A journey back to where I started...!

It has been a while since I have posted but now I am back with renewed vigour and looking forward to sharing my blog with you. As life does, it has taken me on a journey with mixed blessings.  I have hopefully risen to some of the challenges, grown spiritually and continue to discover new things about myself and life,

When I started out originally, I had the desire to reach as many people as possible to tell them that they and each and every person is truly magnificent.  I look forward to sharing articles, thoughts, books, videos and quotes with you.  All will have the simple message that encourages you to see how truly magnificent you are. How much you deserve your self love and how your happiness is a gift to the world.

Life has been hectic since the last time I posted. My parents took ill. My dad with Dementia and my mum with Alzhiemers. Both needed full time care.  Watching the people I love so much fading away before me took a lot of strength to remain peaceful, joyful and grateful for the beautiful life that I have.

Sadly I lost my dad in September last year.  His passing was the most serene and beautiful experience I have ever encountered.  Like a lot of people, death frightened me.  Sitting with my dad alongside my family, I realised there was nothing to be scared of.  My dad was a happy, peaceful man. Born in Dublin in the 1930s he had a difficult upbringing.  He came to England to find work, met my mum and had five children.  He loved singing and was patriotic about his homeland.  The night he passed he was surrounded by a huge loving family who didn't hold back in telling him how loved he was and how much he had meant to us all,  We played his favourite songs, we laughed about the shared experiences we had as a family and then silence fell as he slipped away and returned home to his parents and loved ones who we believe were waiting to welcome him with loving arms.

My mum remains in care and we find some comfort that her illness has not allowed her to process that my dad has died.  After 56 years together, she would have found it hard to go on without her soul mate.

Even in the midst of sadness and grief, life can be joyful.  It sometimes takes a daily reminder to remember all the good things and the happy shared times.  These are the things I hold on to when my heart feels like it is a little bit broken.

Love and Blessings

Jean x

PS its good to be back x