I've Been There (IBT) A Testimony Of Hope: Celebrating the lives of those we love beyond the loss

Welcome to the Blog for my book I've Been There...My Testimony of Hope.

This blog is a mixed bag, no holds barred mix of back stories, information, updates, and connection links to I've Been There...A Testimony of Hope. It has links inks.

My hubs David and I are committed to sharing CHANGE MAKING COMMUNICATIONS to inspire life-affirming changes at any age and stage of life. promote the idea that it is never too late to be great and to live our very best lives.

We welcome and appreciate all supporters. Together we are stronger, and that is the message of I've Been There...A Testimony of Hope.

The who, what, when and why of my book

For years prior to writing this book, my hubs David, clients and friends urged me to share the who, what, when and why of where I was and where I am today.

Oddly it was a quote that framed things in a way that made sense to share my healing and spiritual path from the "there to my healthy, happy here. The essence of the quote was, "those who have walked through the fires and became a Phoenix have a moral responsibility to give the lessons back to give other their transformational wings."

The girl in the shadows on the book jacket was me back "there.| " I wrote this book as a testimony of hope and chronicale how my scars were turned into Lodestars that guide my and others I share our Change Making ideas with today. My book is an offering and affirmation that it is not what happens to us that defines who and what we become. Instead, it is how we respond and choose to do about it.

Bright blessings on your own journey,

Raia

Coralie "Raia" Darsey-Malloy

Friday, April 20, 2012

Celebrating the lives of those we love beyond the loss

The anniversary date of my mother's passing is April 20th and David and choose to celebrate her life rather than focusing on our loss. My mother raised me with the belief that the spirit of loved ones lives on and I definitely feel her essence around me today. I inherited my love of butterflies and their spiritual representation of transformational change. We have already seen butterflies in our garden and I know that is Mom's way of letting us know she is doing fine and flying high and free.

So friends as we head to another weekend let's remember that through good times and difficult ones everything has a beginning, middle and end and everything changes. May we be mindful of that and as we struggle through our cocoon phases that eventually we will grow, emerge and eventually get our wings.

Here is the last photo of my Mom on her birthday on Christmas Day. David and I knew her time was drawing near and took this picture to remind us that she was close to getting her spirit wings...and that she has.

I hope you will listen to this song and let your spirit soar.
Love, light and bright blessings to all...we have all had to release those we love to other realms.

(Chorus)

To Be Free
To Be Wild
And To Be
Just Like A Child

And If I Get Lost
I Really Don't Mind
Cos' I'm Me (Free)
Doing Just Fine

(To Be Free)
You're Out In The Cold, Sometimes
As Far As You Can See, Misty
You Want To Run, Into The Sun
The Road Is Lost, Sand, Shifty

Suddenly, Out Of The Blue
Some Kind Of Magic Pushes You Through
You Don't Know When, How, Or Why
But Someday Gonna Take Off, Fly
Fly, Fly, Fly...

And If I Had A Wish
My Wish Would Be

(Repeat Chorus Three Times)

Just Like A Child
I Really Don't Mind
Cos' I'm Free,
Doing Just Fine