Mondays Offering...Broken Free...Part 3

(part one and two found here)

every road has its turns

every road has its pot holes

every road has its darker times

sometimes it is hard to see what is coming 

because of the bend in the road

this can leave us

uncertain

uncomfortable

unsure

*

I went to bed tender that night

Fact is I am still walking with the residual effects 

of that day

walking lightly

being more kind to myself...

the morning after the break down, break open

I went down to my "church"

meaning I took the dog out for an early morning run

I wanted to start my day well

I wanted to believe all was going to be okay

but in order to believe

I had to move

and was I glad I did.

The morning was cool 

as the fog still hung in the air.

The farmlands were still quiet

and the running dykes empty.

Within 5 minutes of me starting my run

I realized the Puppy Prince was acting a little strange

I looked towards the direction of his gaze 

and there on the other side of the small water way

was a coyote

running along side of me!

He ran with me for almost a minute

and then stopped suddenly.

I was thrilled

it was such an amazing experience us running together looking at one another,

I could feel my heart expand

I knew it was a sign.

I thought it strange how he stopped so suddenly

and without a howl

but

I did not over think it and continued 

around the bend.

There is the cranberry field beside me

I saw what I thought was

a black garbage bag....

but no

as I got closer

I dare not even say to myself

what I thought it was...

not out of fear

just out of complete hope that is was

what I thought it was 

and I did not want to be let down

when I found out it wasn't...

BUT IT WAS

a big black bear

sitting in the cranberry field

enjoying his morning meal

I stopped in front of him

looking at him 

as he looked back at me

It was such a moment.

We stayed like that until Puppy Prince

came back wondering what the hold up was

and saw said bear

thus he started barking and 

running up and down the dyke

thus scaring the bear

who then ran off further into the field...

two amazing gifts

two intimate encounters

I felt my joy over flow

how different this morning was

compared to the morning before!

I was laughing out loud

as tears rolled down my face

"How blessed am I ?"

I raised my hands and gave thanks...

and there was more

beavers

herons

geese

they were all there to welcome me

to remind me

to give me hope and

affirmation...

causing me to

BREAK FREE!

*

Life has a way of pushing us

especially if we ask for wholeness

and I have

I asked for freedom

and to live as fully as I can

in this life...

it can hurt

but the rewards 

far out weigh the challenges...

*

"I am Vulnerable to the Elements of Life

A Tree

Exposed to the heat of Summer

                 the cold of Winter

                      the winds of Autumn

                  the rains of Spring

I embrace it all

the Truth of Life

and what it holds for me

The revealing of each Season

The Death and Rebirth

The rotting away and the Revival

I stand

firmly rooted

open

I do not Hide

I say

"Here I am"

I may offend

but if you try to cut me down

you will see your axe has no power

over me

I stand in the Truth of

The Great Magic

The Great Source of all Life

Only when It desires will I crumble back

into the earth from which I grew

ashes to ashes-dust to dust

Till that happens

I remain

Light Shining

Love Flowing

Truth Living

I remain"

~Catherine Beerda-Basso

copyright 2012

"I move slow and steady...

past the ones that I used to know."

A slow and steady Monday to you my lovelies!

Love and Light