I actually meant to write for Elephant Journal every day. But then things got weird. First, my husband had a bad accident and broke his leg. That meant that all of a sudden, rather than him being away at work and then being a helpful kind of guy in the evenings and on weekends, now he really can’t do anything. Not even make himself a cup of coffee. So I’ve had a lot of extra tasks to do, plus general care, meals, clearing up, all the shopping and driving that’s needed and so forth.

Honestly, I cant say I am used to having hubs around 24/7. It’s been a bit stressful. Being in the present moment has meant just having to react to whatever has been thrown at me, to react and get things done, to work longer hours at different times than usual for my usual job at Psychic Pages. Then at nights I just flop into bed, wake up the next morning and start over again.

A DEATH IN THE FAMILY

Then yesterday, our beloved pet dragon suddenly died. He was 9 years old, had a big personality and was a real member of the family. He got on well with all our cats. The thing is, I didn’t know if he was dead or not, since his cage is always warm. Dragons also hibernate and at times are really quite limp and lifeless. So, I thought he was dead, but I wasn’t sure. After hubby (in a wheelchair) and I tried to see if the dragon was breathing, put a sports watch on him to try and find a heartbeat, I finally took him to the vet. The vet took an awfully long time to tell me the Dragon was really dead, as initially, he didn’t know either.

So, I bought the Dragon back home. Here in France our land is mainly rock and heavy clay. It was also raining quite heavily. So it was a pretty nasty job digging a hole, transferring our beloved little dragon into a little box, burying him and trying to make something of a decent grave in the pouring rain, Hubby had ordered me a really sweet bouquet of flowers for Valentine’s day. So I took some of them and made a little bouquet for our dragon’s grave.

A LESSON TO LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT

I then felt quite wiped out. I had a reiki session booked in, but had tried to contact my client  that morning, to try to move it. He hadn’t seen the message. But I felt so perturbed, I didn’t feel able to look at his chakras. Instead I had a good chat with him. He was really sympathetic. And what’s more, we were able to have a mutually invaluable exchange. It was a lovely conversation with a lot of care given both ways. And it was a reminder that at some times, things happen that seem to come along at the right time.

What came out of that was a reminder to practice gratitude. And from the very moment that you wake up to practice consciousness.

So, today I woke up and have tried to spend every minute in the present moment. I woke up thinking how lucky I was to be in a warm house in France. That my husband only has a broken leg, as it could be so much worse. And I have a healing session today that I am looking forwards to. I guess this is all part of my own healing journey. But honestly, I’m finding that living in the present moment is really helping. Just being here now and appreciating what I have, is enough.

https://psychicpages.com/blog/2022/02/06/consciousness-how-to-change-your-world/