Color of Nature

 

“Nature always wears the color of Spirit.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Recently, I was blessed to be taken on a surprise getaway. The first part of the trip, I drove in solitude thinking of all the years I had traveled this road. I greeted the tall and sturdy trees lining both sides of the interstate knowing they had faced fires, ice, and general neglect. They greeted me like Spirit’s private angels.

The second part, Spirit sang to me through the waves of the ocean. Mesmerized by the consistent motion of the water and cleansing sounds, I was lulled into a deep peace. I could feel my body unfold as I embraced the waves as though each one were an old friend, rushing to hug and love me.

The last part, I was hugged by the sun. Sand crusted on my feet while salt water dried on my lips. My eyes teared watching my loved ones play. So many years I have loved these humans, knowing our life times had crossed before. Generations bonding together creating the best colors of nature … spiritual peace and love.

Distributing Energy

"The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to."

Ralph Emerson

Years ago, during a very different life time, I experienced deception, fraud, and embellished lies. At first I laughed, knowing it was all so preposterous no one would ever believe it, but I was very wrong. The response of acceptability was so contagious, I was at first shocked, then filled with fear as I experienced friends falling away.

The lesson taught me that I had no control over any person other than myself. I accepted that people will either believe in you or not. I pooled my energy and focused on things that would support me and lead me to a full and nurturing life. Investing in defending the self was a waste of my natural resource, energy.

Years later, the truth unfolded and estranged friends reached out seeking to restore relationships. Forgiveness was easy for me, but I continued moving forward on my now established path without reconciliation. My focus became spreading light upon whoever crossed my path, and maintaining a chant of love, light, and peace.