
"Catch a magic moment. Do it right here and now. It means everything."
~ Van Hallen, "Right Now"*
Morning Glory Studio ~ Sunday 7 January 2018 ~ 9:48 am
Sunlight shines brightly, streaming through the (very dirty) window in the studio that was once Mama's bedroom and now, my sewing space. On the iPad: Sunday Baroque, a classical music program I discovered many years - 14+ - ago, around the time Mama died; I guess, after. Those first weeks, months, I was comforted and carried through my loneliness and eventually, returned to reclaiming my comfort and acceptance of life without her, without parents, with being orphans as my sister said in the wee small hours of the morning of her death.
Today, on my way downstairs, to replenish my tea, I walked in here to put away a ribbon and was struck with how much I love this room, especially in the quiet morning when the sun streams through the window, regardless of the season. I am welcomed, invited in, encouraged to stop, "catch a little magic moment" - do it right here and now. It does indeed mean everything - the magic I felt when my mother, my dad - my parents - were alive and loved, guided, sheltered us, my sister Connie and me.
Funny, I'd previously marked this page - I know not when - and turned to it, unknowing. I just knew I wanted to spend moments in this room, quiet, alone, safe, secure, warm, comfortable and comforted, bathed in the sun's warmth and my love and memories of Mama. I'm usually looking in - in this space, I look around and feel the love...and the magic!
*This quote comes from this mindfulness journal.