Post pandemic blessings.........

Yesterday felt AMAZING!!! It was the first time so much of my family has been together since the Pandemic began......we all talked about the fact that we hadn't been together since my cousin's wedding....it had been the February before the world stopped.....and he was here yesterday with his baby......so yes it had been awhile since we had seen him;-) I was so excited to be hosting everybody and having us all together, but the reality of it was even better than I had hoped......it felt SO SO good to just be in everybody's presence without the feeling of the pandemic weighing it down.....and it made me think how profound what we all have been through really is......how deeply it has affected our lives.....the space between us all.....the need to be separated for so long.....the restriction on all areas of our lives......the way we live......and how so much has come out of it......and maybe some stuff that needed to......I definitely feel Covid slowed us all down in a way that perhaps was better......made us reexamine our lives......check in with what we value.......the things that matter.....coming up with creative ways to live in the new world we were cast into.......and really doing all those things by our instincts.......what made sense to each of us........it is not as dramatic as surviving some war, famine.......prison camp........or captivity........but it is pretty profound in those ways, nonetheless.......and yesterday felt, at least to me, like the rainbow after the storm.......like freedom........watching everybody laughing and smiling......and chatting......and hugging.......and eating together.......and enjoying everybody's company.......it was amazing.....it also reminded me that we never know when something in our lives will change......on the dance floor, the night of my cousin's wedding we had no idea that was the last time we would be together for a long time......reminds me to live in the moment, seize it whatever it is.....and it also reminds me, that I am planning get togethers at my house much more often for all of us......it should not take a holiday to bring everybody together to enjoy one another......being mindful of that fact is what I plan on moving forward......I am feeling so blessed this morning on the other side of such a perfect day.......reminded that others across the world are not so blessed at the moment......and saying prayers in my heart and mind for them.......and feeling grateful for my blessings.......am looking forward to what the week ahead holds, warmer weather.......exciting tasks I have ahead......and riding the feelings of love and light I was able to share with those I love as I enter this new week ahead!