Lesson from the SHEep

I want to live in peace and joy and in harmony with all that is around me. SHE is my role model. I watched her, she’s not anxious, worried about what the day will bring. Will she get wet, miss out on something, be late for anything? Nope she just chews her cud and relaxes into being a part of nature. Magic unfolds around her as she allows herself to be exactly who she is, where she is and how she is. I can do that!

Not without letting go of all the expectations I put on myself to perform, to be thoughtful, to take care of everyone and everything. I strive to balance self-care and service, activities and rest, community and alone time, learning new things and integrating it all. The beautifully relaxed SHEep looks at me like why don’t you just let it all go and be one with nature?

All my striving reduces my energy, leaves me weary. However when I bask in gratitude I can feel my vibrational energy reverberate. I feel alive.

While in a mountain cabin near Åndalsnes in Norway I decided to let go of all that crap about who I thought I should be. I carried the water I needed to drink and to wash my dishes from a nearby stream.

I used the outhouse with delight- the dry bark eliminates all unpleasant orders.

I climbed the steep rock path straight up, much older people than I were tackling that mountain with vigor.

When I let it all go, wash into the roaring streams, I was left with a deep peace and a feeling of being safely held. I felt as though I had let go of all the layers I had put upon myself and all that was left was my pure essence.

I am learning from the people here, the sheep and the spectacular nature. I am learning who I am and how to be me. I may try to share some more thoughts as I have time and internet access but I’m headed for a tiny remote island in the sea just south of the Arctic Circle. The name is Lovund. I’ll take a train, a bus, and a ferry to get there. I don’t plan to strive to write I only want to be open to lessons from the sea. If you don’t hear from me for a week or so- trust I am being safely held and fully immersed in the wildlife (bird life) there.