Pamela Leavey

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Reflections: Uncertainty

As I sit here with so much uncertainty in my life, it’s hard to see clearly what the next chapter of my Mid-Life Adventure entails.

Talk about being stuck in a rut… when you end up with a sudden, accidental injury that leaves you disabled for a time, it is a life changing experience in itself. Couple that with empty nest syndrome and being out of work and it’s easy to feel some days, no matter how positive you try to stay, as though the whole world is crashing in around you.

There are days when it is just plain hard to focus. Either there is energy bursting to get out in some creative or physical form, or the mind just goes blank as you seek the light hiding behind the clouds.

Sometimes life just seems so unfair, although you look around and see that so many people struggles are worst than your own. Yet, you stay stuck in that woe is me syndrome… sadness can strike even the strongest of heart and mind.

Drifting, drifting, drifting… the dark nights of the soul, when faith is tested in so many ways, are long and seemingly endless.

There are those who would say to you… Snap out if it. But you can’t. There are those who would tell you… This too shall pass. And you do know deep down inside that it will.

So, you ride the tide of uncertainly, as it wanes and crests and blows through you like the wickedest of winds. And, when the question arises, what is next in this Mid-Life Adventure for me… Truth be told, I have no answers today. I’m busy pondering the great uncertainties on my doorstep and hoping the winds won’t blow me further off course.

(Photo: Afternoon Sky at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

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Daily Affirmations

Life is short, and there can be times in each of our lives that it seems so tenuous, as if we are hanging on by a mere filament of hope. In those times, each of us must rise up and find the strength to soar towards our hopes and dreams. It is our hopes and dreams that keep us going. Today, I will give space to each of my hopes and dreams and give them all the wings to fly. ~ Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: Geese in Flight at The Parker River National wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

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Daily Affirmations: Three Very Important Words

“Today, let me remember to share three very important words with those in my life, who are important to me. Today, let me remember to say “I Love You”, for those are words we all need to hear each day.” – Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: Pair of Mute Swans at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2011)

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Daily Affirmations: Accept The Challenges

“Mine is a life filled with infinite possibilities. I have only to open the doors and accept the challenges.” – Pamela J. Leavey

(Photo: Sparkling Salt Pan at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

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Reflections: When The Tree Shakes

Sometimes in life you step out of your comfort zone and take a chance… Stepping out on a limb, you trust the universe to keep you safe.

But then, the tree shakes because maybe it’s not strong enough to bear your weight and you plummet to the ground.

So you ask the tree, why did you let me down, but the tree doesn’t respond, it just looks at you and shakes, leaving you filled with uncertainty and pain.

There is heartbreak in losing trust. There is grief in what you may think of as your own failure to recognize, that the tree wasn’t as strong and powerful as it appeared.

Illusions can get shattered like the glass in a mirror. In time with reflection you move past the heartbreak and grief and find your bearings once again. Healing takes time.

(Photo: Tree at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

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Winter Sky

Fill your day with love…

(Photo: Winter Sky at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)

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