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On a walk this past weekend, Mother Nature was whispering in our ears that Spring is on its way. She was able to prove it by carefully placing little fuzzy buds in the trees with bursts of color just barely peeking out of the tips. The sound of crunching gravel under each foot step gave us the feeling that we had the whole park all to ourselves as walked down the path, the birds were chirping their little bird songs. The fresh air felt soft and cool on our faces, but didn't sting like the whispy winter wind had just days before. The blooms of the Cherry Blossom Tress were starting to sprinkle the trees with vibrant color. I love the contrast of the dark mossy branches with the bursts of soft sweet color against the blue sky with puffs of white clouds. The earthy smell known as, geosmin was thick in the air, rich and musty like my favorite stout.

I love Spring.

Better off for all that we let in

I am utterly and completely amazed when I actually take the time,... to watch.

the sun.

go.

down.


I am breathless at this moment as I sit in Newport Oregon watching the most beautiful setting of the sun I have ever seen, in this moment. We only have this moment.

Every single time I look up from my writing, there is a more and more beautiful canvas of a sky than there was just a moment ago. As the sun sets further and further, seemingly right down into the ocean, the sky becomes more and more dramatic. The water darkens and the white cap waves of the day are replaced by the black shadowy ones of the night. The sky becomes a more fiery blend of red, vibrant orange, deep smokey lavender and a range of blues that would drift you right off into dreamland.

The beauty of the earth is totally amazing. I saw a reflection of myself with the sky for a backdrop today in the eye of a horse. As I stood there petting him, I had a flash of a thought. Not even a conscious thought, more like a flash of slight exposure as one of my synapses fired. The fraction of a concept I was exposed to was that the horse and I shared a moment of reality together. Whether YOU believe it or not does not matter to me in the least, because I have faith that is exactly what happened.

To be in this wonderfully amazing place and not have a feeling of something bigger than ourselves in my opinion is a tragedy.

A very sad place to live for a heart, in the body of a man that does not truly see.

I am so grateful for the wide openness of my heart that I am able to let go, and lay myself down in a realm of complete vulnerability. I am confident that I will receive what I have given. I have nothing but love to truly give and we are better off for all that we let in.

Faith, like the ocean, always wins!!!