It might not seem that one could say it was a blessing to have a baby crow live and die in your backyard. And still, it was. It began on Tuesday morning, two weeks ago. I saw something that didn’t seem right in the backyard. It was black, wasn’t moving, and I went out, and…
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It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve been sitting in my backyard watching a baby crow because it’s been there all week. Now a new slightly older baby crow showed up this afternoon. It can fly. The one that’s been with me all week still can’t fly. And I kind of can’t move from watching them. So…
Standing in my regular spot, it’s evening. It is clear and cool and beautiful. There’s a stillness in the forest in this moment of quite, present, eternal beauty. A Blessing from the Trees Stand still. Stand strong. Breathe deeply. Take time beyond time. There is a way of telling time that is answered beyond the…
I’m in my spot. It’s cool and beautiful, quiet and sweet. A Blessing from the Trees Welcome. Come into the forest of your being, into the vast expanse of beauty within you. Take a moment and feel that you are being invited into the unity that lives within you and connects you to all that…
I’m standing in my favorite spot in the pouring rain, and it’s beautiful. A Blessing from the Trees Standing in the rain of your life, holding the reins, trusting the rain. Knowing you are exactly where you are meant to be. Dear ones of great beauty, wisdom, and grace. Some days you are standing in…
I am in one of my other favorite spots in Tryon Creek, standing on a bridge overlooking the creek. It is a particularly green and beautiful place in the forest. The sound of the water is so beautiful that this blessing feels like a combination of the blessing from the trees and a blessing from…
My new light is a headlamp. My brother is an athlete who has traveled and surfed all over the world. He is staying with us now because someone surfed straight into his leg and broke it, so he’s recovering. But he still works out every day. Nothing stops him. I walk every day and pretty…
I want to speak about joy and wholeness and weathering storms and still being whole and feeling blessings always. A Blessing from the Trees In the stillness of your being is a place of great expansion. Become still and feel the expanded state of your inner being. Feel the expansiveness of not just being a…
I’m standing in my favorite spot on an absolutely gorgeous spring day. The light is filtering through the trees and uplifting my spirit! I’ve had more time in the forest today for work, for contemplation, for movement, stillness, gratitude, and joy. A Blessing from the Trees In the wide wide world that wraps its chaos…
The Umbrella Sometimes, I like to do my InStory guided process on myself and ask: What is an image or metaphor that’s just right for this moment? A few days ago, before getting up in the morning, after some quiet meditative rituals, I asked this question. And the image I received was an umbrella. Not…