I love the wording of Psalms 139:9 –”If I rise on the winds of the dawn….even there your hand will guide me.” Although the scripture is talking about trying to run from God, I love the phrasing. Oh, I’ve tried the running part, too. I like the thought of “rising on the wings of dawn” with God.
Now, that it’s getting sandal weather, I bet you are getting your feet ready. It is great to get a pedicure, but just remember to save some time for a real treat: the Annual Summer Feet Retreat will be coming up soon. Stay tuned for details.
Sharon West, RCR 731-627-0053
Newbern, TN Dyersburg, TN Dyer County, TN
Reflexology is good for helping to relieve stress and even pain, but sometimes reflexology can be good just for the fun of it. Reflexology can be a time to be kind to yourself. Let Spring bring out the joy of life and remember to relax, and play with reflexology.
I was having a hard time getting going on this day off, so I decided to enjoy the sunshine and have my coffee on the porch. I wrapped up against the still cool morning and headed out to the rocker. How I have hated the dreary days of this winter! My healing has been slow and too dreary as well.
Soon, the entertainment started with the unique drama of two doves wooing and chasing about the airways. Then, I beheld something I have never noticed–a squirrel being still. I thought it was a knot on a limb of the tree across the street from my porch. Slowly, it moved about and but never left the limb it was on. It stretched and primped. Perhaps a lesson for me today. Take it slow and enjoy the day. In the background of the other trees, I could see busy, busy squirrels leaping and scurrying about. Sometimes, we need the “Be Still and Know I Am God” day.
Let it be.
Sharon West, RCR
This new year is rapidly moving forward, and so must our hearts and minds. It is time to move on with life. Reflexology is a lovely and kind way to nudge us onward. Hear the call of your feet? Well, we laugh but maybe we should listen.
Sharon West, RCR
Newbern, TN Dyersburg, TN 731-627-0053
We have so much to be thankful for–life, family and friends, and great food. May your Thanksgiving give you time to think about all those great things, plus a piece of your favorite pie.
Thank you, Lord!!
There is a time to ask for help and a time to push through your stress. It is never easy to let go and ask for help. It is never easy to just “keep-on-keeping on” either.
Lately, I have needed to do both. I have been overwhelmed in one area of my life. Other areas were just fine. The stress shadow fell over my life. Only grace, good friends, practical help and time seem to be helping. Personal stress is what drew me to reflexology in the beginning. It is doing that yet again. I, too, need to break my stress patterns and Relax With Reflexology.
There is nothing like a good story and I was surrounded by the best of the best at the International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN last weekend. I was blessed by the school to be able to attend. Because it is so experiential, it is hard to describe all that I heard, saw and felt during the storytimes.
The little town explodes with people from everywhere and then we gathered into circus-type tents to not only listen, but to become part of an oral tradition that has existed forever. That choice somehow bonds you to each other and you become part of a vast family if only for awhile.
Before going, I found out my cousin has been going to storytelling festivals for years and that her parents sometimes go as well. I got great information from her about the tellers they loved and practical advise. Rhonda suggested taking a blanket for the cool night sessions. My uncle had mentioned that he had always wanted to take Granny ( his mother, my grandmother) to the festival at Jonesborough, but it had not worked out during her lifetime. Granny told us stories all the time about growing up in Middle Tennessee and life. She made up Christmas stories and put us in as characters.
As I was trying to decide what blanket to carry, I was drawn to a blanket that was my Granny’s and I believe even crocheted by her. Of course, it had to go to the festival with me! Granny went with me in spirit and warmth. I felt the warmth of the cloth as well as the warmth of the memories of Granny, as I huddled with others under the open chilly night sky for ghost tales or inside the big-top tents. Our stories keep us connected, don’t they?
There is so much more detail I could tell of running into an old friend that I had not seen in fifteen years and getting to share in the festival stories as well as our own. Then, there was the mountain creeks I have so missed since moving back to West Tennessee. It was specially wonderful to get a couple of precious hours at a supper rendezvous with my son and to meet his girlfriend. What great storytelling that was. Alas, I must move on and do the things of this day.
So remember to share your story and listen as those precious to you share theirs. It will relax you and enrich your own story.
Sharon West, Registered Certified Reflexologist
Newbern, TN Dyersburg, TN 731-627-0053
What a great way to relax on Saturday–with reflexology. I did two sessions today. What fun! I hope both of my clients had a chance later to catch a nap as well. It was a lovely day for one.
I started my day before dawn wrapped in a blanket in my rocker, waiting for the sun to arise and the Son to arise in me. He told me act like I believe what I believe. What makes me think I have some sort of responsibility to worry? Later, I made apple crisp, so tomorrow maybe I’ll do apple crisp and coffee. Sounds like a great way to start a Sunday.
