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I wonder if I should be spreading my mind across the Internet searching for what the astrological charts, mystics or latest new age teachers are prophesizing for the New Year. I wonder if I should be making lists of all the things I intend to do, or lists banishing all the things I shouldn’t do. I wonder if I should be stepping on the scale and measuring my waistline or cleaning out my desk drawers. I should probably be focusing…
At a distance, creeping along the horizon I heard a curious hum of the Cicada chorus steadily approach like a wave in the full belly of the sea. As the vibration grew closer it intensified like a like a flash flood breaking through the forest…the high pitched buzzing and unavoidable magnitude of their song echoed in the walls of my mind, eroding my own thoughts so that I could not think of anything other than the presence of their sound…
Nature is my soul medicine and now that I have been able to get out of bed these last two months I am loving, more than ever, being in my garden, on mountain tops, under trees and wading along cold creeks. I have had a lot of interesting commentary regarding my diagnosis of cancer. Some people say its bad karma, some say that it was a poor frame of mind, others say I am being punished, but none of these…
Treatment ended at the turn of the year and that I can officially claim REMISSION. YES!!! My energy is slowly returning, just enough to get to the mountain and into the garden and gently on my mat. I am beyond grateful that I am able to participate in my children’s lives by attending soccer games and concerts, to be able to take them to the park and movies and play with them for hours as opposed to the occasional minutes…
