Entanglement

Every morning at dawn I go outside, express gratitude to our Creator for another glorious day and feed the birds. I won’t go so far as to say I’ve trained them, but they sure have trained me! As I go from one feeder to the next, a male house finch perched in the budding branches of a boxelder maple sings loud and strong—like ringing the breakfast bell. I stand back and watch as finches red, purple and gold, wrens, sparrows, tufted titmice, chickadees, cardinals, towhees, mockingbirds and mourning doves gather in a fluttering wave each adding their own song to the melodious cacophony—a morning symphony just for me. This simple ritual brings me more joy than I can possibly articulate. Wrapped in the warmth of the sun’s rays, observing the Earth waking up fills me with peace and assures me that everything is just as it should be in this eternal moment of Now.  Five years ago, I was chronically depressed, crippling anxiety my constant companion. I was in the darkest depths of despair b...

Early to bed, early to rise makes a woman healthy, wealthy and wise. First light. Moments before the sun breaks the horizon, when the sky glows deep orange, red and yellow and the dawn, crisp, resonates with birdsong, when Divine Spirit thrums through every cell of my being, I breathe deep and wait. Morning rays reach out, invisible tendrils of luminous warmth, touching damp fence posts and frosted grass, creating an ethereal world of steamy fog that mirrors my every exhalation. Gazing at the sun, I give silent salutations, greeting the day with wonder and gratitude. Daybreak, is my favorite time of day.  I am a novice sun gazer and even so, I cannot adequately describe the utter beauty found in these early hours staring directly into the sunrise—center fractal movement, geometric haloes and a solar aura of vivid blue, orange and yellow—it’s dazzling.  I probably sound crazy. But hey, I’ll take being an eccentric 21st century hippie to being plugged into the matrix any day! Y’...

abundant sunshine gentle breeze deep breaths songbirds daffodils   dog panting, tongue out tail wagging ladybugs first bumblebee sighting driving with the windows down singing laughter bliss full moon absolute freedom I am rich beyond my wildest dreams.