This post is part of my last one - 'An Eventful Week'. I couldn't write of these events then, as they hadn't unfolded, and I had to keep certain details quiet until they had.
After writing the post I attended my niece's wedding. A wedding is always a happy occasion, and this was no different.
It was a typical spring day(but thankfully the rain that threatened stayed away.) The outdoor ceremony was held amongst lovely gardens and mellowed buildings, while in the background a trio of musicians played soft, classical music.
The bride looked beautiful as she came down the path on the arm of her smartly dressed father, to join her handsome groom.
I was truly happy for the couple, as anyone could see the love that they shared, and was theirs alone ...
My brother ... her father, showed his glee as the ceremony began, and I am sure like any proud father, he would have been pleased to see his daughter marrying the man of her dreams. He doesn't remember a lot now ... but I am sure that this memory would be stored somewhere, and along with other significant moments, will return to him along the way ...
Two days later un-beknown to himself or his daughter, he would be entering a full time care facility ... he is just fifty seven.
I trust that he will be healed and whole again in the new world to come ...
Jo St. Claire
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Friday, 26 October 2012
Saturday, 20 October 2012
An Eventful Week!
I have had an interesting week, with a mix of things.
To start with I have arranged a holiday; it is organized and paid for. I think I will need it along the track. I also received the editorial opinion of my manuscript, White Balloons. I was thrilled with the comments, but for now have been asked to keep them under wraps.
It was also the third anniversary of my husband's passing on Wednesday. I didn't know what to expect, as with me and what I believe, anything is possible. One thing I did know, was that I would feel peaceful, because this is the way I feel completely now.
The day started serenely, and I remembered my loved one, while I did some chores. Then the phone rang, and it was my close friend. We have shared a lot over the past three years, and as you will read in my story, she was bereaved about the same time as me. We talked for an hour and a half, about nothing much. We do this easily, as each understands how the other feels, and afterward I felt so grateful for having her journeying with me.
I had an appointment, and was rushing around, when a song on the radio took my attention. It was Somewhere over the Rainbow, and then immediately followed another, Fields of Gold. I knew that I was meant to hear these??
Then in the afternoon, I wondered if it was too late to have flowers delivered to my beautiful daughters ... to remind them that I was thinking of them. I was told that the courier had finished for the day. I was really disappointed, as now I am clear, I can see how hard it was for them losing their father.
I decided to buy them a special gift instead, but God had other ideas ... As I entered the shopping centre, I was approached by an elderly lady, with gentle blue eyes. She asked me if I would support the homeless ... and I did ... I gave the amount that I was prepared to spend on my daughters.
Later that day I told them the story, and they were sooo pleased. I realized then that they didn't need any reminding of how much I care, and they have all they need now to be happy.
I know that I was guided to do this, and I know who guided me ...
Jo St. Claire
To start with I have arranged a holiday; it is organized and paid for. I think I will need it along the track. I also received the editorial opinion of my manuscript, White Balloons. I was thrilled with the comments, but for now have been asked to keep them under wraps.
It was also the third anniversary of my husband's passing on Wednesday. I didn't know what to expect, as with me and what I believe, anything is possible. One thing I did know, was that I would feel peaceful, because this is the way I feel completely now.
The day started serenely, and I remembered my loved one, while I did some chores. Then the phone rang, and it was my close friend. We have shared a lot over the past three years, and as you will read in my story, she was bereaved about the same time as me. We talked for an hour and a half, about nothing much. We do this easily, as each understands how the other feels, and afterward I felt so grateful for having her journeying with me.
I had an appointment, and was rushing around, when a song on the radio took my attention. It was Somewhere over the Rainbow, and then immediately followed another, Fields of Gold. I knew that I was meant to hear these??
Then in the afternoon, I wondered if it was too late to have flowers delivered to my beautiful daughters ... to remind them that I was thinking of them. I was told that the courier had finished for the day. I was really disappointed, as now I am clear, I can see how hard it was for them losing their father.
