loved...accepted...cherished... priceless my friends, priceless in its entirety.

My prayer for you today, my hearts prayer is for your vision to clear, your mind to see the love you bring, the joy you bring to so many lives...may you truly find peace within to combat the grief, the fear, the loathing and shame...

Today dear treasures, my heart rests....it rests in love, in peace, in contentment...my mind quiet, calm and focused. This is where the journey ends and begins once again...the journey of healing comes to a fork in the road and drops the baggage, the angst, the shame, the self-loathing right there...to the left is recriminations, regret, remorse and so I take the fork to the right leading to growth, to learning, to pain yes, but to life more abundant.... before I continue on I turn and look at the long road stretching out behind me.

Full of holes, pitfalls, small and large mountains and the valley of bones at the very start of the path...no longer mine to carry...oh I know my friends, I know there is more to come...this is life is it not? To be lived, to be experienced in all its glory and messiness...the joy, oh the joy...the sorrow, oh dear god the sorrow...every infinitesimal speck of life tells us we're living, truly living...the grief, the sorrow, the sad times are all part of the whole.

Yes...I can say I would have gladly not known the torture and torment of that relationship, but I would not now change anything. My mind, heart, soul and spirit have reached heights I never thought possible...you too have this transcendence dear friends...as you move from grief to gladness, from sorrow to sunshine and happiness, you transcend from the place you once stood... emotions, memories and the mind all take a step up and forward as we let go of the weight loading on, holding us down...

In my minds eye I see bright red balloons full of every emotion that holds us back, released to the heavens and watching them go as we level up in our spiritual lives. Oh, do not be fooled, no matter what we believe in or who we call God, we are all created as spiritual beings. We see things, feel things unseen...we each have a touch of magic within...each one full of promise no matter what life has to throw at us, no matter what...always.

My heart is full this morning dear dear treasures...once again I am reminded of what is good, what is lovely and it sits in stark contrast to what was left behind. Darkness...evil machinations...chaos...confusion...despair and destruction....

The soft light of love awaits dear lost ones...there is hope, there is love and light, peace and harmony waiting your steps away from what presses you down, from what seeks your ruination. Courage and strength sit dormant in each one of us, just waiting to be utilized...each one growing and gaining as you take one step, then the next...coming in like a flood and washing clean the fear that clings to your mind, your heart, your spirit...

God be with you in a very present way today...may you seek the suns warmth in your present situation, may you seek the goodness and mercy of a God who never fails, never leaves nor forsakes. He will make a way......stand tall my friends, walk proud and speak your truth with kindness, with grace and mercy and stand firm in your beliefs, your thoughts of love and grace, and the love that is for you and you alone.