Been a while

It has been quite a while since I last posted something here. Life has gone by very quickly it seems, like a swiftly moving river flowing ever so unnoticeable to the people who live near it's banks.

I am on new meds for the migraines. They are working and I have more energy than I have in years! Yeah! I have been able to share with people the message that Migraines are not just bad headaches, they are a disease process, and that has been a blessing. To be able to help others deal with their pain issues is my goal in this area.

As many of you know I took a sabbatical from actually working as Spiritual Counselor at YRMC Hospice at the end of last Year (2008). It has not been the year I expected, all full of meditation and renewal and such. It has been a year getting control of the Migraine disease, and I can only be grateful for Spirit's guidance into knowing that I needed this year. I cannot imagine what shape I would have been in had I been working and gone through the stroke symptoms I had during the summer. So once again, I look at the synchronicities that come into life and know that they are from someplace higher than myself and I say "thank-you".

I am grateful also that my work continues with hospice as a volunteer. I love being able to help families by providing respite and spending time visiting with patients, laughing with them as they talk about their lives and things that have brought meaning to them. To see a smile on their faces is a gift to my soul.

I also have still been able to officiate at some memorials through local mortuary and as strange as it may seem to some, I feel a special call to this ministry as well as to hospice. It is an honor to be called upon to speak about someone who has made their transition into the next life, and to allow for their family and friends to celebrate their life in a way that brings out the best in their life is a joy to me.

Fall has come and gone here in the high desert. It was beautiful this year. Lots of colorful trees around town. Now we have two cords of wood stacked and ready for winter, we have used the wood stove twice already with nights getting down into the mid 20's.

I will try to post more often...maybe with the new year, more postings will come from my heart to yours to encourage you in your journey.

Love to you,
Peace and Blessings,
Charlotte