These are the days
“These are days you’ll remember”
The past week and a half have been very interesting for me energetically. Ten days ago, we finally found a buyer for our house. I am hopeful that the sale will complete. The buyers are a young couple, very similar to my husband and I when we bought that house. Then, last week, I had lunch with a friend, who, while older, was completely fine, and she dropped dead the next day!
Both of these things in my life have reminded me of a Positive Head podcast where Brandon Beachum invited us to be nostalgic about the present. At the time that I heard it, I thought, “yeah, yeah, very nice idea,” but now I really understand it.
The fact is, in our old house, we had so many good times. The kids were born and raised in that house. We hosted playgroups and book clubs and parties - birthday, Halloween, Christmas, just because parties. We had a nice daily life filled with love and all that comes with a family of four, plus a few guinea pigs and a few months of an extra son! We had the space to hold large meetings, and I was privileged to teach yoga, give Reiki sessions and teach my first sessions of Abundance class in that space. The gardens were lovely, and the plants were my friends. Every single night, we sat in the hot tub before bed and watched the stars or the snow or maybe some passing skunks. Strangely, though, I didn’t recognize the awesomeness of all this at the time. I was so tied up in getting this or that ready or worrying about God knows what that I spent much of that time not even appreciating what I was doing. And I approached much of what I was doing as a chore. I would hear the lyrics of that Natalie Merchant song and think, “yes, I did have years like that, but not now.”
And my friend. She was such a lovely woman, and she made everyone feel such joy when she was with them. She always had a smile and a kind word and even in old age remembered details about me and my family. I really loved being with her, and I will always remember the last time I saw her - I had no idea my goodbye would be the last one.
So, I have a deeper understanding of the idea that all we have is the present. There is a lot of joy here. I will try to keep myself anchored in that fact and open up to the wonder all around me. I invite you to do the same.
Copyright 2020 Nancy C Murray
Nancy C Murray is a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Reiki master and spiritual leader. She leads public and private yoga classes and healing sessions, transformational courses, and also retreats and spiritual journeys.
