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June 22, 2021
The birthing moments of a new season. Whether it’s physically outside or inside you. The birthing moments. I live in a forest. To watch it waking up after a winters nap is
a never ending story. Bright purple
flowers, elegant white pedals, itty bitty green leaves and the scent of
pollen. It weakens my head to have so
much of this birthing of a new season inside my head. And what do we do as the human to share with
these trees and other surroundings? We
toss in the distant roar of a highway taken over by cars, crank up the sounds
of a lawnmower devouring green blades of grass and weeds and flood the planet
with the wide array of sounds caused by the music pouring from our digital devices. There’s always something to see when we let
go of what we think brings us entertainment.
A red tail hawk has built a nest in my forest. Its morning conversation is vibrant as well
as ear shattering. There’s already heat
from the early summer sky which is blocked out by an umbrella of limbs
promising to protect my skin. And what
do we have to give? Is our true gift
allowing a collection of trees to just be?
Can we be just friends, writers and poets, dreamers and whatever
else? Everyday a new season arrives
within. How do you handle the constant
need to be a taker? When do you decide
to give? This isn’t about sending checks and or buying canned goods to
donate. Giving to the atmosphere that
makes up your present place of Now. I penned
out a question in my daily prayer, “How do we know it’s you?” In this present place of Now a summertime rain
cloud is giving to the roots of all of these trees. How do we know it’s you? It’s right there in front of your
taking! The goal is to figure out how to
give back.
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