This morning

I awaken,
and I have had little sleep
but I am feeling so alive,
so full of love.
For the next three days
I'll be in Kangaroo Valley
on a women's prayer
and meditation retreat -
With mum
who last took me there
when I was but a few months old -
We will be among the beautiful bush,
without phone reception -
taking time to
Incline the ear of my heart -
to reflect -
and Be still,
(which is never easy for me)

Will you make time this week
to be still?
To remember who you are
and what you love
and stand for -
To find time to be good
to yourself,
to listen to birds
and watch clouds
dance
haphazardly across the sky...

We are intended to be creative
to imagine,
to be spontaneous,
to live and love fully -
That I am sure of.