Friends
My state of mind is still in ‘stuckness’ as I call it. The weather outside continues to be dull and wet and of course, it’s February. My internal weather feels the same, grey and soggy. Puddles and wet feet. Where’s my spark?
And then a friend knocks unexpectedly. She’s come bearing gifts of the last piece of homemade Christmas cake because she knows it’s my favourite. She is all wrapped up in her long duvet coat and a bobble hat on her head and she makes me smile when I open the door. She’s been to the library to collect her next book club book which is now another added to my reading list.
I’ve been painting in the kitchen, joining in with a co-create with my new Connected Artists Club. Chairs moved from around the dining table and sat at the room edges. The table is covered in a sheet of plastic, paint and paintings. My friend glances over, notices the disarray and launches into chatter.
How am I? How has my new treatment been? And then come her worries as I finish pouring milk into steaming mugs of tea. She tells it like it is. A stream of agitated sentences looking for my take on the current situation. And then she moves on, not one to dwell. Pictures and video of her beautiful grandson on her phone make us both smile as he attempts to say blueberry. Our smiles are warm as we offer each other our gifts of attention and affection for each other.
She has to go. It was only a flying visit. Coat back on and bobble hat on top, she gives me the biggest hug and then she’s gone.
I am lifted, heart and mind lighter. My friend brought a new energy into my space. She came with love and a need to share and in sharing her world she lightened mine. And of course, she left me that delicious cake!
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