I came across this video of The Piano Guys playing Christina Perri’s song, A Thousand Years. It fits how I’m feeling today. Uplifted after Mardi Gras and filled with love for my life and this special season. I attended my first Ash Wednesday service at Christ Church in Covington, LA with my family. The minister spoke about Lent and how it is a time to go deeper, to live more fully. To me that includes letting go of the past, of regrets, lost dreams and hopes and focusing on the now! This is what we have…this moment….right now! Instead of giving up something for Lent I am adding something, a sort of gift to myself. I am devoting time each day to meditation, deep breathing and letting go. It is essential to my well being. And I am loving myself a little more each day. Some folks might think that is egotistical on my part but it is anything but that. My life is filled with caregiving these days as my elderly parents live with me and Mr. T has been battling cancer once again. Time for myself has become essential and I am not good at it. So as this sacred season begins I’m finding that quiet space, filling it with silence and finding peace and love for all. Have a wonderful Sunday! OH….and Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!
