Life's little surprises ......

I've been away for a while... my only excuse is that the road did get a little bumpy in between. 

But all's well.

Paying no attention to anything else that was happening to me, A.G.E sneaked in and gave me a little nudge and I crossed over into my 48th year, surprisingly feeling more alive than ever.

In exactly 3 days time, my world, my daughter will leave to pursue her dreams in a distant land, a completely new environment, leaving behind the infamous "empty nest". But I have decided to be what I recently read about - a H.E.N. - Happy Empty Nester :) While it will be extremely difficult to adjust to not seeing my most precious connect first thing every day and last thing every night, I know I will settle down. I know her dreams lie outside these 4 walls that are now too small for her young wings - she needs to be set free, to fly high, to fly free, to carve her own journey. And I am confident she will find her niche. While I watch her every move with pride, perhaps, even concern at times. And I will keep the nest warm for whenever she feels the need to.....

A few recent incidents in my life left a mark. They reminded me of Life's little surprises that sneak up on you, out of the blue and shake your world - reminding you of things you always knew, but were possibly forgetting or ignoring, reinstating a faith that you always had, but that was getting a little shaky perhaps, reminding you of what ultimately matters in this journey.

I have always been a strong advocate of my "close connects", of my "drops of blues" ..... people and things close to me that helped me keep my head high, my spirits soaring. What I had possibly forgotten was that there was positivity beyond as well....and that's what Life reminded me of!

A complete stranger who magically appeared out of nowhere and helped to sort out what looked like a very grave situation...
A few words of encouragement received from unknown quarters just at the time I was beginning to fall ...
Beautiful souls that you never knew existed, reached out with their positive vibes to remind that Life is still beautiful....
Crazy hiccups to plans that reminded me of what mattered most to  me ..... 

And I recognized the signs .... of my Shepherd. 

I realize now that one must open up one's self fully to feel the abundance of love in this universe, to receive blessings from places you don't even know exist in your world. One must be open to the whole wide world, not only to the world that one is aware of and is comfortable with.

While I continue to hold close those that matter so much to me, my inner circle - I have now learnt to open up to receive from beyond that circle. 

I continue to seek from quarters I know will always give; but I also have learnt to open my soul to receive from the universe more love than exists in my world - good vibrations, positivity that I am not even aware of - my horizons have broadened again. 


And somehow, through this process of opening myself more, losing my inhibitions, my shackles of comfort zones, I feel more complete. More humble. More at peace. More blessed.



Stay open, my Friends,to receiving what the lies ahead. Life is still full of miracles. Believe! 



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