Sitting on my terrace facing the mountain splendour
I admire the emerging moon.
It is full and bright, like a princess in her golden dress
or rather a young lady leaving for the ball, carefree and
naive, not really aware of her beauty, her light and
the joy that she radiates around.
These words resonate in me an experience, a teaching
that life offered me and that seems good to share.
This life has given me the opportunity to experience the power
of a smile, the light of an open heart, the magic of the power of
Love, to understand a little more the true nature of life.
Often we look for the why of our difficulties in the recesses of our
mental understanding, but in the end, it is in an open heart where
lies the solution. Trying to give each moment the maximum of
kindness around us, in small attentions or simple gestures which
change things in order to become sustainable.
One day when I was 11 years old I saw this same moon as
today, beautiful and brilliant in its velvety dress. It was
full and majestic, overlooking the snowy mountains.
With my sweet little brother we hugged her, saluted her
while playing with the carefree souls of us children.
Something clutched my stomach, but I didn’t question it,
As this moment was so sweet and full of complicity. Together,
arm in arm, we have contemplated this force of
nature, which offered us her reference, by slowly passing behind
the Mountain. The image of this young lady leaving us, making room
to a black sky, remains deeply engraved in me.
As well educated kids, we went to bed. I still had this ball in my
stomach, unable to describe what this intuition wanted to tell me, like
a signal that asked for precaution.
As usual, my little brother came to hide in my bed that same night,
disturbing my night thoughts and
annoying me like he has done it so often before.
If I had suspected that it would be the last time he shared
my bed I would have kissed and cuddled him and especially I would not
have failed to say “I love you”, from the depths and the biggest
sweetness of my heart (the one we keep back too often).
But it was otherwise and the next day he left us suddenly.
For many years I wept, I looked for him, I’ve questioned him.
My face has become an expression of sadness and my heart was
filled with the dullness of pain.
In searching, turning, twirling, I finally crossed the
benefactor colours of the painting and it was the painting that has taught me
to bring back the joy in my life in order to let go painful emotions.
I understood the power of that smile which helps lighten up the heart and
which shares so many things without a word.
I met the spirituality and meditation that helped me to find
peace and acceptance, and I have found forgiveness. Which guided
me into wonderful encounters with myself rather than a constant repetition
of this “why” and the accusations.
Life put me to the test and successively introduced me to
other separations through illnesses and then the disappearance of my
father, my mother, my boyfriend and other beloved ones;
And I understood FINALLY!
Same as that moon that raises, radiant and carefree whatever
happens, I was asked to revere to life and its softness. Honour, celebrate
it, being present all the time and in all circumstances. Life is
so abundant, present in every corner of matter, in every atom
of the universe, rather than crying over years for those
who have left us for finding their ways into the distance.
This sweet life if allowed to flow.
So joyful if we accept its radiating, if we let it flow
through everywhere without restraint or judgment.
And so generous if we kiss it and decide to love each
instant, thing and moment.
This life just wanting to shine, and that invites us, all of us, not to
be afraid of our riches, our strength and let
free rein to our potential, our ideas, our creativity.
With these few words, it is this what I would like to share with you:
Love without concessions! Sing, dance, love one another.
YOU who are so precious and bright without you even
knowing it. Start by loving “You” at first, because everything starts
right from here. This is the beginning of all the changes, even
the most ambitious ones.
Be grateful for each moment of this life so rich and precious and let it flow,
because finally “everything is always OK.”
Frédérique
