Mid summer - the longest day !
Life is rarely a bed of roses !
I understand what the longest day means for us living in the northern hemisphere, we have the maximum hours of day light. And people celebrate this day from all sorts of faith.
I’m sure Stonehenge in England will be crowded for the summer solstice.
But for me it marks a mid year point of 2025. My life has changed immeasurably since June 2024 and even since January 1st this year. These past six months have seen me move countries, re-connect with family & friends, step up my health routine (both body & mind), eat differently and cook more. Living alone has been a blessing and given me time to think about ‘me’ - who I am, why am I here and what is my purpose.
Work has also been stepped up as I need to focus on ‘me’ and how I wish to live my life today, tomorrow and the years that will hopefully follow.
Living my life today is such an important lesson for me - I have a past of course and some great moments in my life, but they are gone and what remains are memories and of course learnings that I can take forward.
The future is yet to come and when it does, it will be the present moment.
So as I write this on a Saturday morning, my life today feels amazing - I may not be exactly where I want to be - but I believe this is where I’m supposed to be and everything is as it should be.
“Let Go - Let God” - was a phrase shared with me recently and this spoke to me in a way that is so powerful. What it means to me is that I do not have to do everything - there is a higher power - some call it God - but it doesn’t matter what you call it as long as one has a ‘faith’ in some form of ‘higher power’. I believe I am not here alone and not here because of some random act. I was sent for a purpose and my life will be ‘abundant’ in all of the ways.
One of my jobs is to be alert to what my life here on Earth is for - what is my purpose ? This is an on-going task and one I address through various forms of self care.
When I look back to the beginning of January this year, I felt a sense of calm and peace as my life was about to take a new turn - moving from France and settling back in England. I felt a presence that had helped me survive 2024 and given me enough power and strength to move into 2025 with a new sense of purpose and hope and excitement for what was to come.
When I landed back in England I had no idea of what was about to happen. I had taken an apartment in the centre of Bath, a beautiful city and one I knew well. I had some friends locally but I had not been in much contact with them. My sister and her family plus my younger brother also lived close by but again, I did not have much contact with them.
My body was not as ‘fit’ as I wanted it to be after almost 12 months of very little activity. My body was also suffering from a poor diet.
My work life was pretty flat too as I was unable to focus much energy in this area in 2024.
So, what would happen with all of my plans given the sense of peace and calm I had coupled with the hope and excitement for 2025.
Life is rarely plain sailing or a bed of roses but as I reach this mid point of 2025, I still have a sense of peace & calm with me and hope & excitement for the rest of 2025.
I’ve learnt that I cannot ‘control’ very much with all aspects of my life - so I’m happy to know that there is a higher power that is walking this life with me and encouraging me every step of the way.
And I’m looking forward to the rest of this day, tomorrow and the rest of 2025. I have no idea of exactly what will happen but I know everything is for a reason and as long as I keep believing and listening, my life will be ‘abundant’ and full of love, joy, happiness and laughter.
“Let Go - Let God”