Living Life Well Issue 5 | Page 2

IT’S EXCITING & IT IS A BLESSING, It is home. OCTOBER. October, much is happening this month in my world. The largest of which is my move. move the property forward, to open, expand and use it in all the ways Mum so desired for it to be used. I am moving to Berry in to the house that used to be my parents. I am experiencing quite a variety of emotion with this move. It will be a blending of desires and dreams. New smells will be introduced, new friends will join us around the fire pit and we will share stories and raise our glasses, offering our thanks to all that came before. There is much excitement within me, the thrill of moving (I love moving!), the blessing of moving to such a divine property and of course the idea of being close to my Mother as I move throughout her property that was her sanctuary, her passion and her life. It’s exciting and it is a blessing, it is home. There is also the sadness that comes with the understanding that the house will never be used in the same way again. The nights around the fire pit drinking wine and eating burnt sausages will not be shared with Mum and Dave, the rooms in the house will no longer be called by the names of my sisters and slowly the familiar smells associated with my parents living there will change. There is the feeling of overwhelm about how to manage such a large property with so many various established gardens (will be needing your help there Mum!), but most of all, there is a feeling of it all being alright. The feeling that this step will not only move me and my family forward, but it will continue to 2 The mall works should be completed by the end of this month which is cause for great celebration amongst the team here at Lotus. Already the sight of trees outside our windows is a very welcome sight and to have all that space to walk through at the lower end of the mall once more, wow! We won’t know ourselves! I invite you to join us this month, come in to Wollongong and see for yourself the changes that are taking place. If you have been hibernating a little over winter, come on in and experience a meditation class, yoga class or tai chi class with us. Allow yourself to emerge slowly from your hibernation and let us guide you to nurture and nourish your way to expansion. With love, Delyse 3