For me it will be a sanctuary of peace, a place to leave behind my hectic and sometimes disappointing thoughts and to become a place to regroup. I am working with my counselor, the wonderful Renee, to find space in my days and weeks for quiet. Grief is a very hard and personal journey and so far I have dealt with it by filling as many moments of my days with as much activity as possible. That is a good thing, but in and of itself it doesn't leave space for truly releasing Russ from my world. It is not about forgetting, but about internalizing and living with gratitude for a wonderful man who walked with me for 43 years. What better gift could anyone ask for!
A trip to Sanctuary Cove is a rich opportunity to internalize that thought; to find the head space for a gentle thank you to a gentle man.
May this place bring me the true peace that has eluded me these last two (almost three) years.
sanctuary -
a safe place to fall
listen
for nature’s silence
it’s like a symphony
listen
you will hear your part
perhaps you’re aimless
don’t know where to go
can’t see where you fit in
listen
you will hear your part
pure
hope
transformation
sanctuary
a refuge from it all
shelter from your raining heart
don’t be afraid
it’s ok to cry
to see the dark side
but watch for the sun
allow the day to slip in
allow this place
to calm the turmoil
of your raging sea
don’t hold it all in
be open to transformation
feel the blessing of this desert place
feel every blessing
turn back to praise
when the darkness closes in
come
listen for nature’s silence