Solitude-by-the-Sea with a Friend

After 20 + years of friendship I have shared much with Sheryle. Life changes which seem to touch all of us - career shifts, parents' passing, friendships rearranged - yet we are tethered by a continuous thread.

All that history, yet it's the meals prepared side by side, walks on the beach and times just listening, witnessing each others lives, that make our time together so rich.

For the past four days we worked, creating a new sanctuary for a weekend "retreat center" for Sheryle. Honoring all those who have lived in that space, aiming to conjure up a vision which "feels right" for the future. Honoring the past, not forgetting those who have gone before, yet knowing it is time to claim the space as "mine."

This is true for all of us. As we grow in awareness and learn more about ourselves through this lifetime, we must CLAIM THE SPACE JUST CREATED. Perhaps it was always there, but you noticed it for the first time, it now fits what you are. Make it yours!

Through your own experience of Solitude - identify your personal sacred space through common, routine activities like cooking, walking in the neighborhood, or being with a friend (solitude does not have to be experienced alone). Then take one more step to CLAIM THAT SPACE - set an intention, write in your journal, express your gratefulness for the awareness - feed your inner expansion. That's what we are here on Earth to do! ~ Geralyn