Gros Morne Splendor

I love the surreal diverse landscape and awesome beauty of Gros Morne National Park in Canada. It is a wonderful place to explore and also I found to discover my relation to this natural wonder. Gros Morne National Park is located in the Province of Newfoundland in beautiful Atlantic Canada. Newfoundland is a Canadian jewel located along Canada’s amazing Atlantic coast. Gros Morne National Park is a special place in this remarkable province.

Gros Morne is best described as the Atlantic coast meeting the Long Range mountains. It is dramatic scenery to say the least. Stunning fjords with cascading waterfalls and green forests give way to windswept plateaus reminiscent of arctic environments. The mountains are not high, rising to just over 800m for Gros Morne Mountain (the highest point in the park). However, since these mountains rise straight above the sea they give a sense of loftiness.

Gros Morne National Park is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Interestingly enough it received this designation not so much for its magnificent scenery but because of a unique geological site – the Tablelands. The Tablelands comprise some of the mountains of Gros Morne but not all of them. The Tablelands are mountains of barren wind swept red rock reminiscent of the Arizona desert landscape. It is as if a piece of Arizona was relocated here. What is so unique about the Tablelands is that these rocks are millions of years old and are evidence of plate tectonics and continental drift. These rocks were actually part of the earth’s crust and mantle eons ago. Eventually, slowly over time, this mass of rock was pushed up above sea level to about 600-800m where it sits today.

Hiking high above on these mountain plateaus is an interesting experience. The vastness of the plateau is overwhelming, the barren rocky red landscape gives way to an outstanding view of the blue sea. Looking at the broken rocks at my feet and looking out to the sea and into glacier carved fjords I sense a connection. These rocks were once located far under the sea near the earth’s mantle. We all come from the earth and it is easy to feel a sense of connection with this landscape. I also feel a connection with my inner self. Like the rocks on this mountain top that come from the inner core of the earth I feel my inner presence bubbling to the surface. I understand who I am and that my inner self is something that does not need to be hidden but can be explored.

There is a strong peaceful sense in these mountains and Gros Morne is a wonderful place to explore. From a spiritual perspective it is a great place to discover who you are.





Amazing Tablelands


Namaskar

A Perspective on Pregnancy

One day it just hit me, matter of fact. I am pregnant and responsible for bringing another life into this world. Not just any life, but a life dependent on me. When I think back on this ‘lightbulb’ moment, I realize that it was scary and overwhelming to think about the enormity of my upcoming parenthood duties. I can say, however, that I have very positive feelings about bringing a new life into the world. My experience of pregnancy has encouraged me to take a different perspective on my life.

There are some irrefutable laws of spirituality that I happen to believe in. One is of the law of attraction that if I am positive in my outlook I will attract positive experiences. I believe that when I express a positive vibration into the universe about wanting to create, love and care for a child, I just know that the universe is conspiring to make this happen for me. I have also expressed a desire to have a completely healthy and happy baby, as is surely shared by all parents-to-be. As a result of my positive focus and belief in these spiritual laws, I feel very secure in my heart that my child will be born safe and healthy. I also have faith that my baby will experience happiness and enjoy the beauty in the world and the good that is ultimately around all of us, if we look for it.

Learning about what makes one tick, and how to find peace and happiness in one’s own heart and world. It is amazing how many of us are not able to make peace with ourselves or others. As a result, we live a life full of negativity, loneliness and unfulfillment. However, once we find the secret of unlocking our own peace and happiness, the love we have for ourselves flows over into other areas of life, and towards others too. I am comfortable and excited about the thought of creating, loving and caring for another being. To be given the opportunity to create and have a life flourish within my body is miraculous, to say the least.

Only once we realize that we are the creator of our own inward peace and happiness can we then allow love to flow into other areas of our lives, including unconditionally loving and caring for a newborn. We do not create inward happiness by getting a better paying job, or by purchasing a flashier car, or by dressing up in the latest fashions. We manifest joy for ourselves by recognizing what our values are, and appreciating those inherent characteristics in ourselves which bring about happiness for us. For example, this may involve having a deep appreciation for nature and using our creativity to paint a beautiful landscape. Or this could involve having a love of reading through which we absorb knowledge or enjoy the literary journey that a book takes us on. It may involve anything that gives us joy in our lives. These things fulfill us, and nurture us. They make us continue to seek out the good in our world, which transforms our attitudes, beliefs and ultimately encourages us to act by loving those dependent on us, and by becoming positive beings.

So if you are lonely or not feeling happy, think about what provides you with inward happiness. It may be as simple as taking a different perspective.


Namaskar