December 7, 2007

• Thanksgiving

  I wrote this entry in November and have been meaning to post it, so here it is at last…

  THANKSGIVING

  I have felt extra grateful this Thanksgiving season, and I was able to attend two gatherings, one last Sunday with my neighbors here and one on Thanksgiving Thursday with friends 55 miles from here. While I quite enjoy my solitude, it felt really nice to be welcomed so warmly at both of these gatherings and to celebrate with others. My neighbors always have their Thanksgiving a few days early since that’s when their kids can make it, and food at their home is always really good and spirits generally high and it was a nice gathering.

  Then a few days later came the Thursday event which was an extra special treat for me.  It felt delightfully restful and revitalizing in contrast to most social gatherings I attend, which often drain me.  It was billed as a gathering of quiet folk, and proved to be so.  I think all 5 of the others there are also HSPs, and the energy of the group was very peaceful and the meal relaxed, and after some time spent watching the fire in the fireplace we did a Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) exercise.  Together in silence, what a refreshing way for someone like me to be social with others!

  Frequently, even when I manage to enjoy more conventional socializing, I still find it draining and I am often ready to leave gatherings long before the others are. But on Thanksgiving day I felt no rush to head out, and left only when the other guests prepared to go, major progress for me!  The peaceful energy, the Yoga Nidra and the time spent together in spiritual silence left me feeling more rejuvenated than drained when I got in the car to drive back home. Delightful indeed!

  I have also been very grateful to discover myself feeling remarkably better in recent weeks which makes it much easier for me to enjoy the company of others, as well as life in general!  It feels like in recent months my chronic burden of dealing with painful overwhelm (a truly Sisyphean task for me in recent years), has been lifting and I have significantly more glimpses of joy than despair these days.  It reminds me of how I imagine it would feel to have a piece of heavy furniture lifted off me after being trapped underneath for a very, very long time!

  Perhaps this means that I have finally hit upon the combined health regime and modified lifestyle focused-in-nature that really works for me; or that my stars have come into a more favorable alignment, or that the Goddess has smiled upon me, or I have become one with the Tao, or some other spiritual miracle has taken place. Whatever the causes may be, I rejoice in how it feels and hope that it may continue, and I extend my thanks and gratitude out worldwide!

  Here are a couple more photos from my recent Colorado trip…

  

  

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