Well I am back.... We had two beautiful weeks away on the island of Rhodes. I have so much to say about the holiday I hardly know where to begin. And I am tired.... Because of the way things worked out I was straight back to work and my body clock is still alittle skew-whiff.
Holidays are amazing for giving us opportunities to see Wheels turning and synchronicity in action. We walk free of our existing webs at home for a time and encounter so many new things.
You would think everyone on holiday has stepped free of their webs but this was not what we saw while we were away. So many people never even left the hotel, didn't take the opportunity to engage with the amazing staff working around them. It made us realise how much more open we have been becoming. Not that we got everything right..... One situation for sure we got wrong.
It was also noticeable that people would come to us to tell us their stories, they were not interested in us as such. I don't feel that anybody really learn an awful lot about my life while we were away although I learnt a lot about some other peoples.
One time we had misjudged a meal time and were sat contentedly in a nearby sofa waiting. A lady walked past and stopped to chat. The conversation quickly got round to the weather at home - the first we heard of torrential rain and flooding. She soon told us how she was scared because her house had been flooded before as someone had not opened flood defences to let water flow out. On that occasion she had been home alone and a friend who knew that had waded through chest deep water to get her out. Being in a bungalow she had not been able to move much higher and the worst thing was losing treasured photographs. She had managed to save the photo of a child lost many years ago though as that was the most precious one, as it was all they had left. She convinced herself that her son would have checked on the house as he lived locally. And then she moved on and we never saw her again.
Lisa has talked about stories and it has made me very much more observant of them when they are gifted to me. When someone randomly shares such important stories with you, can it really be chance?
Rhodes itself was stunning and the Greeks were so genuine and friendly. The island is steeped in history and you just know there is more there waiting to be found.
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yippee!!
so glad you're back...you've been very much missed...can't wait to hear all about it.
so interesting about people giving you stories...i'd never thought of it that way...hmmmmm....
i always find it sad that people don't immerse themselves in the culture/surroundings when they're on holiday...it's like they're doing the same old things, just in a different place.
xoxoxo
Missed you to Hun! I had never thought of the gift of stories either and it really has made a difference to how I view the Dreaming in waking life. I find it sad too - people would ignore the servers, but they are people to, and very nice ones! I can understand though why workaholics with their own businesses and six day weeks would do nothing though - a chance to relax and soak up the sun....
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