We’re All Going HomeWhen I met Carmen, it was Edmonton, 1976. I had returned from New Zealand with my wife and daughter to have time with our families and to be with my tai chi master.
Carmen was friends with some of my friends, who recognized that we shared many interests. Carmen was still very high after her intensive Arica training, which Laurie mentioned in her story. Her passion was the inner work, expressing her artistic self and studying life, understanding what the heck we were all doing here??? Carmen, of course went on to many levels of study, in every area of her interest, including a Doctorate.
And my friends were right. There was an immediate resonance and recognition, that I am sure Carmen felt with many other travellers, in many countries throughout her life.
This was the beginning of a 46 year friendship of fellow adventurers on the inner and outer journey. There were periods when we wouldn’t see each other for years, yet we always stayed in touch and wanted to know how the other was doing, and be supportive of each other…especially if we lost a dear one or anything really big was happening for one of us. Surprisingly, although even my daughters went down the Nile with her, I never made it on a trip to Egypt.
Carmen and Kyla, Banff, 1993
Carmen had known my daughter Kyla since she was two years old, so when at nineteen, Kyla felt like an adventure away from home, of course, Carmen invited her to her place in Alberta for a few months. Carmen was naturally and easily generous with those she cared for. We met in NZ, India, USA, the east and west of Canada…but mostly we met in our heart connection.
Denman Island, Canada, mid 90’s with our friend Marilyn and childI had long talks with Carmen in mid-December last year around our birthdays and just before Christmas. I am so grateful that we shared that time. She was really unwell, exhausted and puzzled by her unwellness. Aside from talking about our projects and the many details of our lives, we were brainstorming what she may do to get well. Of course neither of us knew she was dealing with cancer.
Carmen had finally found her dream home, closer to Egypt than Canada, and so much warmer. She was almost finished her Atlantis movie project. She was really frustrated with the limitations she was feeling with her physical body.
Carmen had an endless list of projects to share her visions with the world, and I am sure nothing has changed now that she is in the heavens and free of her physical body. Her inspirations and her vision lives on in those who shared with her.
Here are some verses from a song the younger Carmen wrote in 1976 and copied into my ancient journal. In her many moments, over the years, feeling the light of Life moving her, Carmen could have also written this song last week.
We’re All Going HomeAnytime, anywhere,
In the moments that we’ve shared,
I feel the sun shine,
I see the pure light within your eyes.
God’s grace has reached us.
It tangibly surrounds us.
Our only lesson is to love, serve
and remember this.
So now we’re together.
We can laugh and play and share our songs
And rejoice in our incarnation,
Be free and know
we’re all going home.See you on the other side, dear friend Carmen.