The Power of Gratitude – Disconnect to Reconnect
What a great topic for Canadian Thanksgiving, eh? Well, here’s a little point form story about the power of gratitude. As a bonus, it comes with lots of photos of Newfoundland for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
- I hadn’t had a holiday all summer. It was time.
- My soul begged to get away from work and the Internet.
- My original plans fell through.
- I put it out on Facebook that I needed to get out of town.
- Judith Royle told me her seaside guest apartment in Witless Bay was available.
- My housemate Orinda offered to drive me there (40 minutes).
- It was pouring rain. Awesome! It felt so real walking around for hours in my not-so-rain-proof rain gear. I felt like a true adventurer.
- I walked her labyrinth, along the beach and down the road to the Irish Loop Coffee House for cod au gratin and salad.
- That night, Judith happened to be leading a meditation group upstairs. Perfect!
- The wind blew the flower pots and furniture around all night, but the sun came with it the next day.
- I walked the East Coast Trail, sat and watched the ocean for hours, and had a lovely visit with a local artist. I was in a state of blissful contemplation and appreciation.
- Judith drove me back to St. John’s, just in time for a dinner Orinda and her friends were preparing.
- I gushed with gratitude at having spent time disconnecting from the computer to reconnect to my Self and Mother Earth. I so needed to get out of town and was so glad I did.
- So Elaine invited us all the following Sunday to her oceanside home in Burnt Cove.
- It was another great day up the shore (which means down south in Newfoundland).
- Elaine loved my photos and asked to use some on her website in exchange for a few nights in her seaside rental apartment, ride included.
- Then she invited us back for Thanksgiving too.
- Then I get a call to see if I’d consider teaching my Intuition into Action workshop in French on the other side of the island and in Labrador.
I hadn’t spent a night out of St. John’s all summer, and now more opportunities are being handed to me. Wow!
It’s amazing what life brings you when
- you follow your bliss
- feel grateful for it.
I’m not saying be grateful just to get more out of life. But you will.
And hey! if this inspires you to spend a few days in nature without your phone or Internet, great!
What is it you need to schedule time to reconnect to? Trust me, you’ll be grateful you did.
What a great story! So glad you had some `time out`!
Thanks Joanne. I’m already planning my next one!
Ah Dominique, I drank in your photos like a balm for my Soul. I could use some time in nature and put down my phone and get away from the internet too. I’ve been hearing the mountains calling me all this fall…time to make a date with them. Love, Janis:)
Yes, Janis. Make that appointment and go – for your Self and the beauty you’ll then help spread through the world through your artistic lens. You deserve and I look forward to the ripple effects of your soul replenishment. xo
Beautiful!
Thank you Christina.