4.6.17 The coolest thing

 

It was such a beautiful thing, watching my kids, in the midst of something tough, learning to bring awareness to their observation of themselves. Learning that their hopes or fears weren't what was happening . Their hoping and fearing was happening. And beneath that was the real gist of things. 
Acknowledging speculation or fear mongering got it out of the way, so thy could deal with what was truly at hand. Worrying and fretting about things that were not happening is an avoidance technique we all fall into, that ends up ramping up our actual deal. 
It is the coolest thing, watching yourself or someone else settle down and get real.

4.6.17 And what does love look like?

Love is love

4.6.17 Whirled Peas

What we might be most interested in, is learning enough 

about usual end of life ways ,to inform ourselves how we might want to best proceed. 

And then practice mindfully being at peace with what is, right now. 

So that we can be at peace with the ending of our life, also.

 

4.5.17 A little bit closer

Every day is a winding road.
I get a little bit closer.

 

4.5.17 The Goshawk and the Crow

Overhead, the neighborhood Goshawk had it out a little with a local crow, 

competition for territory. The Goshawk's mate and their year old offspring 

from last summer, were in the trees, the babe calling out to the protective parent.

 The crow backed down, and the swift Goshawk continued circling their place, 

a clear announcement as any to all the other birds.

Here is the Goshawk reestablishing territory, after the altercation:

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4.5.17 Down by the farmers fields

Down by the farmers fields, the fresh clean snow melt waters 

swirled in preparation to flood the dirt road by the tiny bridge, 

all the human litter swept about. 

The town has the roadblock at the ready, but the road hadn't 

gone under yet. So we drive past, and park, to walk out along the fields. 

They had begun to flood also, from the rains yesterday 

and the day before. 

Out on the flooded fields were ducks having a grand time, 

as a mated pair of Great Blue Herons swooped through the trees.

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