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Now that we are re-creating and re-designing our lifestyles as a result of adapting to the current chaos, and confusion, we are dealing with now, we are trying to find ways on how to engage as family and friends. This is the next important consideration to reflect on and work on creating. One of the most emotionally draining parts of this is that left over from the pandemic, is we have not dealt with a process to healed from the experience of isolation we had to deal with, by being separated from the people we love and cherish. When you are accustomed to family gatherings and going out with friends, and suddenly you can’t get together or see each other in person, and this can be and was devastating.
It is so difficult when even within families you have to try to find ways to be in each other’s company without jeopardizing anyone’s safety. My daughter is a first responder, and it was heart retching to not be able to give each other a hug or a kiss. We as human beings need love and that includes being touched and shown affection. I know that this was so difficult for Niki and me! We are a very loving family and although we are not extremely physical with each other we have our own ways of expressing our deep love and affection for each other.
This isolation had caused us to be very creative in coming up with ways to be with each other and to see our friends. This experience has shown me the good part of being technologically savvy and having access to Facetime, WhatsApp, Zoom, etc. We have done Zoom family reunions, birthday parties, Sunday afternoon chats, and wine tasting events. Facetime is a daily venue for the family as we engage in conversations amongst ourselves and have a chance to see each other. But there is nothing like face to face, and the human touch.
We made a space in the driveway with a table and chairs so that our friends could come and visit while we post our masked selves on the front porch. We had to find ways to be with each other. Family dinners had become masked picnic gatherings outside, 6 feet apart if you are in a different bubble.
I longed for that feeling of being able to say, “kurudi nyumbani” – “Come home”! We will always need to feel like we have a home to come home to. A home that gives us and the people we love access to us. A place for us to come home, and feel loved and appreciated. A place for us to come home to ourselves and the comfort that only home can give you. We have to stretch ourselves to be intentional about finding ways to be with each other. We don’t have the pandemic as an excuse now to not be intentional about making the time and effort to engage with each other.
We can’t let the circumstances of that period in our lives engulf us to the point that we allow the quality of our lives to evaporate and dissipate. We can take some measure of control and create our own reality. We can engage with one another even if we must make more of an effort to do so. I think that out of the chaos that we are experiencing right now, that we have learned to value our relationship with each other more profoundly and be more persistent about extending ourselves to each other.
If we are honest with ourselves, many of us had become so absorbed in the fast pace of this linear life, that we lost sight of the value of our being in connection with each other. It might be difficult to see, but this is a gifted opportunity for us to renew the value and quality of our relationships. It is a time of spiritual healing. It is a second chance! Take hold of this time because it will eventually take a turn in some direction-we don’t exactly know in what direction, but if we secure how we “Come home to each other now”, we can weather anything that comes our way. Time to make your plan and put it into action!
I am!!!!
So, breathe deeply! Close your eyes and visualize something that brings you back into homeostasis with your soul expression. May today bring you a sense of peace, joy, and moments of feeling loved and validated for who you are and what you are gifting humanity.
Ashé! Have a Blessed Day!
**Note: These recordings are based on my blog writings, and all of this comes through Spirit. The recordings are a reflection of the writings and are not edited because I do not want to alter what is coming to me through “Great Spirit”. I am not seeking perfection, only serving as a vessel to bring love, peace, and joy, to our humanity.
Thank You, Jim Brickman for your beautiful music that vibrates through this recording. This is a selection from his album – “Music to Quiet Your Mind and Sooth Your World”.
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