In These Challenging Times
About Me: Trina Graves
Hi, my name is Trina Graves, I'm a grandmother in my sixties and live in Oxfordshire, UK.
I married in 1978 (age 17) and had my three children just before my twenty-second birthday. I have never once regretted this, especially as by starting so young I was blessed with becoming a grandmother at thirty-six. I now have eight grandchildren, three of them are already adults and others not far behind!
I have never been career-minded, the family was always my highest priority and once I began to walk my Spiritual Path, that too became my focus.
My Spiritual Path began in earnest in 1992 when my uncle died and at his funeral two sympathy poems were shared. I found them so inspirational that it set me off to discover more uplifting poems and quotes to keep in a notebook along with some of my favourite family photographs.
On the day my first grandchild was born (1997) I sat to write a card and what flowed was a 'Letter From Your Newborn.' Years passed before I realised the significance of those words and that they were to be the start of writing my own inspirational poem collection.
Spiritual Quotes To Live By - Trina Graves
In 2010 I was very into listening to Abraham-Hicks and decided to follow their advice in doing something I love, so I created my first Spiritual Quotes To Live By site. For the following 10 years I spent a great deal of my time adding to the site, writing poems and creating photoquotes.
I also followed Abraham-Hicks advice to focus on positivity as much as possible, so my poems were always positive. Over the years I had become aware of the many lies and manipulation of the mainstream media, so I had begun researching truths, but would never think of including anything in my writing. However, in September 2018 I wrote a poem called 'Nothing Is By Chance,' and thought it would be one I'd never share because it spoke of the elites control and manipulation. As more poems followed such as 'Switch To High Beam' for Lightworkers, I came to the conclusion that it was time to change my previous convictions of only speaking positively because Light needed to be shone on the darkness in our world so we can unite and bring about a great change.
Everything Happens For A Reason
I have always believed this, and have always, in hindsight, been able to see the positives that develop from negative experiences.
We have all gone through (and are still in) what can be perceived as a very negative time. But I believe it is ALL happening to wake up humanity so we can claim our Divine Power and change our world.
In my personal life, at the end of last year (2023) I faced eviction from my home, being hospitalized with life threatening conditions and had to face my greatest fears of being in constant pain and surrendering all modesty (I have no fear of death).
For many months I was unable to look after myself, but my three precious children all worked together to take care of me, all carrying out tasks that I would not have expected them to do. I am truly Blessed and Thankful for their Unconditional Love and Support.
Now, I am in a wonderful brand-new home (which wouldn' t have happened if I wasn't going to be evicted), I am almost recovered from my illness, which I know my positive attitude made all the difference to as doctors told me I more than likely had cancer and would need exploratory surgery to find out where, however, I healed with only minor treatments.
And, with no fears to hold be back I am ready to give my all to my Lightworker mission.
Who
Am I?
From
the moment I was born
Many
roles did I receive
Placed
within my Being
What
depth would I believe?
A
Human-Being
of
planet Earth
A
Girl
of
physicality
English
by place of birth
Premature
was
little me
Born
into the Working
Class
No
‘silver
spoon’
to be fed
No
‘blue
blood’
in my veins
Into
this Ordinary
Life,
I
was led
First
Daughter
to my parents
First
Granddaughter
on
both sides
A
Sister
to my brother
Niece
and
Cousin,
timing provides
Five
roles of relationships
Fifteen
Family
Members I
affected
But
none would observe the same
In
the Baby
they inspected
A
Son or Daughter
is a different person
To
each and every Mum and Dad
Gender
expectations are impressed
From
their own upbringing they had
A
midwife delivered me that night
At
home, doing her chosen work
Present
for the miracle of birth
My
entry an Occupational
Perk
Visiting
Doctors and Baby Clinics
About
the town, going for walks
I
became a Patient
and
a Citizen
A
source of gossip in their talks?
Overly
shy, I did turn heads
As
I screamed the places down
Many
must have considered me
A
Toddler
nightmare, with a frown
Two
more brothers came along
But
no sisters were for me
My
brothers have a different Sister
From
the perspective of each three
Starting
school I became a Pupil
To
be taught all the right ways
Of
education at that time
And
the rules a Child
obeys
Through
the many years of schooling
Various
teachers made their mark
I,
their Student
was seen differently
A
Character
of Light
or of the dark?
Different
levels of friendship
Came
and went over the years
Playmate,
Classmate, Acquaintance, Friend
Some
brought Joy, and others tears
Out
into the world of work
Stacking
shelves as a teen
An
Employee
I became
Another
role to be seen
Many
jobs, many views
Of
people I would instigate
Interactions
and experiences
Would
affect my chosen fate
Being
in Love changes people
The
pair together, and those around
The
power of Love is so great
Its
expression and depth, truly profound
Seen
with eyes of Love is so awesome
When
two blend it’s
like a drug
Loosing
yourself in the emotion
Even
apart, enveloped in a warm hug
To
the one who stole my Heart
I
became their Lover,
Fiancee, Wife
So
intoxicating the roles I played
But
would not remain throughout my life
My
most blessed role of all
Would
bring Bliss so pure and true
Becoming
a Mother
woke me up
Unconditional Love coming through
I
placed this role as my priority
And
was Blessed with two more
Angels
added to our family unit
To
Love, cherish, and to adore
I
am a Mother
to three children
But,
each see a different kind
Inner
truths and insecurities
Develop
and influence the mind
I
saw my role as a joint Parent
As
two equals in the giving
Babies
need nurturing and Love
Adults
adapting to daily living
I
never knew for many years
The
change in my role of a Wife
My
intense Love for our children
My
husband felt as lack and strife
So
another role I took on
A
Divorcee
feeling remorse
But
it heralded great change
My
true purpose was on course
I
became a Spiritual
Seeker
Limitations
gone, I was free
To
live and learn and grow
To Be The
Me I Came Here To Be
Becoming
a young Grandmother
Was
the icing on the cake
Unconditional
Love for these jewels
Brought
the Poet
in
me awake
Many
lessons I have experienced
From
becoming a Mother-In-Law
Different
characters and views
Letting
go of any control at all
Daughter,
Sister, Mother
Friend,
Stranger, Wife
Spiritualist,
Blogger, Inspirer
Are
just a few roles of my life
With
each, whoever’s
looking
At
me, has filters on their eyes
Their
perception alters the view
Adapting
to where their truth lies
But
who am I to me?
Is
all I should focus on
It
can take many years to see
I
am more than the roles I don
I
am a Spiritual
Being first
A
Spark
of God to
spread the Light
I
came here to experience it all
The
Joys and sorrows are all alright
I
am United
in Oneness
With
All-That-Is and will ever be
I
am the Alpha
and Omega
We
all share this in Individuality
Before
my birth I knew it all
At
my death, I will re-unite
All
my experiences, good and bad
Bring
truth and clarity of sight
Each
role that I have played
In
this beautiful game on Earth
Has
brought me to where I am
Opening
the knowledge of my worth
Although
these words are about me
My
life and the Path that I took
We
all play roles in our own story
What
are yours? Why not take a look?
Trina Graves - 17th August 2018
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