Today has revealed a particularly powerful link of events. Interestingly, it all seems to have been set in motion about two weeks ago. Pepe, a monkey that I met in the Amazon and who stole my heart and allowed me to revisit a flood of memories, died about ten days after we had met him.
In his honor, I posted a Victoria Amazonica bloom as my page cover, since it is the flower whose essence stands
for the connection between life and death. That same day, I saw a free book on the digital reader service "Healing Lily: A Novel of Hope", and it had the same image of the Victoria, so I followed my insight and downloaded it right away.
I started reading it a week ago and it has taken me on a powerful journey of analysis of grief and our shared humanity.
Today, I got up determined to start an online meditation with women, consisting on Facebook posts to be published as a book upon completion of the journey.
I turn 43 on August 22, so I thought the fact that it was August first was the ideal beginning point.
I want to lead some courageous souls and invite them to look back at their lives and revisit their every growing stage, with eyes wide open and hearts at full sail, inspired by a book I shared with my Mom recently, "Behold YOur LIfe", by Macrina Wiederkehr.
The last thought on my mind before I went to sleep last night, after I had read the analysis of The Secret Garden in Healing Lily was my identification of my own soul in Mary Lennox, neglected and abandoned, and yet, so full of life and thirsty to show others the Secret Garden inside each one of us. Life took over with its many urgencies and I had no time to post my invitation. Later on, when I read this young man's testimony, it brought me to tears and I realized, I had to start by telling my own story as honestly and openly as he did, how it made me who I am -both the thorny and the blooming parts make up the rose.
I have come to realize that life can only be understood by looking back, but it can only be lived moving forward, with heads held up high and a willing spirit. I will write my first post tonight, as the signs keep edging me on, and I hope you feel summoned to join the journey I will propose.
With love and faith, Lina.
I started reading it a week ago and it has taken me on a powerful journey of analysis of grief and our shared humanity.
Today, I got up determined to start an online meditation with women, consisting on Facebook posts to be published as a book upon completion of the journey.
I turn 43 on August 22, so I thought the fact that it was August first was the ideal beginning point.
I want to lead some courageous souls and invite them to look back at their lives and revisit their every growing stage, with eyes wide open and hearts at full sail, inspired by a book I shared with my Mom recently, "Behold YOur LIfe", by Macrina Wiederkehr.
The last thought on my mind before I went to sleep last night, after I had read the analysis of The Secret Garden in Healing Lily was my identification of my own soul in Mary Lennox, neglected and abandoned, and yet, so full of life and thirsty to show others the Secret Garden inside each one of us. Life took over with its many urgencies and I had no time to post my invitation. Later on, when I read this young man's testimony, it brought me to tears and I realized, I had to start by telling my own story as honestly and openly as he did, how it made me who I am -both the thorny and the blooming parts make up the rose.
I have come to realize that life can only be understood by looking back, but it can only be lived moving forward, with heads held up high and a willing spirit. I will write my first post tonight, as the signs keep edging me on, and I hope you feel summoned to join the journey I will propose.
With love and faith, Lina.
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