Letters from the Edge

Simon moves on Tuesday, he is all excited and enthusiastic about the move, add to this he has bought a new mobile phone, and a second hand car, which he collects on Tuesday, truly his life seems to be working well for him here. The islanders have taken to him and for a relatively young man he has found a place where he has value, worth and is able to contribute in a meaningful way to the life of the community. But perhaps more than that, as he sees it, he is a place of peace and harmony.

Harmony, balance, being at ease with myself and the world around me, these are the qualities that I sought through many different mediums for years, some of you who know me well will know the crazy places that these thoughts took me, searching and yearning for what, I had no idea! And yet so desperate to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And surprisingly enough it was not to found in anyone else, nor in a job, house or status, it first of all had to be found it me, that then allowed me to move to a place as remote as Papa Westray and not feel in any way disgruntled or out of tune with myself. No desire to run to the shops for a fix, to have a new job, different car, more money or whatever, just such a sense of being where I am supposed to be and a great feeling of contentment to be in this place and space.

The seals were playing this morning, chasing each other around the bay, diving and playing tag.

Birds are all around, the days are getting shorter and there is a sense of winter being just around the corner in my mind.

I like the winter, I like the cold wind, coming into the house and watching the flames of the coal fire, having an opportunity to sit and catch up with the books I want to read, crocheting the bedspreads I have long promised, baking bread, writing letters, maybe even getting out the sewing machine and starting one of the quilts that I enjoy making, or even making some clothes in the hippy style which I prefer.

All is well, the sky is red, the house cosy, the feeling of wellbeing is prominent.

So from the couple on the edge Love and blessings Dee and Mo