Back On Higher Ground

Mom, your girl's back!!

On the mend, with my neck 75% better...thanks to caring friends, family and chiropractors who's gifts lay in their hands. I'm also a little humbled and quieted by the fact that life can truly change on a dime...with even just an odd sleep that misaligned my neck, which put me out for just a couple of days...virtually nothing compared to the impact that a serious illness or accident would have on someone.

I am grateful.

This morning I was listening to a great song by Van Morrison called Whenever God Shines His Light. It's a totally up-beat wonderful song, very fitting for this morning as I wake up and feel so fortunate in so many ways.

Whenever God Shines His Light

Whenever God shines his light on me
Opens up my eyes so I can see
When I look up in the darkest night
I know everything's going to be alright
In deep confusion, in great despair
When I reach out for him he is there
When I am lonely as I can be
I know that God shines his light on me
Reach out for him, he'll be there
With him your troubles you can share
If you live the life you love
You get the blessing from above
He heals the sick and heals the lame
Says you can do it too in Jesus name

He'll lift you up and turn you around
And put your feet back on higher ground

Reach out for him, he'll be there
With him your troubles you can share
You can use his higher power
In every day and any hour
He heals the sick and heals the lame
Says you can do it too in Jesus name

He'll lift you up and turn you around
And put your feet back on higher ground.

Gwen said to me a couple days ago, when she came over to give me some stuff for my neck, that "I know it feels like the end of the world...but it's really not. In a few days, you'll fee much better."

She was right. It did (temporarily) feel like the end of the world...when I couldn't sit up without holding my head or lay down without bracing my neck...but it wasn't the end of the world. And in just a few days...I do feel much better. Almost back to myself. Back on higer ground.

This year has been a wonderful year of connecting with you here, Mom. A wonderful year to learn and think about all your wisdom and life-lessons that you've taught us over the years.

One thing I'm constantly being reminded of are 3 simple lessons:
1. To have patience.
2. To have faith.
3. To let go of control in my life.

Learning these things has been so calming (although I don't think I'm done learning these things, by any stretch, yet), but it's been so amazing to let go, to just have faith that everything will work out and to have patience.

A friend said that I'm so different than I was a year ago. So much more calm. I think I am.

More calm. More confident. More at peace. More fulfilled. And definitely less interested in keeping up with what I used to "think" I should be or do.

It does feel so good to be back...with my feet (and neck) on higher ground.

Mumsy, I love you.
Have a wonderful weekend with everyone!!!!
Love Crystal