I decided to buy them a special gift instead, but God had other ideas ... As I entered the shopping centre, I was approached by an elderly lady, with gentle blue eyes. She asked me if I would support the homeless ... and I did ... I gave the amount that I was prepared to spend on my daughters.
Later that day I told them the story, and they were sooo pleased. I realized then that they didn't need any reminding of how much I care, and they have all they need now to be happy.
I know that I was guided to do this, and I know who guided me ...
Jo St. Claire
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Mind, Body, And Soul.
Have you noticed when reading my posts that most are based on both my spiritual and psychological thinking? This is because they are... the two go hand in hand.
You may have thought 'who is this person, and who is she to talk about such matters'? I asked myself these questions in the beginning, but now I know who I am, and how I have reached this point.
I will give you some information ... without divulging what is in my book ...
I have been interested in what makes us 'tick' for most of my life: and through studying Social Science I learnt some things. But my real learning took off when I decided that I wanted to be fully happy, and to be a whole person.
It is true ... 'when the student is ready, the teacher will appear'.
I read widely and attended classes and workshops. I can see by studying psychology, and experiencing that which opened my mind to the spiritual side of life, I was able to help and heal myself. In doing this, I believe that I gave myself a course in 'Cognitive' therapy: and at the same time was given divine guidance to awaken to the nature of my true being ... and therefore 'real living' in the physical experience.
Now that I am 'clear,' and my eyes have been opened, I want to pass the message on ... that there is so much more to life ... and far more than we have ever known ...
Jo St. Claire
You may have thought 'who is this person, and who is she to talk about such matters'? I asked myself these questions in the beginning, but now I know who I am, and how I have reached this point.
I will give you some information ... without divulging what is in my book ...
I have been interested in what makes us 'tick' for most of my life: and through studying Social Science I learnt some things. But my real learning took off when I decided that I wanted to be fully happy, and to be a whole person.
It is true ... 'when the student is ready, the teacher will appear'.
I read widely and attended classes and workshops. I can see by studying psychology, and experiencing that which opened my mind to the spiritual side of life, I was able to help and heal myself. In doing this, I believe that I gave myself a course in 'Cognitive' therapy: and at the same time was given divine guidance to awaken to the nature of my true being ... and therefore 'real living' in the physical experience.
Now that I am 'clear,' and my eyes have been opened, I want to pass the message on ... that there is so much more to life ... and far more than we have ever known ...
Jo St. Claire
Thursday, 11 October 2012
Togetherness.
I have been thinking a lot lately about togetherness. I know it is because I have connected with others on the same path as me ... we are travelling together. Our mission is to spread the love and light that we have within ... which has come from our journey through pain and learning.
I have also been reflecting on the world situation, and the ever present global problems. I believe that it has to start at a personal level, by remembering that we are together in this world ... not separate.
Each of us can initiate change by working together. None of us own this planet we call Earth ... we are merely visiting it.
We are all travelling in the same 'life' boat. As fellow passengers, shouldn't we encourage each other ... so that we may reach our real destination together ... ?
Jo St.Claire
I have also been reflecting on the world situation, and the ever present global problems. I believe that it has to start at a personal level, by remembering that we are together in this world ... not separate.
Each of us can initiate change by working together. None of us own this planet we call Earth ... we are merely visiting it.
We are all travelling in the same 'life' boat. As fellow passengers, shouldn't we encourage each other ... so that we may reach our real destination together ... ?
Jo St.Claire
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Rituals.
I love rituals ... they are spiritual. And as I am writing this I see, that they have been part of my life since the beginning ... probably from the time I was baptised ... growing up as a Roman Catholic, I was subjected to them.
There were statues and pictures we prayed to, and Rosary beads - there were magnificent glowing candles in church, and ceromonies with incense. The priest would swing the little silver container around( my young brother called it a 'billy can'(very Australian!) The smoke, and pungeant but exotic smell, would waft over the congregation ... hopefully I thought, ridding one of the misdeeds of the week before.
