"May the protection of the ancestors be yours." Thanks for posting that invocation/poem, Susie. I'm feeling the way my ancestors live in my body, blood, mind, and soul, and letting them guide me. Every time I read someone else affirming that guidance, I feel stronger.
I’m just now getting to your Sunday post—talk about synchronicity! You were writing about Celtic spirituality and its inherent connection to the natural world—starting with an epigraph from the venerable John O’Donohue—and a few days later I had written about the same thing…but not with as much beauty and insight as you brought to this piece. I am going out into the woods today to cut up a Black Walnut tree that fell a few years ago and just needs to be cleaned up. After reading this, I will go out with fresh awareness. Thanks.
David, so funny as I was so excited to read your post. (And by the way, I'm a great admirer of your brevity - you always have one thread and you pull it together neatly and quickly.) I'm actually continuing a bit on this subject in my next essay, as I'm having another one of those a ha moments about spirituality (especially as it relates to nature). And am really looking forward to reading The Great Search. Thank you! Enjoy your time in the woods today.
"May the protection of the ancestors be yours." Thanks for posting that invocation/poem, Susie. I'm feeling the way my ancestors live in my body, blood, mind, and soul, and letting them guide me. Every time I read someone else affirming that guidance, I feel stronger.
It does give us strength, doesn't it? Thank you for the reminder to let them guide me.
I’m just now getting to your Sunday post—talk about synchronicity! You were writing about Celtic spirituality and its inherent connection to the natural world—starting with an epigraph from the venerable John O’Donohue—and a few days later I had written about the same thing…but not with as much beauty and insight as you brought to this piece. I am going out into the woods today to cut up a Black Walnut tree that fell a few years ago and just needs to be cleaned up. After reading this, I will go out with fresh awareness. Thanks.
David, so funny as I was so excited to read your post. (And by the way, I'm a great admirer of your brevity - you always have one thread and you pull it together neatly and quickly.) I'm actually continuing a bit on this subject in my next essay, as I'm having another one of those a ha moments about spirituality (especially as it relates to nature). And am really looking forward to reading The Great Search. Thank you! Enjoy your time in the woods today.
Beautiful poignant evocation of what many of us are feeling in southern California. Thank you for your crystalline words.
Hi Robert, thank you, but more importantly, are you doing okay? I'm thinking of you!
Yes we are mercifully and gratefully ok other than psychic turmoil and a profound sadnesss. Thx for asking.
I'm sure it must be terribly hard, Robert. Glad you are okay!