Life and Space

Deciding to create a blog is one thing, continuing with the process is another. Funny how life gets in the way. Funny how life gets in the way of so many things really.

People have remarked to me that now I am retired, I must have so much spare time, how do I fill my days?

Oh boy do I fill them! Not always the way my mind would like to fill them. Someone once told me that when you make space in your life, something immediately rockets in and fills it. I see now how true that is.

My heart swells in a morning as I look out onto my garden. At last it’s taking shape and we have worked hard to achieve the picture it is from the blank canvas it was. The joy in seeing those new shoots and buds appear makes a cheery smile spread across my face.

Those buds are akin to the book I’m writing, part of the reason around leaving work early and finding that elusive space. It’s coming along and who knows whether it will ever be published but I believe in it and naturally I would like it to be published.

Don’t we all have something to say? A story to tell?

My heroine has a story to tell and struggles to do so in the beginning. She finds her voice though and when that happens? Well I’m waiting to find out what happens next. Just like those buds and new shoots waiting to unfurl.

But then that applies to so many things in life, we take something which can often be nothing and we develop and nurture and help it evolve.

I’m so lucky to be involved with an amazing charity called House of Light. Supporting Women with post natal depression. It’s more than just supporting the women it’s supporting all members of the family who struggle with loved ones who have suffered depression and even loss around having a baby. The team who work for the charity are compassionate, hard working and caring individuals who all have their own stories.

The cosmos it seems has given me space for more than I anticipated and the path we follow leads us in directions we never imagine.

So life and space for me are intrinsicly linked, for in the space we manage to tell our story and gain some insight. We celebrate, we laugh, we cry, we mourn and hopefully grow the stronger for it or the wiser I’m not sure.

What I do know is that life never stops surprising you and it’s in the quiet moments of space, I genuinely celebrate every heartbeat.