Six Degrees of Separation continued...

Well it seems that yesterday's blog post created some interesting discussion so Kym thought that another blog post would be appropriate....

A number of Kym's friends posted comments on Facebook regarding their experiences and as Kym was writing a new blog post for today, another six degrees of separation incident came to her regarding her younger half brother.

Kym doesn't have any contact with Tim, and not that she hasn't attempted over the years. She has called and left messages on their answering machine, sent birthday cards and Christmas cards, and sent invitations to birthday parties, but to no avail. Anyway, a couple of months ago Kym;s Mum told her the following story...

Kym's cousin, Gael, went to the Gold Coast to attend her Grandson's graduation from Year 12. As they were sitting in the audience watching each of the students walk across the stage to receive their 'award' her Grandson walked across the stage with a young man named Tim Neville. Kym's cousin, Gael, was curious about this and new that Kym's Dad had a child, but did not know what his name was, but was now excited to think that this boy could be his son (Kym's father's name was Tim Neville also). So when Gael returned home she rang her sister, Sharon, and asked if she knew, and then Sharon called Kym's Mum (Gael and Sharon's Aunt) to confirm if this boy was in fact their Uncle Tim's son. It turned out that Vitha, Gael's grandson, is close friends with Tim, Kym's half brother.

So Kym decided to contact Tim through Facebook. When she did a search using his name she was unable to locate him, but then she had the brainwave to find Vitha through Gael's Facebook site and find Vitha's Facebook site which consequently had Tim as a friend, so Kym invited him to be her Facebook friend and he accepted. He is also friends with Kym's children, Jordan and Katherine.

Kym is confident that she will now be able to have some form of contact with him and is looking forward to connecting with him.

Six Degrees of Separation.....

Kym pondered the concept of 'six degrees of separation'. Recently she discovered that her new neighbour is a relative. As they chatted trying to work out the relationship it was revealed that they share the same Great Grandparents and that their grandfathers were brothers (Kym's the 4th eldest of 17 kids and Jacki's the youngest). What a small world! It then unfolded that Jacki's father, Kym's Mum's cousin, lives a couple of streets behind Kym.

It just goes to show that we are all connected and you just never know who you're talking to, staring at, working with, sitting next to on a train, standing behind in a queue, thinking rude thoughts about, etc etc......

In the light of morning....

Kym awoke from a dream where upon waking its meaning became apparent immediately, you know when you are in that lucid state? It was 5.55am. She lay in bed listening to her husband's gentle breathing, a relief from his usual snoring, and enjoyed the sounds and light of the early morning as it dawned on this brand new day.

She carefully got out of bed, so as not to wake her husband, not for his needs but for her own selfish needs; she wanted to meditate, which she normally does in their bedroom, but because he was still sleeping she was going to do it in her other spot in her favourite room near the kitchen. She put on her Peter Alexander PJs with bright love harts all over them and gathered her meditation pillows, diary, her two books 'Simple Abundance' and 'Three Magic Words' and carefully opened her bedside drawer to retrieve her iPod.

Kym loves to meditate in her favourite room in the house. The morning light is just right and her position under the window allows her to look out into the garden as she prepares herself for meditating, and her cat Munchy Moo always comes to lay next to her as the meditation progresses (Munchy Moo is a neurotic animal and the meditation soothes her). Deepak Chopra's Healing Affirmations was this morning's choice.

After her meditation, and feeling very relaxed and centred, Kym read a meditation from 'Three Magic Words' to complete the process. Time for a cup of tea! As she sipped her cup of tea while sitting at the kitchen table, Kym gazed out of her kitchen window at the back garden. She loves how each morning's different light creates variations in texture and perspective.

As she read today's 'Simple Abundance' message she realised that since reducing the number of work days in the office from 5 to 3 her physical, mental and emotional well being had significantly improved, even in the short time of two weeks. This is how life is meant to be; doing what makes you feel joy and bliss. Kym feels much more grounded, relaxed and centred, just like she did 2 years ago and it is a wonderful state to be in.