"i am so Blessed, i am so Grateful"

There is nothing like returning
to a place that remains unchanged
to find the ways in which
you yourself have altered.

- Nelson Mandela-

i found this quote this morning on this lovely bloggy X:-)

...So synchronistic after yesterday's visit to my past...

The funeral i went to was that of a girl whom i worked with
when i was in my twenties...
we were all in our early twenties then
all footloose and fancy free
in every respect of the word...
such ~carefree~ times
when we all felt, that we would all live

~forever~

But what struck me the most about yesterday was...
(although some of us had not crossed paths for a lifetime)
was the tight little group of friends that had remained essentially

~unchanged~

it was like stepping through the veil of time
back to the past
and i had to pinch myself
just to check
that i wasn't a part of a

~dream scape~

and as i stood and watched
where i had come from...
to where i stood now...
i considered the ~ways in which i have altered~
the ways in which i have grown
and although i felt a tug on my heart
for those simpler times
i also felt a gratefulness
and i whispered a prayer of ~gratitude~

for the ~people~

for the ~journey~

...and the ~person~ i have now become




Namaste my dear Sue

~Namaste~







...and ~Thankyou~ for this beautiful gift



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