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I ended this year with a long and stormy drive down to Yorkshire to wish farewell to a much loved uncle. To send him on his way, to another realm. To give love to his family. To be there for my Dad, and to remember his light.
He was a shining soul in my life. From afar, and from phone calls. Family trips and Christmas’ and birthdays. ‘Flower’, or ‘Petal’… his pet names for me, and for my Mum.
He sailed with my Dad, and, married to my Aunty Joan, my mum’s childhood best friend, they set up my parents on a blind date… 6 months later they were married. And history, is now written as you all know.
Stars and candles. Tea lights or sunshine. Ways are lit by the love we share, and the light we bring to others.
A tiny spark can bring a whole world into view. A darkened room. A woodland setting. A cavern. A pathway. When light touches it… the way and the space. The people who inhabit it, are shown. Revealed and warmed by the glow apparent.
Lives end. But, with that, lives are lived. Love is tended to. Friendships bonded.
Those ties never leave and those emotions remain apparent… evermore, even when the soul has left this world.
2023 has found me working solidly to my hopes… gently stepping forward to continue creating a life of intentional joy. Messaging my friends. Keeping in touch with those I hold dear… and indeed, making sure never to lose sight of who I am, amongst it all.
A Mum, a daughter, a sister, an artist, a runner, a writer, a vet nurse, an empath, a laugher, a storyteller, a blether, a bird feeder, a bird watcher, a walker, a cat lover, and a cuppa drinker.
All the things. Not all at the same time, but dotted amongst the days. All the parts apparent.
And so… like last year, I won’t make a resolution… but I’ll add something in. A something to make my life MORE of what I hope for. An extra glass of water. A little bit more daylight. An apple a day. A little more rest… More time spent with the ones I love. Forging some wishes into reality.
I’ll grow. We all will.
Touched by the light, and by the sunlight. The rays of the ones who love us as we love them. Onwards we will go into a year anew.
Jen x
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