The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
~Rumi
While in the thick of infertility, Dee often had me do a visualization exercise to help calm me following intense moments during our sessions. The exercise was a simple one: visualize a place where you feel completely safe and are able to calm yourself.
My space was a hammock high up in a tree. Cocooned by the fabric, I would gaze up into the tree and watch with my mind's eye as the light played off the leaves.
Today, as the Beats and I were waiting for Grey to finish some lab work, we sat out under the trees in front of his building. Attempting to teach them the peace of laying in soft grass (something that is new to them), I had a moment where I gazed up into the trees. And reaching down to run my hands through the hair on top of those two small heads that were using my body as a pillow, all those memories and lessons came back.
Really lovely. Calm places are also my happy places. Floating in a swimming pool, eyes closed and totally relaxed, or high on a hill in Africa getting a massage. I can go back to those places, relax and breathe. How lovely that you can now share this with the Beats.
ReplyDeleteOh, so beautiful, the full circle-ness of this post. Those spaces are so important, and it's lovely that you're teaching the Beats to find a peaceful place now. Mine was always imagining myself floating on my back in a pond in Maine, at night, with a sea of stars above me but reflected around me, too, so it was really like I was just suspended in star jelly. I would never actually do that because I'm terrified of dark water, but as a visualization it was tremendously calming.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. I love come-around stories like this. I can feel myself up in that hammock, too, enjoying the leaves-and-light play.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful Cristy! Made me so happy for you and your babes. xoxo
ReplyDeleteYou always have such inspiring posts. This is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous capturing of the moment.
ReplyDeleteI think my place would be my bed. With a book next to me. And Josh. It's the space I look forward to hanging out in at the end of the day.
I love this image. Wonderful for you to have such a moment of bliss!
ReplyDeleteI can almost feel myself calming down reading this. I need this exercise in my life right now, thank you so much for sharing (here from Mel's post)
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome image. I love it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!! Thank you for sharing it!!
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