The Reinessance of Spring is upon us and She is challenging us to grow and shine even while the storm rings through the sky. She challenges us to push on and let our fragrance blow on the wind no matter how mighty it may blow. There is no perfect moment, only this one that we are in.
I love the silent explosion Spring gives us!! Visual 'Ta-Dah's' every where you look. The birds joining in on the chorus, asking us to see their return and our opportunity to grow with the season.
My soul is bubbling over with pedals of cherry blossoms bursting out of my being and fluttering upon the wind, carrying my vision and my quest for knowing up and beyond and all around me. My desire to dance in the beauty and splash in the puddles growing and giving me momentum.
Spring asks us to awaken the child we have been programmed to keep silenced and in the time out corner; She asks us to let that child free and find the dance of life and wonder again. She encourages us to let go of our serious and stoic facades and to let that shell drop and to push our being up and out into the light.
Of course, it is terrifying, all these new sensations the experience is bringing. The freedom from that shell provides a multitude of thoughts that bubble to the surface of your being as you feel your heart beat ask,'how shall we grow?'
And with that thought, you pull yourself up and out of your slumber and allow your lungs to expand, filling your body with the crisp sea air and you sense from the core of your being that this is going to be an incredible adventure.
This is how I felt this morning as I was doing a photo shoot down at the edge of the mighty Columbia River. As Briony, Josh and I pulled up to my favorite stand of trees, just east of the Maritime Museum, the ones that have been eroded time and the elements. They have always been one of my magical spots to this area. One of those places I can stand in and see beyond what my conditioned vision has been trained to see; I am given the opportunity to see beyond and understand more deeply the necessity for my quest.
A young eagle was on the pilings watching over us as we took in the magisty and beauty of the moment.
Entangled in the trees, being held and supported and teased as I gave into my desire to blossom and grow; I let my shell drop and felt the mystery of life burst within. I felt the power of the river rolling by and the depth of the eagles gaze broadened my focus as I saw beyond the hills and the sky, I saw to the Heavens and beyond to a vastness that has no tangibility. In that moment, I was everything and I understood that it is nothing, yet all. By letting go, my entire universe opened and kindness sprouted from the crown of my head as I rose to moment.
Kindness is the fragrance of Spring, She asks us to spread it and share it with abandon and no expectations. She dares us to stop ignoring one another as we pass on the street, in the store, on the beach. She challenges us to stop fighting a battle we never even knew we were trained or conditioned for. Spring wants to see us celebrating the beauty of this moment, within our pain, within our sorrow, within the distruction there is always the seed of our inner child ready to help us through our journey by taking the moment to smile through our tears because even though we feel the pain and suffering there are those hints of joy and calm that catch the corners of our eyes, daring us to adventure on and see how we will grow this time around.
All my love, and then some,
Daylight
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