Love thy neighbour

Today my neighbour found me half way through my front door [fire doors are so heavy] I was trying a mix of poking with the crutch and shouldering it open.

He kindly assisted me in and enquired how I was, said he hadn’t seen me since Sunday - mistake! I was emotional at the very mention of Sunday (meltdown day)

What happened next blew me away; he put the kettle on, sat on the sofa beside me and enveloped me in the biggest and gentlest of hugs. His energy was amazing a mix of comfort and safety.

He spoke of this all being a ‘big shift’ and while things have happened since the crash – they too are all part of the shift. Maybe not today or tomorrow but in the future all will be revealed and it may in some ways be better than before.

I am not sure if it was his tone, his energy or the empathy he displayed but at the moment I was the most calm I have been in days, there was something about the essence of this man

I am blessed by the kindness of people – those in my life and those coming into my life.

All of their contact and communication is a joy, a blessing as well as a life line

To you all thank you and Namaste

J x

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