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Friends for a reason

I am sure most of you have probable read this saying at one time or another, but I would encourage you to read it again and really think about it.

People always come into your life for a reason,
a season, or a lifetime.

When you figure out which it is,
you know exactly what to do.
 
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need
you have expressed outwardly or inwardly.

They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
or to provide you with guidance and support...
to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.

They may seem like a godsend, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrong doing on your part
or at an inconvenient time,
This person will say or do something
to bring the relationship to an end.
 

Sometimes they die.
  
Sometimes they walk away.

Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.

What we must realize is that our need has been met,
our desire fulfilled; their work is done.

The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.

When people come into your life for a SEASON,
it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.

They may bring you an experience of peace
or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it!
It is real!

But, only for a SEASON.

And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall,
the season eventually ends.

LIFETIME relationships teach you a lifetime of lessons;
Those things you must build upon
in order to have a solid emotional foundation.

Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person/people anyway,
and put what you have learned
to use in all other relationships
and areas of your life.

I find it very hard to let people, animals or even things go and when they do it can be easy to slip into depression, but by remembering these words I am able to peacefully let go knowing that it is for the best. Yes it still hurts sometimes, but it just means they meant a lot to us. We can still let them go and move on.



Thank you for being a part of my life...

Blowholes....dangerous but beautiful

We went to Quobba near Canarvon in West Australia and were facinated by the water being forced up through the holes in the rock forming what is commonly known as "blowholes".
This area is reknown for king waves which can suddenly come up & wash you to your death on the rocks below, but still we are drawn to the beautiful and the dangerous. As i shot this video I had Colin, my husband, watching ready to warn me if the waves even got anywhere near large.
Check the video out here http://youtu.be/6imUPEb800U
Remember in life we are often drawn towards things that are facinating yet often dangerous, but do we put safety nets in place & if we do, do we listen when they say Stop?

Broome

Well I have finally found time to update the blog and add some pics. Travelling can be very hectic and I am finding I need to take time out to experience the moment rather than just photograph everything.
I have had the most amazing opportunity to go and see the Horizontal Falls. It is a unique feature in the far north of western Australia. It is assessable only by seaplane or cruise ship/ I went out on the seaplane, an amazing adventure in itself. When we landed we hopped on a jet boat & were taken through the falls at low tide, this is the only time both falls are assessable. Horizontal Falls are named because the water rises and falls horizontally instead of vertically! The tide rises about 6 metres, you can see the tide line on the rocks in the pic, and as the tide both rises and falls the water rushes through the opening in the cliffs causing white water and whirlpools to form. 

Horizontal Falls, low tide.

 

 

To get the full effect you need to feel the power of the water. We came back to the houseboat, had a swim with the sharks....more on this next blog.....had a bar-b-q breakfast before getting back on the jetbaot for a trip up the lagoon and then back through the main fall when it was raging.
As you can see from the picture I took from the seaplane it is a beautiful, breathtaking, tranquil part of nature. I hope the image will bring you peace and a place of reflection.

Surviving Christmas

Hi,

I wanted to introduce you all to Kimberley.
She runs the Centre for Authentic Self Development.

If you are like me, you would like to be your authentic self always, but often spending time with family over the holiday season makes that seem impossible. So often we try to be who our families want us to be, or what we percieve they want us to be, or we fall into the age old patterns that were part of our growing up.

These are some of the tips Kimberley emailed me to coping with the holiday season.
1. Take time to remember why your celebrating in the first place. (It would be very lonely if family weren't there)