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Hi!
Well, another summer solstice has occurred and this physical body, personality, and soul has just completed another revolution around the sun—the time just flies by so quickly!
It is difficult to believe that it has now been six months since I completed my last work contract as a technical writer and editor. I’ve never been job-free for so long! Since January I’ve been busy “pounding the pavement” and as each month ended without success, I was shocked at where the time had gone (it goes nowhere of course, because it is a human construct!).
While looking for a job is more than a full-time job (!), while out of work, I was determined to take some time to do things that I normally couldn’t do when my weekdays were occupied earning an income. Since it remains imperative to me to cultivate local friendships, I have attended daytime social groups, meeting an array of folks, most of whom are transplants like myself to the city of Prescott. Attending classes in spirituality has nourished my soul as well as my emotional and social life. I’ve been able to rigorously address some chronic health concerns by having regular weekly sessions with a healthcare practitioner which would not be as easy to schedule working weekdays. I’ve enjoyed the luxury of sleeping in a little bit, and having fun reading more mysteries, exploring different authors' works, and watching more movies. I certainly feel more relaxed. I suppose my current lifestyle has some resemblance to retirement, a luxury I do not currently expect will be one in which I’ll be able to partake. But I surely have enjoyed the change—and now, I am ready for another! In my career work, I look forward to exercising my gray matter more and being productive in a different way than in recent months.
Speaking of time and change, this month was another one of several people from all walks of my life and past moving on to another realm. In some cases, I was part of their journey from afar, and the beauty, love, and peace as they went through their transition was inspiring, and not sad at all. The sad part comes up when I realize I will never again be able to telephone them, rehearse music in the choir with them, dance with them at Dances of Universal Peace gatherings, hug them, etc. But there is a time and season for everything, for each of us. And, this was their time to leave the planet. They and their loved ones will surely continue to be in my thoughts and prayers.
While I continue to internalize and accept into my being this idea of the cycle of Life, it helps me to remember that Spirit flows through, in, and around all beings and all things, everywhere and everywhen. All is well.
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