Susan Boyle

She keeps coming up in conversations and in my mind. WOW! I think there are a few things for us to learn or at least pay attention to here. First, of course, are the sneers the making fun of the packaging before we hear the angel’s voice from within. How shocked we all are, that’s not what it’s supposed to look like.

Unfortunately, even within our immediate discussions of how touching and oh, shame on me for the judgment we are wondering if she will have her “make over” soon. HELLO! It’s pretty well ingrained isn’t it? I remember watching The View and that’s exactly what happened. Oh my gosh, my judgment, next sentence from one of them was “Well, I hope she at least gets her eyebrows done”.

I think what is hitting us so deeply is our soul’s reaction to the acknowledgement of us. We are great the way we are. We don’t need fixing. Not even just our “eyebrows”! I think our souls are starting to realize maybe some doors are opening just a little. The doors of non-judgment. Acceptance for the individual we are. She is a perfect piece of God, just as we all are. Her packaging is as it should be.

The next door to open will be when we aren’t surprised! When there are no stares from the audience, no sneers, so little expectation. We will sit in anticipation for what the next contestant, no matter the package is bringing for our enjoyment.

These small steps makes me very excited. It will take some time but I feel it more every day, we are learning what is beauty and what should be revered and praised.

Grateful Friend

I’m finally getting this blog going. I set it up with the help of a dear friend (more about her a little later) about 2-3 weeks ago, and then couldn’t think of anything to blog about.

Well, there were a few things but they would have been bitching about politics and I didn’t want to start that way.

Then it came to me. I knew exactly what I wanted to blog about first. My dear friend Marie. Marie and I have been friends for over 40 years, and that’s saying something. I have been a boarder in her beautiful home for over 5 years now and we’re still friends. WOW!

This came to be when my Mom in our home town of Sacramento became increasing ill and Marie (of course in contact with my family knew this) asked me why I wasn’t coming home to be with her. I told her I had to first sell my home (in Sedona, AZ) as I had no other money before I could move back home. Dear friend that she is called one day when she had finished talking to my Mom and could tell her health was getting worse and said I needed to come home now and I could stay with her.

Marie has a big beautiful home with 3 rooms (2 bedrooms & a bath) off of this one hall at one end of her home. So it’s kind of set off by itself. I wanted to be back home and see my Mom before she got any worse so I accepted.

That was as I said over 5 years ago. I think we have done really well. Two independent old gals doing our own thing, but making it work for both of us. It’s not always easy and I know it’s time to move on, but there is a twist. I don’t have a job right now, and am having a little trouble in that department. When I do however, it will be time for me to move on to my own place with an unbelievable amount of love and gratitude to my still best friend Marie.

I know this has been hard at times for her. She is one like me that enjoys her time to herself, not wanting to always know someone will be back home sooner or later. Maybe she would like to get up in the middle of the night and make noise without worrying about waking someone else. Having more room in her own frig and pantry for her own food.

I also have a dog and cat that she took in at the same time. She not only took them in she is now their 2nd mother. A person doesn’t always want to be responsible for someone else’s pet day after day.

The reason for all this rambling is to just tell this dear friend that I appreciate with all my heart everything she has done for me and my animals. You know it’s not just us either; it’s the rest of my family, because I know they are glad I’m here too. We all know I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for this wonderful person, my Best Friend Marie.

The only thing is even though it’s time to move on, we would still love to live next door to each other and that can’t happen. Oh, well, it will be back to calling each other every day, just like we did before.