Sitting Down with the Universe

I sat down with the Universe and

told her I wanted to grow.

I told her to use me as a vessel. So

she made me uncomfortable. She

stripped me of everything I knew.

Made me learn how to be silent,

how to let go. How to stand my 

ground, how to be more

understanding.  How to fight, how 

to survive. How to be more

assertive, more loving and less naive.

She told me to take everything

I have learned and share it with others.

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In preparation for writing a post for Virginia's Voice, I search for a quote that resonates with me and then choose a picture for reflection.  Then insights tend to free flow through me and somehow the individual thoughts begin to connect, and I am ready to let go.

Recently, I abruptly left my life as I knew it and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee where my daughter has lived since graduating from college.  I have visited this city more times that I can count and feel very welcomed by my daughter, her husband, and their two wonderful children.  

Barely settling in to my tiny apartment, the tornadoes passed through the Nashville area doing great damage.  The Corona Virus clampdowns quickly followed.  It is then I understood why I was here.  There are numerous ways to serve others and plenty of kindness to be exchanged.  A Reiki group has come together to daily send healing energy out into and around the world.  I feel purposeful to help and blessed to be with my family.