Someone was staying recently & helping us, and he said the statement “Heartland, the land of the Heart”. This is what encapsulates Heartland.

Our religion is Love. Actually, we don’t have a religion – but if we did, it would simply be love. What more is there?

We have a “little rest” between now & Easter, so Les and I are catching up with family & friends and also spending some time with Nicholas and Grace. I put the inverted commas in that sentence because a “little rest” between retreats simply means no paying guests are here – but we are still working. In fact we can work harder when guests are not here – because we do all the maintanence, cleaning, gardening, creating, painting, tractor work, fencing  etc etc … we have another wall to create with mosaic & paint, we have our tyre sculpture to put together (finally!! If you were wondering why we have been keeping ugly tyres around the place) and we have 2 weeks to get as much done as possible.

Coming up, our Easter retreat is one of reflection & unfoldment. A wonderful opportunity for inner spiritual work & reflection.

The weather is beautiful today – after the rains the colours are so alive & crisp. Truly beautiful!! We are looking forward to the winter season here. It’s a short time of the year where we get to wear a jumper!

I hope you are enjoying your part of this beautiful planet.

Blessings,

Trudi

Well its been a wet few weeks, the grass has been up around our ears but thanks to Lex its getting more manageable! (Thanks Lex!!)  Everything is so lush & green! What a change from the 7 months of drought last year.

We have been very busy with lots of new guests (new friends) and old friends returning to spend time with us. February was getting busier & its looks like March will be moving into a frantic pace as we are just about booked out for every retreat.

Last night we managed a bit of time away by taking Nicholas and Grace to a school fundraiser in town “Alice in Wonderland” which we all loved. A Gympie high school is raising money to send their teens this year to spend some time at an orphanage in Cambodia instead of sending them to schoolies. I think it’s a FANTASTIC idea and I hope all schools adopt this new thinking. I thing schoolies is just an excuse for bad bahaviour that gets tolerated (?) because they are schoolies!  Oh and of course businesses make money from it. Lets not forget the priority!!!

But apart from our short time away seeing a movie, Les and I are mostly working here and allowing ourselves to develop through our work here at Heartland. We endeavour to create Heartland to be a beacon of light and love to the world. Heartland is growing and making new friends all the time. We have a feature article in Australian Natural Health magazine (a great magazine) so look out for the March issue.

Coming up, we have the Easter Retreat which is always a wonderful time spent honouring the Divine within. We are not Christians, but we deeply appreciate the teachings of Jesus and that at Easter time we ourselves can be “born again”,  not in a religious sense, but in our hearts & souls. We can deepen our connection to our hearts. We can open our hearts & we can more fully  come from our wholeness and our lovingness. Can you imagine the world if everyone did this??? J

I know sometimes when I feel overwhelmed & perhaps the kids are speaking to me, both at the same time……  I say “shhhhh” and I take a few deep breaths. Suddenly, I begin to have clear thought! That little pause in an otherwise busy moment, enabled me to reconnect  to my heart and  therefore to the Divine within. So even when you are busy … take a few deep breaths and allow the moment to flow…… you might also feel a loving connection in your heart which will help you.

Love & Blessings,

Trudi