Walking In Blind

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2021, Beginning, Blessings, Caronavirus, Celebration, Change, Expectations, Hidden Disability, Individuality, Inner Peace, Life lessons, Motivation, NewYear, Unconditional Love, Vision Impairment, White Cane

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That’s what we do each year. Walk into the New Year not knowing what will happen.

Will we change a little of ourselves in an intentional way, or will change occur naturally as we evolve in our own unique lifetime ? Will we create into reality what was once a dream, or will we stick to the safety of the known and do what we have always done?  Will this year finally be the year that we stick to the ‘New Year, New Me’ motto that universally fizzles out by the start of Sping,  or will we just learn to present our true selves to the world that will love us in any way we are?

Does this year promise to hold more magic than any other year has for us, or will we believe that magic only exists in fairytales? Does our success this year depend on our Midas touch from our build up  good Karma, or will the Tainted Touch of others halt us in our tracks? Does the thought of plans make you feel secure, or do you like  that life is fluid and changes happen?

In 2020, we walked in blindly believing that our way of life was controlled by us. We believed that our family life was unchangeable, our jobs were ours, the education system was working and our futures would never have to be put on hold. That year would be like any other with only a few minor tweaks. Not many could have predicted the extent of how 2020 would  leave footprints in history in the way that it did.

We stopped, we paused, we grieved, we raged, we rebelled, we cried, we laughed, we shared, we regrouped, we changed, we gave, we took,  we started, we were stopped, and then we repeated. This was not the first year any of us had experienced these emotions but maybe it was the first year we had experienced them collectively. 2020 gave us the gift of unity in adversity.

The beauty of being led blindly into the unknown is that change has no option but to appear. Each new step we make on the path of  discovery, creates opportunities to grow into someone you never imagined you could become. Stepping into the new, is as exciting or dreadful as you make it so choose your intentions carefully.

Whatever 2021 brings you, Munch and I wish you happiness, health, unconditional love and abundance in every way possible as you walk  blindly into the new.

The Simplicity Of Inner Peace

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Freedom, Gratitude, Happiness, Inner Peace, Inspire, Kindness, Love, Peace, Positivity

Each person has their own version of what inner peace is and none of them can ever be wrong. Whilst one person’s inner peace may be found at a noisy gig, another’s may be found during a lengthy pilgrimage. Inner peace has less to do with volume and more to do with absence. Peace has this way of meaning the same in a multitude of different ways yet never looses its purity. Our own inner peace has always been there, but we can sometimes forget to visit it in our busy lives.

Inner peace to me gets triggered by the most varied of things that I wish will never change. The sound of excited children playing on a school yard instantly brings stillness to my firework mind. My children’s achievements bring harmony to my heart and my granddaughter’s hugs suck me into serenity that no words can ever describe. A friend’s happiness brings contentment at witnessing their joy. Acts of kindness between strangers takes me to that place of peace that lays in humanity.

Inner Peace for Munch kicks in when he is having his belly rubbed and chin stroked and falling deeper and deeper into bliss. Being out in nature whether working or off duty, helps him recharge his soul’s tranquillity and feel at ease. As we sit and meditate together, the music entices him into a dreamy snooze where only happy thoughts linger. The simplicities in life are the culprits for his inner peace.

Inner peace is an addiction that never hurts but always heals. A place where solutions lay if we stop long enough to find them. Adrenaline junkies can feel threatened in this place where they can no longer ‘do’ but can only ‘be’. Cages cannot be rattled in this place of silence, but wings can soar wherever they wish to go in this land of opportunity.

What if you have never known anything but inner peace? Do you dare to tell others and risk looking like the alien in a world full of disharmony? Is it better to keep your positive outlook on life a secret from the vampires that suck joy from pure moments? Is your version of reality filled with nothing but love where others only see hate? Should other peoples doubt on the simplicity of peace ever stop you talking about it? Finding peace may bring up such questions but will always provide far more answers so why do we not all seek it?

Inner peace is not given to a select few and withheld from the masses, it is a thing that we all have within us. We can choose to side step it to willingly seek out chaos as an alternative or we can choose to remain in it regardless of chaos. We can choose to blame outside dramas for our lack of inner peace or we can use our inner peace to dilute the dramas that will inevitably crop up in life. Inner peace is whatever we make it.

Being unable to see the outside world as most do, inner peace to me has always been a magnetic draw in an alien world. When you find such a place in your life, you really want to share it with everyone and help them find their own inner peace. If you are ever battling to get there, you may just need to find an alternative route to this place that is eagerly waiting for you. However, you get there, I am just happy you will arrive in the place that is rightfully yours. Happy peace finding.