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Time Taken
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Time Taken

Look downstream and feel the ease, then sit a while longer.

She sat by the edge of the river until her shoulders dropped, then felt her body sink into the old plastic chair. Her bare feet absorbed the cool green freshness of the earth while the sun warmed from the outside in. Churning spring waters rushed by and filled her ears with music that soothed her frantic mind and helped to clear away the residue of a demanding city life.

She made space to dream and felt her heart space warm. Her longings gathered silently round until her deepest desire blossomed forth. Then, with a knowing smile, she sat a while longer and allowed it to be, to settle in. In that moment she knew only love. The baby would be born a year later, my first grandchild.

How does one maintain enough calm in this hectic life to realise exactly what it is we do need and want, to take a look at how we are living and course correct if necessary?  Our hearts know the truth, so that is the place to look, where our own sweet magic exists. It speaks, so why not take some time to listen?

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Inspired to Write
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Inspired to Write

Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, how alive am I willing to be”    Anne Lamott, from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

One of my greatest pleasures is sitting with Spirit, being open to the inspiration and wisdom not otherwise available to my human mind, the place where nothing earthly matters yet where all that really matters awaits.

How did I get there? A few things happened to open that up.  I decided to stop and make time for myself, to decompress and discover what makes me happy, what would give life meaning.  One day a friend invited me to attend a meeting of the Spiritualist Alliance and life as I knew it changed forever. Walking into the sanctuary I felt immediately at home, welcomed in a way that cannot be explained.

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MEET SHEA

MEET SHEA

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If I was going to describe myself in one word, I would say creative. I love to write poetry and stories, garden, bead, draw, and study spiritual philosophy. If I keep these in my life, my inner artist and the seeker in me just hum. Only my kids and grandkids fill my heart more, and for that, there are really no words.

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