July 29, 2020
A two week old fawn and its mothers came within six feet of
where I was sitting. I couldn’t take my
eyes off the most innocent pair of eyes.
I was stunned by their lack of fear but more amazed at how much it felt
like they were carrying something much larger than a greeting. On this podcast episode we travel back to my
daily writing of July 5, 2020. A moment of
question. We were observing Independence
Day but we weren’t celebrating it like years past. The best reason we held was social
distancing. But that wasn’t the entire picture. The protesting and riots were on the rise
during a season already labeled uncertain times. I wrote about going directly to my book of
Totems. To study the story behind the
visitation. The deer clear had something
with them that could be described as being larger than a greeting. When the deer shows up, it means you’ve been
involved in some aggressive negative circumstances and need to seek out safe nurturing
situations with people. Trust your gut
instinct. Present are many different
paths. Be gentle with yourself and
others. The nation as a whole held onto the
images projected across our social media and local news channels. On the day of our nation the rise in protests
and rioting was the aggressive negative circumstance. One that very few of us
spoke of. We stood on the sidelines
patiently trying to wait this out. Now
that we’re entering the front door of August it still looms over who’ve become
and continue to grow into. Today the
invitation is to protect your paths.
Your choices. Your actions and reactions. Protect them by being gentle not only with
yourself but others. I heard a quote on
television last night that can be used as a tool for the potential of there
being a place of healing. The day the
world stopped was the day we found someplace to go. My response to that in my de-frag journal
was, “This new age of freedom is to do all we can not to back to normal. I call it reckless acceptable behavior. We are holding onto it because we temporarily
have an excuse for anything that feels insane.
We are who we are because it’s been shaped by choice. Make your steps today gentle for yourself and
others.
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