Hello there!
Remember me? I’ve had an unplanned break from writing here at my internet home, for many and varied reasons I won’t bore you with right at this moment, but I’m back now.
If you’ve landed here because you heard me speak (read nervously ramble) on our local radio station talking about being a participant at the recent Own Voices Forum (with all the other lovely participants) I extend a very big welcome to you! You might like to start here and get to know me a little better via my About Page.
In a nutshell, I write about weathering life’s storms while often whining about how much I BLOODY HATE cooking. Riveting stuff (insert cheeky grin)!!!
If you’re an old friend of Sandra Kelly – What Lies Within, thanks for popping by to visit me. I appreciate each and every one of you.
So feel free to have a look around and click on some older posts on my home page. Here’s one for you to get started with, that I have re-blogged here today. It was actually around this very time last year when I spent a beautiful day with my cousin’s children at our local natural wonder The Blue Pool. I hope you enjoy reading my thoughts.
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Sandra Xx
“Can we pretend we are lost?” Asked the little one.
“Sure, why not!” I said. Looking around at the thick bush I thought that wouldn’t be too far from the truth if we strayed from the steep path.
“When do we have to go home?” The bigger one asked expectantly.
“Whenever you… before it gets too dark” I corrected myself mid-sentence. When you decide to go exploring on a whim in very inappropriate clothing and footwear mid-afternoon on a very cold Sunday, replying ‘whenever you like’ to a child’s question of when you have to leave is not a good idea… come to think of it that reply is never a good idea. New mum’s take note.
It would have been very easy for me to stay in bed and have a doona day. Many people close to me are doing it tough… really tough. Grief and loss is accumulative. Impending grief and loss is excruciatingly torturous. Chronic illness is a relentless beast. Treatment for chronic illness is all-consuming. Without delving into specific detail this is why my energy has been channelled away from my little internet home of late. That’s okay you know. Sometimes you just need to make space for where you need and want to be. It’s never a ‘this is how it’s going to be forever door’ that you walk through but rather a revolving gentle entry and exit.
Shifting sands people, shifting sands.
I’ll always get out of my own way to spend time with these darling cherubs. My little relatives growing up way too fast. Their smiles make me smile and their laughter lights up the valleys of shadow in my soul. Never underestimate the reciprocal value of sharing time.
So off I went, leaving the kitchen in a somewhat ‘state of discovery’ and the doona lying in wait for a future day. Walking out the door I wondered how on earth my family would sift through and make sense of all the unfinished sorting projects I had on the go if anything were to happen to me while I was out.
I decided the only thing I could say to them, if I could, was this… “Sorry about the mess I’ve left behind but I was out living life… lost in imagination and creating memories beneath the canopy of a tree covered wonderland.”
ps. The bigger cherub captured a rare sighting of the very camera-shy and lens illusive Sandra Kelly What Lies Within! She may have been freezing her t**s off at the time. She may also have been wearing her Mother’s knitted hat. Well spotted bigger cherub, well spotted. Scroll down for photographic evidence as opposed to photogenic proof.
Such a great place to spend time Sandra. Glad you came out from the doona to enjoy these precious moments. As for the sorting? We never have an empty intray 🙂
It was a beautiful day Majella! Intray? What’s an intray? I have a pile on the top of the filing cabinet – does that qualify? Thanks so much for stopping by Majella. 🙂 Xx
What a superb place to visit. Smarts is trying to figure out exactly where it is? Please tell me before he takes over my lap top searching through google maps. Love the photo xx
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Hey Kooks! As I’ve already messaged you, you already know that this is the Blue Pool near Briagolong in Gippsland. It really is a little magical. Thanks for stopping by Kooky Chic! 🙂 Xx
Once again another piece of writing that so resonates with me.
“shifting sands, shifting sands”, to me is ……
Sandra (Sands),
shifting through stages of your life.
One sentence , two interpretations!
Like life for one person , living one life, is so different to another person living in the same place but such a different life!
We all have to allow for shifting sands and hopefully you’ll keep upright whilst doing so but it’s easier if you reach for a hand to steady you.
Family and friends are the steadying hands or you can be to them the hand that they may hold during these challenging times.
Thinking of you at the moment and hope that when things come to pass that as sad as it may be that lifted burdens ease your grief.
Love you xxxxxxx
Lissy you know how I feel about these beautiful words you left here for all to be touched by because we’ve already spoken. You touch my soul repeatedly with your thoughtful insights. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a piece of Lissy here in the comments of my posts. Those who read them are all the better for doing so. Lots of love and light to you my friend. 🙂 Xx
Beautiful words as always my friend. I feel like time spent with children when adventures are possible is time very well spent.
I could not agree more Robyna! Thanks so much for stopping by gorgeous girl. 🙂 Xx
I loved ‘make sense of all the unfinished projects’, that made me lol. Sometimes when I’m out on a run I think… What if I collapse and they find ‘Hit me baby one more time’ on my playlist!!!!! Same same but different.
Also, I totally LOVE this photo of you. You’re having so much fun. It’s warmed my heart xxx
Oh my god Edie ? My secret Carpenters play list is in jeopardy!!! Love it when you stop by! Thanks lovely. ?