Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I have been absent for most of August.
Please excuse me.
Although a pet peeve of mine is bloggers who constantly apologize for not writing, today I must be frank.
I spent this month vacationing with family. Although I had posts in a queue, waiting for me to push a single button, I left them alone, much like you my dear readers.
I wish it was because I was too busy having fun or too deeply immersed in a spiritual practice to come up for air, but, truth be told, I was not myself. Family strains and unwelcome strife knocked me off center. Above all else, mamaguru is a labor of love, and always must be.
To protect it, I had to neglect it.
For a time.
But now I am back. At home. In the center of my life and the center of my being. I had planned my vacation to be a time to reconnect with my past and find some much needed time to myself. That wasn’t to be. Instead, I left my hometown drained, but with a surprise waiting for me on my own welcome mat.
In the end, just like Dorothy, I ended up finding my peace at home in the present tense.
As it should be.
The picture above says it all. I took it in beautiful Priest Lake, a stunning lake 30 miles south of Canada in the pristine wilderness of Northern Idaho. We camped there and I wanted a picture of this old dock heading out to the crystal clear, icy-blue water.
But the lighting didn’t work and a boat docked in just the wrong place to get an unobstructed shot. Instead, I captured the dock attaching to land as I came ashore.
Sometimes the great vista is not as spectacular as the simple path that leads home.
My heart is so much fonder from my absence.
Pitter- patter.
Namaste,
Rebecca
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