Our flight from Calgary to Halifax was long. It was a full day of travel. We landed in Halifax at 9 pm and had a wonderful dinner with the Krochko's. It was nice to be able to share the trip with them as they had been the driving force with each treatment and trip to Halifax. We stayed over night and in the early morning ventured back to the airport for Michelle to catch a flight to Toronto for a week with MacKenzie and the time to see his show. Michellie and David headed home. Michellie went to school for the afternoon to catch up with friends, and David tried to make some semblance out of the house. Clare had done a fabulous job of taking care of the cats and holding down the last of the renovation challenges. And, this begins our attempt at getting back into the regular life and finding out what impact our time with the dolphins has had.
David made magic happen at the house by finishing the floor in the studio with Michellie's help and getting all the little details caught up. Michellie and Emma created magic by setting up the tree and decorating. Michelle and Kenzie experienced a week of magic in Toronto with healing tap techniques from Heather Cornell and then a show that was out of this world! As I write today, we are all home and enjoying each others company. Last night was the winter solstice and Jill had a big party to celebrate, our next door neighbour. Each of us gathered something to let go of and to burn in the bonfire. We were happy to burn a requisition paper from one of Michellie's treatments as one of our offerings. Now we are enjoying the magic of the season, the magic of our family, and the magic of the incredible journey called "life". What a year, what incredible memories, and what experiences we could never imagine.
One of the biggest messages learned through the Dolphin experience was voiced by Doug - "Look fear in the face and walk right through it. You can never imagine the opportunities that will be opened on the other side and the chance to experience them because of your bravery". Michellie faced her fears in Hawaii and she conquered them. This gift of words has been carried forward to other experiences for all of us. If you are reading these words, we hope you will embrace them too. All of us are scared to walk in, we dance around, avoid, go the other way, and hide in the face of fear. We all have the strength to head straight in and know that we will have the tools to face what is there for us.
Kenzie and Michelle used this technique when they accidentally ordered a huge platter of sushimi this week. Raw fish was not anything they would ever choose to eat. It was quite the scene when they were faced with this challenge. So, they ate the fish, and they loved it!!! After a good laugh, they both were thankful for jumping in and going for it. More Sushimi...bring it on!
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