Ahuv Sheli

As of late, some friends have been asking me WHERE I am... HOW I am doing...WHAT I am doing...  The month of March is marked by several transitions: seasons change from winter to spring; my youngest sister's goes to Europe to seek her future; the child I used to carry graduated and aced to kindergarten; my Saturdates now go to Mass by themselves; and work just keeps on moving to another level... I asked myself several times if I were doing the same ~ Is there growth on my part? Am I facing the risks of uncertainty? Am I progressing in my inner spiritual battles?  Am I growing deeper in my relationship with myself? others? God? After I came back home from helping out in the convention last week,  I crawled on my bed and just slept for  days...no, it's not the busyness that keeps me from writing or reading... it's this gnawing ache inside that eats up my attention ... I'm giving myself ALL away... And I feel scared... A news I received weeks ago r...

The best thing about RE-reading a book is, the 'digging' ~ deepening part,  which comes after I have internalized the message the author wishes to convey and how it relates to my own life. It felt like I just had a conversation with a good friend after I first read this book by my favorite street photographer, blogger and cancer survivor,  Aaron Offord.  I haven't visited him for a long time since I reposed from the social media sites, but I immediately took the opportunity to 'know' how he was doing after his transplant by reflecting on his book. I took off my sandals as I entered his sacred space which he graciously shares with everybody. He is, first of all, my friend. He has inspired me in many ways from the time I met him in 2011 through his blog  Aaron Outward ,  until now as I journey through his transition to a 'healed' Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia survivor. It struck me that the book pulsates LIFE. As I read his story, he ...

I always look forward to blog hops so I could visit each of the beautiful souls in the community I belong to ~ Blogplicity . I love the 'Spirit' that flows within it... and for the inspiration it gave  Corinne Rodrigues , I am truly grateful. I love you  Janaki Nagaraj , for the introduction. Coming in as 'third' in line in the Six Word Memoir event here's my  Itinerant... on the road to love. I gladly pass you now on to the author of The Glade Series   (website:  http://gladetrilogy.wix.com/theglade ),  my prayer partner and faithful friend Martha Murdy Orlando .