Last night I had intended to sit and stretch my energy muscles as I have been honored with the opportunity to learn more about using them. I had barely sat down when my mind decided that I needed to do something else entirely. It ended up being a time to sit and look at all that is in my life right now and to appreciate how truly blessed I am. It isn’t that I have become complacent and unappreciative, I do know that I am a very lucky person overall. I had just never taken the time to really look at all of the different aspects of my life to see how lucky I actually am.
Besides the very basic and the obvious of the wonders of marriage and motherhood and running my own business, I realized how impressive the other people in my life are. I know they are wonderful and amazing, but I was awed when I stopped to really look at the lovely women that have come into my life over the last several months (some have been there even longer) at how much richness they bring into my life. They are, every one of them, incredibly strong, solid, open, caring, and honest in who they are and how they present themselves to the world.
I look around at them and see the vast array of personalities and backgrounds and experience and am humbled that I am able to count myself as one of their number and even more so when I realize that I am, at least in part, responsible for bringing that range of beauty and wisdom together. I realized that that is what spider has been trying to tell me all along. It isn’t just the creation of physical tangible things that I am to be doing. It is also the creation of the intangible, but very much felt, connection and bond between individuals.
Beweave mentioned in her post yesterday that not only do her interactions and relationships bring lessons into her life, but she brings lessons to those that she interacts with. This is something that I haven’t been able to see. I have only been able to see what lessons I needed to learn, not what I am here to help others learn. Now, I am beginning to see that and I feel even more blessed and honored than ever that I am where I am right now and that I have such amazing women surrounding me in such warmth. Each one of us bringing our own lessons to the table to be shared with all.
April 26, 2008 at 12:40 am
{{{{{Big Hugs}}}}} Love you Foxy!
April 26, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Thank you, dear, for all the wonders you bring to my life!
April 26, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Now, dear, don’t make us all blush!!!
Lovely indeed to have found you – for the longest time your blog was a source of inspiration. I’m so privileged that we correspond. Remember how cherished you are!
{bigold bearhug}
April 26, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I can really understand what you are saying here Foxy- So many people that I lately interact with have similar or same affinity to life- you can almost feel it- almost touch it and yes there are a few-(Thankfully Very Few) that you know would be spikey without getting too close.I am amazed at how I can pick up on these things lately.
April 26, 2008 at 7:47 pm
{{HUGS}} right back at you, TGW!! It is really funny, but when I read things like that I think you must be talking about someone else. Me? An inspiration? I find it hard to wrap my head around that as I feel like I’m just an average everyday person that may occasionally have something interesting to say. Then I look at those that I feel the same way about, all you wonderful ladies, and I think it must at least be partly true or I wouldn’t be as lucky as I am to be in present company.
Shamrockwitch, there are so many wonderful energies flying around right now. I really think that those of us that are operating on similar energy levels are starting to gravitate towards each other as that is what we all need right now.
April 27, 2008 at 9:18 am
This post is so true. I’m always amazed at the wonderful people who have just come into my life and even more amazed when one of them tells me I have done something to help them. In the end, all we really have is each other on this earth, and really learning that is such a key to happiness and fulfillment.
April 27, 2008 at 8:32 pm
It always amazes me when I see others that seem to be walking this same path, though in their own circle. It is like watching some intricate play of colors on a floor, all seeming random and unorganized. It is when you look up to the source of those colors that you see an amazing and intricate work of stained glass filtering the sun. Those odd, random colors are now put into perspective and you can see that they are all part of the same design.
April 28, 2008 at 3:05 am
Too right, fox. I was thinking that many of us have been under pressure, including the good ladies of CL, and we have all of us been feeling the comforting weight of our friendships, suppporting us and cheering us on our way.
It’s so true that, as we look around us, we see many epople similar to ourselves going through the same tribulations. I’m going to actively seek to learn from what I see, to use the learnings of others to inform my actions.
The gift of having people share their feelings, and allowing you to share yours with them, cannot be overstated, I think!
April 28, 2008 at 8:50 am
Besides the comfort of companionship, there is so much to gain from this kind of sharing, if only we are willing to open up to the natural flow of it all.
April 28, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Woot!!! Most awesome. We always give more than we think we do in my opinion. yay! *smile*
April 29, 2008 at 5:45 am
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May 1, 2008 at 2:24 am
Foxy dear, I have to chuckle reading some of your blog entries, and some of the comments attached. It’s somewhat ironic that we can’t see ourselves as others do (and maybe that’s a good thing?) … I’m still coming to grips with what I may have to offer others. I don’t write long, eloquent blog entries (hell, I’m lucky to do a rant once a month on mine) in fact, I tend to frequently write too little and am sometimes misunderstood. I sometimes find it hard to believe that anyone would be in awe of me for anything … probably as hard as it is for you to get that I’m in awe of the eloquence with which you write. LOL The key I think, is to truly understand that we each have our own unique talents, and our own unique ways in dealing with life. That true understanding is sometimes hard to come by, but when it hits, it doesn’t really matter who can do what better than we do … it allows us to appreciate even more those who are in our lives and what they have to offer.
May 1, 2008 at 8:02 am
Isn’t that the beauty and wonder of all the women that have come together recently? The fact that each one of us is different and unique in our own beautiful and inspiring way? The fact that none of us sees those differences as a way to measure who is better than another, but welcome them openly knowing those differences can only enrich us?
You find things about me that are awe inspiring while I sit back and be inspired by you. I never cease to be amazed by your inner strength and ability to live your life the way you want, without apology. That, my dear, is truly inspiring.