It has been a little while since I updated Ruby's blog, as i've been trying to gather my thoughts as best I can. With so much happening each day it's often difficult to work out what developments there have been, changes etc...if any!
OF COURSE THERE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPMENTS! This IS Rubystar we're talking about. Recently a top paediatrician working on the RubyStar team said the following "Ruby is our medical conundrum"! This did make me chuckle. It just goes to show that no matter how many tests, medical journals, 'top doctors', medications etc are involved, doctors don't have the answers! So.....goes to show that there is SO much more to the human body, mind and spirit than we can see or understand.
I had the opportunity to go away for a few days to Stanthorpe, home of the delicious apple and grape...and plenty of vino of course! Five amazing, dedicated and passionate women, also mothers, went away together for a well deserved break from their precious children to gather thoughts, energy, motivation, friendships and food for the soul! I did also manage to indulge a little in the local retail outlets! Ooopsie!
During this weekend away I encountered a number of valuable 'reflections' on life! When out to lunch at The QLD College of Wine and Tourism, enjoying an absolutely scrumptious lunch and wine tasting the ladies were debating whether to have desert there, or at The Bramble Patch, another delightful spot for sumptuous treats and....of course, wine! Then....Gemma, the host came up with a brilliant idea "you are allowed two deserts"!! WOW what a life changing experience that was! That comment in itself made me realise how stuck we are in 'what society frowns upon'. Why the heck shouldn't we be allowed two deserts if we feel like two deserts!...Not every day of course, but with the job that we have, day in, day out....for goodness sake we deserve to indulge a little! Just so you know...I went for the extra glass or two of wine rather than desert!
After gorgeous crisp sunny days the sun would go down so gracefully with the picturesque surroundings, to allow for the blaze of the roaring fire to fill the extremely large family cottage with 'that ambience'. That ambience being warmth, comfort, healing and nurture. There is something about a log fire, with everyone enjoying a book, sharing photo's and conversation, and of course a hearty glass of soul warming red wine! This was pure bliss, in its most simplistic form. As benjamin Franklin stated "A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as body"
After recharging the spirit and soul we made our way home. With new knowledge, new friends and for me, another urgency to feed MY soul full of love, laughter and life- for Ruby's sake. It is in fact the other way around. Ruby is the one who is feeding my passion and hunger for knowledge, healing, happiness and love. She is in fact, perfect just the way she is. xx
"and what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul" Plato.
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