On Friday, I spoke with my niece Jess, the Chinese Dragon niece of the highest metal order, who I have mentioned in my writing before…
She is a courageous dragon, currently living in Japan, with no idea of what lies ahead…
She was meant to have flown to New Zealand weeks ago, but they closed their borders and so all plans were gone – just like that….
She is living each day as it unfolds.
A week ago, a baby Alpaca was born on the land where she is living, and she is watching him grow.
He also has no idea of what lies ahead
None of us do
We just pretend we do
Well, we used to…
There are bells that ring, playing a tune, twice each day on this small holding, which is her home – for now. One of the tunes is Edelweiss….
I told her the story of when I was eight years old…
I wanted to sing a solo in the school nativity play… I found it difficult ( and still do) to sing in tune, or in time!
The school where very encouraging, They said that I must practise with Miss Nichols, the singing teacher each day – and then they would decide…
For weeks I practised until one day she gave me one note – and I continued, to sing Edelweiss unaccompanied…
I did it!
In tune…
Miss Nichols swung round on her piano school, arms spread ‘there, she exclaimed…!
Jess and I sang Edelweiss together…
6000 miles apart…
But – none of us are ever actually apart…
Technology is simply energy, demonstrating the truth we can connect with one another whenever we want…
That we are all connected
Always
We are all one…
And thank goodness I had Jess to sing with…!
I have forgotten again how to sing in tune, or keep time…
I haven’t practised enough…!
I was, however, shown at the age of eight that even with things we aren’t naturally good at – that with lots of practise and encouragement and kindness, we can become much better at that we would have ever known…
The key is not having a self concept of ‘I’m useless at this’ or ‘I should to be good at this’.
Both can limit in debilitating ways…
Just turning up every day and practising whatever it is we would like to develop, whilst being always encouraging and kind to ourselves ….
Allows the space for us to realise things we never would have thought possible before…