I have taken myself off to a wonderful health retreat in the hills of Perth.  As I write this blog I am sitting in front of a wood fire, looking through huge double glass doors out to the magnificent view and listening to Enya whilst steaming my organic vegetable dinner – all very soothing and nurturing.  I am having me time!  So how come I am feeling bored and want to go home after just the second day?

Perhaps my stay here has become the catalyst for me to truly understand that my life is pretty damn good.  Instead of appreciating all the good things that happen day to day, I have been focusing in on the one little thing that I perceive not to be quite right?  How often do we do that?  Why do we do that?  Why don’t we wake up in the morning feeling absolutely blessed just because we have woken up?

This is what I have learnt during the solitude of my days – in between my massage, reiki and reflexology sessions!  I have learnt to become conscious of life around me and to appreciate the best of everything that I encounter.  I have learnt that I hold the answers within, I just need to give myself permission to probe and take a look.  I have also picked up a few tips and tricks from the wonderful Louise Hay from Hay House Publishing.  No, not in person but through reading one of her books I discovered in the book shelf.  She is very much into the notion of loving yourself.  She says go look at yourself in the mirror, look yourself in the eyes and tell yourself “I love and accept you exactly the way you are.”  This is an interesting exercise, one I encourage you to have a go.

Even though my stay was meant to be for five (5) days, I am exiting after two (2) feeling alive, re-energised and joyous.  I think the act of seeking this stay as an intervention served its purpose and I recognize that.  I know I have achieved what I set out to do and am truly grateful.  In addition I will be switching us (the fam) to organically grown fruit and veg and investing in both a steamer and juicer.  I have validation of the mind-body connection.  I get it!  In fact, I think I always got it, just got a little lost of late. What about you?