Morning blogging

something made me 'peek' around in bloggyland early this morning
something called me by name...
funny that...

my family is off this weekend to visit my Grandfather
who is readying himself for his rebirth into the ~otherworld~
he seems ready to leave his earthly body and is preparing himself
by not eating and living in his past
perhaps he is reviewing his life well lead
and kissing it goodbye...

my grandfather has lead a long and interesting life
full of travel, good friends and close family
his life has filled ours with
lots of fun, laughter and ~love~
he has lived long and true
and has been an amazing example to all
who have known him
of how to ~live~ a ~life~
~well~

and so we go off this weekend to give thanks
and honor his beautiful wise spirit
and say ~goodbye~

so with such things on my mind
as i did this early morning stroll through bloggyland
i came across a few other bloggers
in the midst of this very same ~contemplation~

of change and rebirth
...life and death

and i felt drawn to speak again
of such things...

~i believe~
life and death
are the same

that the moments
of birth and death
are essentially
energetically
the same...

ask anyone who has been at a birth
or death and they will tell you
of an unmistakable beauty
and of a sacredness
of spirit...

they will talk softly of angels
and whisper ~secrets~
of spirits...
they will talk of such things
from their heart space
where only ~love~ dwells

my Pa once told me
that 'during the war'
he watched healthy men lay down and die
he told me that ~life~
was a ~decision~ that you made
and i listened to him for he is a man
who has touched death
he has looked death in the eye
many a time
and against all odds
ignoring what the doctors have told him
ignoring even what his brothers in spirit have called to him
he has consistently said
"Not yet"

...my mum just called me
in ~tears~
my GrandPa
her dad
is ready to go...

and as he holds hands with death right now
and speaks the words of letting go...

i will go and whisper in his ear
that ~i love him~
and that i understand that it is his time now
to move on...

i will gather up my family now
and we will make the journey
for these final goodbyes

i love you Pa


x