For Kathy and all my lovely friends:

These are the trees I spoke of in a previous post. They bring me great joy…..these lovely twin maples that I have named Romulus and Remus. As you can see they are perfectly spaced and happy to hold our hammock! Lying there beneath their canopy of leaves I can look out over our beloved farmland and feel peace enfold me.

For days like today, when my fibromyalgia pain has spiked and my nebulous anxiety has decided to drop by for a visit….it brings me a measure of calm….and overflowing gratitude. I like to listen to Native American music while there and I feel so connected to our sister Mother Earth it makes me weep cleansing tears.

Grateful for acceptance of all the variety of emotions that have been part of my day.
~Blessings ♥

Good morning lovely community…..I am so grateful for all the outpouring of light and love, comfort and healing wishes. They are a grace to me.

I am sending emails and sympathy cards to my cousins and this connection has been a gift, despite the circumstances. My aunt lived a good long life and I picture her now with my grandmother, grandfather, my uncles and my father rejoicing at their cosmic heavenly reunion.
I am at a peaceful place in my heart, no doubt in large part due to all of your prayers and wishes and virtual hugs!

With gratitude I share this reflection from Gunilla Norris. The book is called “A Mystic Garden: Working With Soil, Attending to Soul” and in it she takes the reader through the 4 seasons of gardening as a spiritual practice. This reflection is about the last days of summer.
~Om Shanti friends ♥

“Your feet are not lost.
You are standing on the ground.
Earth supports you in life,
and you are held by it in death.
The elements of earth
are your very substance.
Where is the decline?”

Dear naiad…..I found the video you mentioned and watched it during my morning meditations yesterday. Thank you for sharing it with me….it was a blessing in my day. I have always felt deeply connected to the Native American traditions and spirituality. Theirs is a unique sacredness.

With grateful love I offer you this Cherokee prayer blessing ♥

“May the Warm Winds of Heaven
Blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit
Bless all who enter there.
May your Mocassins
Make happy tracks
in many snows,
and may the Rainbow
Always touch your shoulder.”

Oh Cathy…..I understand your heartbreak AND your joy! Both of my daughters now live in Colorado too. My older daughter and her husband have been there for about 5 years now…and at the end of July my younger daughter joined them.
I think it’s only a matter of time, God-willing, before my husband and I head out there as well. We will see. But, in the meantime, like you I am grateful for the memories of years together here.

Colorado is a beautiful place to visit! I hope that your heart is at peace today….if you are like me, you will have your moments!
~Much love friend ♥