Good Evening, My Kittens....
It's me. Silly slacker girl, here. I know I've been writing less and less...and I promise that will soon change! I am right smack in the middle of some really big changes, and have a gazillion projects that I've been hiding away to work on. Even though I am super excited to share these things with you, I won't be writing about them tonight. Instead, I want to recognize what a special day this is for one of my nearest and dearest friends...that being, my mom.
Right now, she is tucked away in the magical mountains and spectacular Red Woods of Big Sur, California. She is there on a special retreat with Geneen Roth, the author of "Women, Food, and God". To make an exciting event even more amazing...Geneen was on Oprah today (wow- lot's of Oprah connections lately!:-) and since it was taped last week, all of the ladies who were gathered at the retreat with Geneen were able to watch the show that aired together, as a group. What fun!!!
Anyone who knows me, knows what an incredibly close bond I have with my mom. She is in many ways my she-ro. Over the years, we have done a ton of work (and play) in our relationship, and have created a friendship that is deep, authentic, and ever-changing. It's truly incredible the kind of experiences we've been able to share over the years.
She really has been there for me through it all. Everything from helping me when I was an extremely young mother myself, to helping me move (many times over!), to nursing my broken heart(s), to doing the funky chicken with me to win a cheesy dance contest...to everything in between.
On a spiritual level, she has been there to hold my hand during the beginning stages of me discovering my gift...to participate with me by howling at the moon on the beach during our Angel Therapy Course...and then, some time later...to sit back to back with me while doing a past-life regression with Dr. Brian Weiss where he took us back to me being in her womb (how cool is that???)...to running marathons together...to traveling cross-country to attend spiritual conferences and events as a mother/daughter team...to calling each other laughing (or sometimes crying) after giving an important reading to someone special...to helping decorate each other's sacred spaces...to sharing the many details of our own fears, insecurities, and flaws...while also standing in awe of the immense beauty and power that is often reflected in one another.
Needless to say, my mom is a huge and important piece to my life...(which leads me to often wonder...what will I do when she is gone?). She is such a woman of enormous wisdom, and strength...and I am beyond blessed to be her daughter.
Since she has always been a huge support to me while exploring my own spiritual gifts, it now brings me incredible joy to stand in support of her stepping out to pursue her own hearts calling. I can only imagine how many more hearts will be healed as she continues to celebrate her unique message that she brings into the world.
I know that whatever she learns, discovers, and explores during her time with Geneen, that it will not only serve her, but everyone around her...including me! I am absolutely estatic for her, and can't wait for her to come home to share with me all the splendidness of this next layer of her spiritual work. Until then, I'll be waiting to welcome her back with big and wide open arms...
Ever happy and true,
