Celebration cupcakes

As 2011 draws to a close the usual voices are saying “where has this year gone?”  This year for me (Ros) commenced in January strutting this beautiful body through 25 sessions of radiation therapy.  It was a blast – pardon the pun!!!  I got to know the staff personally and there is no hiding, so crystals, meditation and relaxing music were the order of the day and I would drift off to somewhere else for the 5 or so minutes this machine would take aim and zap what once was my breast area.

I was very fortunate to have a wonderful human angel in the name of Todd - he made the day, and we would have joke and chat.  On the last day -hugs.  Cupcakes became a big theme during my treatments.  Mum would create decorative cupcakes for me to deliver to staff and patients.  3 times we did this - people loved it. 

Last treatment day Aug 11.

Overall my body withstood the bombardment of chemo/radiation/herceptin extremely well.  The occasional tummy cramp (went after a few hours), loss of taste for a week each treatment, hair loss (eye brows/lashes remained intact) but overall a champion.  August saw the completion and great scans showing all-clear.  I believe in the alternative therapies (Reiki, acupuncture, massage, herbal tablets and positive attitude) medical assistance and Divine guidance – I was very blessed.  So off that subject - I had a great support team.

While I was going through my own personal healing Mother Earth unleased some energy of her own.   Many experienced global natural disasters (Queensland floods, Victorian bushfires, Christchurch earthquake & Japanese Tsunami) just to name a few, with devastating impacts on our world.  This was a test for the human spirit which experienced this, with some losing loved ones, homes, belongings, livelihoods but they rose above adversity.  What it showed was the possible achievements that can be realise when we join together as a community.  Our prayers and support continue to make this world a better place for us to live in.

The most wonderful place in the world I have been was, for 2 weeks in April, Hawaii.  9 ladies from Australia enjoyed many wonderful things on the Big Island, awesome food & drink, swimming with the dolphins & manta rays, visiting a volcano, bus trip and enjoying the healing energy of the island.  In October I had time with friends Paulette & Simon in their new home near Byron Bay reading, visited Crystal Castle (it was on the bucket list) enjoyed the waterfall & in November had a surprise trip to Japan with David.  Visited Toyko Disneyland, race track, had traditional Japanese meals and got to know the subway well.  I love Japan – hope to go again.

Japan.

Dolphin swim in Kona, Big Island

I have assisted my parents move home in the past month. They have downsized as the garden was a big job with lots of pruning.  So after 35 years they moved down the mountain near to my brother Stevie and family.  This has been wonderful as it has bought the family closer together and we have had some fun times.

I have also had my first substantial pay packet this week since leaving the golf club 2 years ago.  I perform clerical/administration duties for a UK based firm, working on a contract basis for 5 months assisting a review of railways in Australia.  I am Sydney office ~ it is for a friend that David went to school/uni and had lost contact up until a year ago. Weird how things work, but great.  This has been a new learning curve and stepping out of my comfort zone.  It has been good.

Mt Fuji

Over the past couple of months my family have come together as a joyful unit and this has been wonderful especially for my Mum. After many years of strain and hurt she now is enjoying her time with more grandchildren. Unfortunately, my mum has also experienced a couple of accidents, one a fall where she hit her head and again a car hitting her and two other family members on Christmas eve and they ended up in hospital.  Fortunately, the outcome was only a few bruises, pain which will go in time ~ this was a good result from a bad situation.  Angels intervened...

My work in the holistic field has continued and I have met more and more people. So many wonderful friendships have come into my life, others have gone a separate direction and it has really taught me the lesson of “Reason, Season or Life time” relationships.   I launched my website earlier this year with clients purchasing Angel guidance card readings, hands on healing sessions and I created 3 youtube video clips with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB-MRxpOL9M Tina of Inner Delight based in Holland.  October commenced a monthly blogtalkradio http://shellyrwilson.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/life-enhancement-with-ros-and-shelly-on-believe-in-believing-segment-3/ “Believe in Believing” with Ros & Shelly Wilson. I continued writing on my blog, and my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Findingurwings has continued to grow with 3,600 people following. With my regular visits through the year to the hospital I have spoken to many patients & staff to increase awareness of the benefits that complimentary therapies and positive thinking can do to assist their own healing.  There is no magic pill or someone to wave a magic wand and you will be fixed. I believe that to heal you must commit to and participate in your own healing..... NO ONE CAN DO IT FOR YOU. 

I have learnt it is important to:-

Listen ~ to your body and the messages from your inner knowing.

Act ~ if you receive a guiding message, act on it.

Trust ~ in the Divine source.

Believe ~ “that this too shall pass” and everything is possible.

Forgive ~ yourself and others.

