Finding ‘real’…..

It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged – and for those of you who have sent emails giving me shit – I’m sorry and will work harder at staying focused and making time for our space together xo

 So, I went on a trip.  A trip of real; real fun, real life, real love and real adventure.  I could replace the word ‘real’ with ‘authentic’ and perhaps that captures the feelings and events of the 4 days I spent in Cape Breton with my beautiful soul friend, Faye.

 On the surface, Faye and I barely know each other – in fact, prior to this trip I had only met Faye 4 times.  And yet, she invited me to her new home in her new Province and the pieces that needed to be organized fell effortlessly into place.  The wonderful man I date gifted me the plane ticket as a Valentines Day gift, my daughter came home for reading week so I wouldn’t have to stress about my 16 year old son having another ‘get together’ at my house when I’m not home and my boss said ‘have a great time off’.

 My flight was an early one.  My cab driver was a wonderful man who had come to Canada 4 years ago from Iraq with his family in search of a better life.  Hearing him speak of the place where he was born, raised and educated had me questioning all the things the media has reported of this war torn and corrupt piece of the world.  I learned something about somewhere I hadn’t known – it was beautiful.

 On the flight, I sat beside Gary.  He was an older gentleman from Texas who was on his way to NFLD to pick up a plane and fly it back to Texas.  In our getting to know each other I found out he was a ‘cloud seeder’.  I had never heard of this before.  Seems this man flies planes all over India, Turkey, Argentina and other places seeding clouds to make it rain, hail or snow.  People do that??  Does everyone know about this practice and was I just asleep when that class was taught in school?  He told me there are several companies out there that help other countries control the weather – its big business – and in his opinion, a very important service to many parts of the world.  More learning for me…

 Faye met me at the airport and our adventure began.  Without going into the events of every day and every night of my trip – let me summarize this experience in a paragraph or two.

 The land is magic.  You would have to be without a pulse or heartbeat not to feel the power in the rolling hills and mountains of this region.  The ocean lends itself to the power of mother earth – it is unforgiving, beautiful and healing all at the same time.  To see it from high above on the Cabot Trail took my breath away and had me in tears.  Its overwhelmingness not lost on this city girl.

 The people of this community possess a love for all that is.  They are kind, compassionate, loving, fun, and good natured.  They can also hold one hell of a party! Many are music makers of varying disciplines and love to entertain us ‘main landers’.  You can feel their guardianship towards the land they call home.  They don’t take this place for granted. The sacredness of this region seems to drive them to be who they are supposed to be and live a life of authentic truths.  Lucky fuckers.  It’s no wonder Faye wanted to live here.  I met some magical people who welcomed me into their homes and lives.  They were real soul friends.

 Imagine a woman in her mid life who up and quits her lucrative position within a well established Canadian corporation; sells her house and her car and leaves her family in order to start a new life in a place quite different from what she is used to.  Most people would call her crazy or unrealistic – I call her brave.  Faye is a courageous woman who has been able to tap into her authentic self and create the path to her truest happiness.  I admire her more than I can put into words.

 Faye is an inspiration to me.  She has shed the illusion of what she thought she was and what people expected her to be, to live a life she has dreamed of – one of purpose and soulfulness.  We should all be so brave and real.

 It was an honour to get to know Faye and this place, on a soul level.  I am forever changed.  I found ‘real’.