DIRECTION...

In life we often get invitations to move out of our comfort zone, and this can be stressful.  Already, we are at a loss, facing the unknown, yet with the right help and direction, we are saved a lot of pain and anxiety. 

This is expecially true when it comes to relationships, and the invitation to open our heart to another person / another way of living and being.

The invitation that stepped into my life, so many years ago, was huge / life changing. It meant giving up the way of life that I was used to / giving up the friends I knew, and especially moving away from my family.

Could this really be a Providential invitation?  Surely God works through the ordinary and natural ways we have grown up with, and the commitments we have made in life?

I sought good advice and was simply told to 'try it out', which I did. Now fifty years later I am astonished at how my life turned around, with great happiness and graces.

I was directed to take a certain path in life, I tried it out and thank God it worked. 

CREATE...

During Covid lockdown, my younger sister, Goretta,  decided to take up knitting again. This time her new interest was in crochet. She began with scarves and hats, then bigger projects came to mind. I received a lovely gift of a bedspread. It has become my winter delight when the evening's are cold and chilly.

Then, a friend began to take seriously, her interest in photography. Although confined at first, opportunities came to go places, with camera.  She now has an Exhibition of her work on display in the local Library.

To me, this is a perfect example of how important it to be creative, and follow whatever we are inspired to do, creatively.  

My saving grace during Lockdown was my interest in Creative Writing. Even when inspirations seemed slow to come, I began writing about a girl called Josie, a young teenager. Each morning I would write her story.  After awhile, it became a necessity to add to her story, an enjoyable habit, and how sad I was when her story came to an end.

I was again faced with the desire and need to Create!