09 September 2009
Dear beautiful friends:
It is early morning here in Crete, and I am warming myself with a hot cup of vanilla coffee and listening to the tinkling of sheep bells outside and the rooster crowing across the street. It is quiet except for these sounds and the occasional yip of a neighborhood dog, and I am relishing the cool morning air and the green canopy of the fig tree leaves over our porch.
I am writing to you today just to let you know that all is well. A dear fellow blogger, whose blog I love very much, chose to check in on me this morning. And I knew that the post I'd been meaning to write to let all of you know the same was long overdue.
Good news: I am fine. I am beyond fine, actually, and feel very blessed, but the words for this feeling have simply been hard to come by. So much has happened in the course of these four summer months, that I am at a loss on where to begin. Where do I begin telling you about this? Oh, and what about that? Oh yes, and that, too?! I have been allowing myself time to settle in a bit more to my life here at home before I've let my pen take off on all of the tangents it will want to take and, hopefully, that you will want to read.
But let me say this: I have missed you, too. Not in a hungry, needy kind of way. But in the way that good friends miss sitting down for the daily chat they're used to. You're my morning companions. There are many cups of coffee we share, and have shared, since I began this blog in April. So I ask that you hold on just a little bit longer. I am desperately ready for a big catch-up with you. It will be so great to see you again. It will be soon.
For now, I can only tell you that I'm back to the still point again. The unmoored feeling of the summer is gone. I feel centered and steady and strong. And unbelievably happy.
So much love to all of you. Please feel free to email me and share with me your news. My email is given on my Contact page.
Peace today.
Namaste.
flickr photo by laineybugger
19 comments:
Chania Girl,
Know that I am so, so happy for you! Life is full of so much goodness and light, and being here today is my simple reminder that it shines most brightly from those we hold close to us. I feel that with you, this feeling of goodness whenever our paths cross. Chania Girl, your friendship shines beautiful light into my world. I'm having a cup of coffee together with you, soaking in all the goodness our world has...
Welcome home...
So glad that you are still around and STILL happy and peaceful. I let your words wash over me like a ray of sunshine- enjoy your vanilla coffee! x
Happy to see that you're still around and that you're happy. YAY! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in the future. You're still in my RSS and will continue to be because even if you post once every few months or whenever you feel like it I'm looking forward to reading it! :) Take care and keep working on that happy attitude of yours!
"The still point" and "unbelievably happy" are WONDERFUL places to be. I am so looking forward to reading your next few posts as you capture some of the feelings of being back in the States, back in Greece, and going through the whole spectrum of emotions.
This, my dear, is fully living.
HUGE HUGS!!!!! :)
oooh welcome back! to where you belong! we have missed you too. look forward to hearing more news. All well here - apart from the teeth. Just ran my first playgroup!
I'm so happy to see you here today! I'm also joyful to know you are well. Continue to remain peaceful and we will be here for your grand return. (:
It's awfully nice to see you back in my reader, and to know that all is well with you. Like others, I have missed you, and I am looking forward to reading whatever you write.
Yay you're back!!! And back where you want to be which completely explains why you're feeling so great. I must say, I got a little excited when I saw in my reader that you had a new post.
Big hugs to you my friend. Looking forward to hearing about your recent goings on. xxx
To all of you who commented yesterday: THANK YOU!!! It was so good to "see" you, and I am looking forward to more catch-ups very soon. Your words made my day and reinforced why I enjoy blogging = meeting wonderful folks like you, who inspire me not only by the uplifting comments you leave but by the words you share every day on blogs of your own.
So much goodness happening. So much sharing. You are the greatest!
This is so lovely and peaceful and joyous!
@Frugal Trenches: Hello! It was lovely to see you here today, and I'm so glad that you enjoyed the post. Your visit led me to your blog, which I have now subscribed to so that I can pay YOU little visits. Thank you :D
Reading this from you was such a restful way to begin my own day. Thank you for that and for your friendship. Welcome home! ..."home" in more ways than the obvious. :)
@Julie: Thank you for the welcome home! And thank you for never being that far during these past months when I wasn't home :D
I love the new profile pic. The glow in your face speaks a thousand words.
I'm still catching up with email alerts after my own illness and time away and it was good to see you're back. We've lots of time to catch up. Just be happy being for now. We'll keep. I'm happy you're home!
So glad to get this update... Much has changed for me this summer too. I look forward to hearing what is going on with you and sharing our morning coffee :)
Hi Carla!
This is so wonderful to hear as I was wondering how everything went with your "life" transition.
Continue to be well and enjoy this "still" way of life. I can only imagine the beauty of Crete!
Blessings and hugs to you :)
It's good to see someoneliving life and not attached to their blog like life won't go on if you don't post. Happy all is well.
Blessings
So happy for you
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