LOVE ~ yourself unconditionally.

As 2012 approaches, I am open to all new opportunities and possibilities that are out there, but just cannot see yet.  I embrace Living, loving and being happy. 

Thank you for sharing the journey and my wish for you is that 2012 be amazing and that you are finding your own wings to soar.

Ros Clarkson – findingurwings.

Discovering Tokyo....

Believe in the creation of our dreams.....

A few weeks ago I had a wonderful opportunity to stay with friends who have had a sea change. Since I have known them 4 years now, their wish was to leave the city life and head to a rural environment.  A place where they can breathe in fresh air, create a vegetable patch, work at a slower pace, enjoy cooking and sewing, amongst other things.  This year they made this dream a reality.

While I was spending a week with them in October we talked about what places in the world we would like to see.  We discussed Japan. They didn’t have any desire to go, but I have enjoyed my 2 visits, one in 1983 and the other 2009. It interests me the different culture of Japan and many aspects about this country.  So to my surprise, only a few weeks after this chat, an opportunity came for my husband and I to travel to Tokyo. My thoughts were how incredible was this, that I had no plans of this trip happening and here it was. The bonus was that the accommodation was also provided by our host club.... woo hooo.

My husband has enjoyed writing and taking photos of horse racing around the world. This time we were entertained by the Racing Club of Japan. The first night we went to a restaurant on the 49^th floor of one building and enjoyed a traditional Japanese meal – we had a large bowl which was on a portable gas burner in the centre of the table. Inside the bowl was a soup and then placed in the soup was all sorts of meats, seafood vegetables. We filled this up twice and then placed some noodles in the soup and enjoyed them. An assortment of other small dishes was also served to us by ladies dressed in traditional kimonos. Some very nice people shared our table from Australia, USA and Japan. I sat next to a lovely lady, who was born in Japan, but lives in Los Angeles, USA. Her husband also has Japanese heritage, though he was born in a camp in America during WW2. As I got to know Umi we discovered that we had started on a spiritual journey about the same time and we shared many experiences and stories during that evening.She also had a love of Ikebana (floral displays) and has 60 students under her guidance.

We went the next morning by coach to the race track to watch the 4 overseas horses work out.  It was interesting looking around the course and had the best view of Mt Fuji as it was so clear and its snow covered peaks was just a sight to behold...

There was some time to do sightseeing and discover the metro underground system on our own. It is a challenge at first, because of the different letters than we are used to in the west, but as you get more familiar to the colours and the number system, it is very good. People are friendly and very helpful; they find it very difficult not to give you assistance, even to the point they will take you to where you need to go. It is very clean and orderly in Tokyo. I feel very safe and there is an abundance of food, drink and things to do, see and enjoy. I have decided that the Japanese people are the biggest consumers; they love fashion and nic nacs.
Everything is presented so beautifully and the window decorations are amazing. People are so well dressed and I love that you cannot use your phones on the trains or in public. They have designated smoking areas – it is great. We travelled on the river one day which was really nice. Visited temples and I love the architecture, the layout of the towns have been well thought out and very orderly.

Another day I decided to do my own thing and visit Disneyland in Tokyo.  My husband did say that he had read there are big crowds especially on the weekend but as there was a free shuttle bus at the hotel I thought this was an opportunity to see some of Tokyo and have some fun.  Well, when you come from a country that’s total population is approx 23 million people in a country the size of USA and that this number of people live in Tokyo. I don’t really think I understood what big crowds were. Yes, it was amazing as the day went on more and more people came in the park dressed in many outfits from Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Minnie, Mickey, Donald etc people of all ages, young and old and had some form of Disney placed on their body. The queues at most rides were a waiting time of 90 minutes.  I think the Japanese have learnt to be patient.  I did have 2 rides and walked around but people observing was more the feature of the day.  It is very clean, orderly, well run and very much Disney.

The parks in and around Tokyo are lovely and a real feeling of connection to nature, shaped bonsai trees, water fountains and planted colour. I enjoyed seeing the autumn colours of the trees the beautiful shades of golden & reds. I would listen to my meditation music or a book enjoying the peace.

I also come back with a renewed connected to Christmas. Really strange when 2% of the population is Christian but the technology of flashing lights, trees, angels, snowmen and reindeer scattered around the districts are so beautiful. As it is cool, because it is autumn and as day turns to night the beautiful lights make a very appealing sight. Here in Australia it is summer time and hearing the songs “roasting chestnuts on an open fire” and “sleigh bells” is very strange to anyone that has not grown up with fake snow and melting while cooking the traditional roast dinner . So, thank you Japan for bringing the festive season to my heart once more and giving me a wonderful holiday to remember.

~ Findingurwings.