My Beautiful Friend Addie

I have had a new friend come into my life over the past year. Her name is Addie. She is a beautiful, amazing, courageous, funny woman. I am incredibly grateful for her friendship. Today she sent me an email with a poem by an anonymous author. It brought huge crocodile tears to my face and inspired the wings of my soul to take flight. Thank you Addie.

Here is the poem.

Behind the darkest cloud
of the dreary Winter chill
is a Springtime
begging to burst forth.

Bless this pain
for it will bear its perfect gift
to you in its perfect time

Out of your yearning
for comfort, calm,
growth and belief,
out of an aching void,
comes a divine mystical force

It longs to thaw
the frozen Winter
of your grief

for the invisible world of Spirit
will be your greatest power
with which to heal

Know beyond all knowing
that through the power
of the Spirit within
you will befriend
your highest Self

The exquisiteness of this Friendship
leads you to realms of compassion,
humility and service –
to a fulfillment
you never knew existed
into a holy instant of Springtime –
of harmony, creativity,
and the opportunity to once again
master your life.

It is important
to be ever so gentle,
kind, loving and giving
to yourself right now

and
to let others
be ever so gentle,
kind, loving and giving to you

Remember how deserving
you are
of gentleness, kindness,
lovingness and givingness

No one ever said it was easy
to let go, let be, let life do
what it is supposed to do

Perhaps you feel
you are the only one
in the universe

but out of your loss
is an interconnectedness
with all humanity –
for you are One with everyone
who has ever mourned

When you live fully,
your vulnerability takes you
through the shadows of Winter
where you feel you may never
see the sun again

To cease living fully
because you fear the Winter shadow
is never to see the sun at all

Judge not
the appearance
of this loss.

-author unknown

A girl and her dog

Adelaide absolutely loves our tiniest dog, Midge. I should also say that Midge or Midgey Poo absolutely loves Adelaide. It is so sweet to watch them play together. Midge sits patiently while Adelaide dresses her, feeds her, gives her pretend baths, hugs, snuggles, loves and really treats Midgey like her best friend and sometimes like a doll. The two can play together for hours. What a patient dog. As Adelaide says "That Midge is really something!"