Monday, November 14, 2016

heart to heart


Last Thursday I made the 2 and a half hour drive to Austin to meet up with my friend and spirit sister Reya who lives in Washington DC. Reya, massage therapist, reiki master, shaman, was in Austin for a workshop on bones to further her education and ability to help her clients. I drove to the little 'carriage house' as she called it what we call garage apartments where we came face to face for the first time, both of us wearing pants, t-shirts, and canvas shoes, wild haired and no make-up.


Reya”, I told her, “you are so much bigger than your pictures”. I wasn't referring to her physical size. We hugged hard and long and started in as if we had known each other all our lives. Maybe we have, this life, past lives, we knew each other.

The neighborhood where she was staying reminded me a lot of my old city neighborhood before the gentrification, only more affluent. The house had pecan trees front and back and a fabulous crop of nuts lay on the ground. I couldn't believe it that they weren't collecting them. It was all I could do to not start picking them up myself.

It was lunch time when I arrived so we walked a short seven blocks or so, stopping repeatedly to take pictures, talk, hold hands. Of course we talked about the election but we didn't dwell on it as we had so many other things to say and stories to tell.





After lunch we had coffee at the carriage house where she reikied the mark of the chicken though she said it didn't need it as the energy was moving off to other parts of my body, though I swear that last hard numb part really feels much better, and continued to talk until it was time for her to prepare for and walk to her class.


It was tough to leave the warmth of her energy and the pool of serenity that we found in the midst of all the angst of this election.


edit: I guess I neglected to say that I met Reya through blogging and while she doesn't blog anymore we remain connected via FB.





13 comments:

  1. That's a miracle-blessing right there.

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  2. How great, that you had a chance to get together! I haven't seen Reya in years, not since she came to Paris. I miss her blogging, though of course I still see her on Facebook. Glad you had a chance to get together and take your minds off the sad state of current affairs.

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  3. What a great way to start my day. Learning of a human bond that is great and good.

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  4. I'm so glad you were able to connect with your dear bloggie friend. I love that for the both of you.

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  5. You make us feel like we were there, too. Reikie is good.

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  6. Reya is her very own beautiful changing cloud of energy, and you are a force of nature, or so I imagine. What a great day.

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  7. You must have felt like magnets when you first saw each other. Two women solid within themselves - and now a solid bond. Lovely.

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  8. Ellen, we can't take you anywhere;) If you had said that greeting to me, oh my, I would die, at first anyway. I love that you got to get together and visit and in Austin.

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  9. I wish I had pecans all over my yard.Sounds like a great time I have been to Austin a lot

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  10. Lucky you to have such a good spiritual lift.

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  11. I'm glad you had such a good time with your friend. Take care.

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  12. Yes. So glad that you and your friend had some quality times. Thank you for giving us a positive. We need those so much!!!

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  13. I have the biggest grin on my face - I love that you two got together!

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