Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness

Yesterday I spent much of the day in a workshop group learning all about needle felting. It was a day well spent, for I was with others and being creative.

I made this…

We often forget how it feels to simply be.

To be oneself.

To be with others.

To be happy.

To be quiet and still.

To simply be!

We have forgotten…be kind, be kinder.

We are oft times unkind to ourselves.

We can never fully know or understand what others are struggling with, yet we all know the value of a kind word, a caring call or a shared coffee.

Being kind opens the door to personal happiness.

Body wellness is centred around being kind to oneself…something many of us never really think about…especially if we have others to care for.

In the past I have often posed the question, “who cares for the carers?”

Kindness changes everything.

This was the abiding message in the famous poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” and yes, Rime is the correct spelling!

Being kind and casting a blessing on ‘slimy’ creatures, allowed the mariner to be freed from the corpse of the Albatross.

It is an epic poem and one worth reading, for it is a marvellous story and lesson.