The other day. Les cut his hand quite badly, and now just a few days later, I can’t see where the cut was!

This reminds me of something that happened about 6 months ago. We had 12 star pickets tied together, in the back of the trailor  as we were going out fencing. This was one of those days when we put on our “farmer” hats!

As we were chatting about the job to be done,  the back of the trailor fell open and sent all 12 star  pickets onto Les’s arm. They sliced right through the skin & I felt instantly sick!! (My 2 sisters got all the “nursing genes” that were given out in our family!) I said “I’ll have to take you to the hospital for stitches” and Les quickly & firmly responded “NO”. He wasn’t saying “no” to me, he was saying it to his arm!

We both watched while he just kept looking at his arm & pointed once or twice while he repeated “no”. I really couldn’t believe my eyes as only one little drop of blood began to ooze out of the corner, and  then it seemed to just stop where it was. Today, there is not even one small mark where the cut was.

Les has healed himself from terminal illnesses and shows me that we all have that same potential. Thankfully, I have not had to practice such inner strength as I have been blessed with good health.

With Love,

Trudi

I have often heard people say “oh I want to run a retreat too” and I almost say with a smile, “oh so you like hard work do you?”

A recent guest who runs her own horse-riding school gave me some funny words of wisdom. She said that she would tell her students when they came for horse-riding lessons, that “there’s a lot more shit shovelling than horse riding!” She said that’s the way she introduces to students how much work has to be done before they can take the horse out for a ride! They clean out the stables, brush the horse down, look after the equipment, saddle the horse and then, get to ride! Phew! I guess it separates the serious riders from the others.

I smile when I think of her words of wisdom because running a retreat is a bit like that. (Ask anyone who has volunteered to help us!) Yes it often comes down to toilet rolls and if we are running out of towels this week! Its a bit like…. clean the fridge, stock the cupboard, make the beds, greet new guests and now…  lets meditate!

Our son who is doing work experience at a coffee shop as the “dishy” keeps saying “when can I stop this job! I don’t like it” and I simply say “its not what you do, but how you do it”.

If we all did just what we liked doing, then there would be a lot of jobs that just wouldn’t get done!

I remember someone coming here once and offering her services only as a healer and would not do anything else. She explained that some jobs were simply beneath her ablilities.  I think that no matter what I do, I can do it as an act of love & gratitude. I can clean a toilet and do it to the best of my ability. I can think of  Ghandi and how he would clean out the latrines each week (and I am thankful we have flushing toilets). I can fold the toilet roll over for the next person as an act of saying “I care”. I can clean, or work in the garden, or cook a meal, or hang out the washing -  as my “higher self” or I can grumble & groan & express my lower self!

So next time you are faced with a job you don’t want to do, remember you have a choice in how you do it, and only you can change your attitude.

Keep expressing your Divinity!

Trudi