Then there were the prayers each had to say night and morning without fail. I practised this religiously for many years, until I came to a new awareness, and a new understanding ... now I have open communication, and it is two ways.
I talk of rituals in my story 'White Balloons'; these are only some of those that I have performed ... there have been many more, and most I realize ... were done subconciously.
I have little use for rituals now; I have been given what I need, and I clearly see that which is beautiful around me ... in all its shapes, sounds, colours, and perfume.
Jo St. Claire
There were statues and pictures we prayed to, and Rosary beads - there were magnificent glowing candles in church, and ceromonies with incense. The priest would swing the little silver container around( my young brother called it a 'billy can'(very Australian!) The smoke, and pungeant but exotic smell, would waft over the congregation ... hopefully I thought, ridding one of the misdeeds of the week before.
Then there were the prayers each had to say night and morning without fail. I practised this religiously for many years, until I came to a new awareness, and a new understanding ... now I have open communication, and it is two ways.
I talk of rituals in my story 'White Balloons'; these are only some of those that I have performed ... there have been many more, and most I realize ... were done subconciously.
I have little use for rituals now; I have been given what I need, and I clearly see that which is beautiful around me ... in all its shapes, sounds, colours, and perfume.
Jo St. Claire
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
About Me...
If you have looked at my facebook page, you will see that there is nothing there 'About' me personally. Today I am giving you an insight into what I am about.
I grew up in a naturally beautiful part of the world ... 'nature at its best' ... in the countryside. Surrounding my home was open land, and also forests; there were mountains and rivers, and the ocean nearby ... with I might add, beaches of pure white sand ... amongst the loveliest that can be found on the planet.
I was (I suppose) a gentle child, and a dreamer - even back then I imagined perfect scenes of how my life would be. It has taken time ... but now it is not a dream ... the sequences have fitted together, and formed a divine picture ... I guess like a movie, that I am starring in. And we can all star in our own movie - find what your passion is and create it. Mine is people and writing - and now I am combining the two.
I am an ordinary person, who has worked in different areas, and at times done what some would consider menial work. But all work is valuable and is part of the chain that keeps us functioning in this world.
When I was sixteen I wanted to be a nurse; then I started training, and I found that I wasn't very good at it(not practical enough). But it was then that I discovered that I engaged with people. Some years later I studied Social Science, and worked in Community Welfare ... and realized that above all, I was a 'people person'.
I wasn't always happy in my life, as you will read in my story ... but from my fiftieth birthday I was taken on another path in my journey. Along the way I was to learn amazing things, and my education really began in earnest.
What I discovered has come full circle ... I am home and completely content ... and sooo grateful.
JSC
I grew up in a naturally beautiful part of the world ... 'nature at its best' ... in the countryside. Surrounding my home was open land, and also forests; there were mountains and rivers, and the ocean nearby ... with I might add, beaches of pure white sand ... amongst the loveliest that can be found on the planet.
I was (I suppose) a gentle child, and a dreamer - even back then I imagined perfect scenes of how my life would be. It has taken time ... but now it is not a dream ... the sequences have fitted together, and formed a divine picture ... I guess like a movie, that I am starring in. And we can all star in our own movie - find what your passion is and create it. Mine is people and writing - and now I am combining the two.
I am an ordinary person, who has worked in different areas, and at times done what some would consider menial work. But all work is valuable and is part of the chain that keeps us functioning in this world.
When I was sixteen I wanted to be a nurse; then I started training, and I found that I wasn't very good at it(not practical enough). But it was then that I discovered that I engaged with people. Some years later I studied Social Science, and worked in Community Welfare ... and realized that above all, I was a 'people person'.
I wasn't always happy in my life, as you will read in my story ... but from my fiftieth birthday I was taken on another path in my journey. Along the way I was to learn amazing things, and my education really began in earnest.
What I discovered has come full circle ... I am home and completely content ... and sooo grateful.
JSC
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