This path looks a little dodgy, full of cracks & patches, with a side of greens & a water trickle. Yep, that about tells the tale. But when will I make the grade, Mr. Mountain Top?
(Photo by Maggie Begley)

I’ve fallen & I can’t get up. I feel like a commercial for my worst case scenario.

This has been a long haul. When weary panic ensues…quiet the voices. 

Note to Self:

“Even though for the last 6 months you’ve felt like a cloistered nun on a vision quest, my dear,  you have no choice but to stay present to your healing process. You must exercise, stillness. Practice Patience, with head held high in the clouds of unknowing. You shall over come. You have displayed Courage, by submitting to that which you’ve been gifted. Let Gratitude be your platitude. Surrender, your saving Grace. Compassion & Acceptance, your wound-poultice.

You are safely protected. Bit by bit, you will suddenly see. You will emerge from the underground tunnel with a pop. You will get the green light from the setting sun as the old you fades away into the ‘dark night of the soul’ (Q & A with Eckhart Tolle on the subject). A new day is dawning, mixed metaphors & beloved cliches fully exposed.

Muddy & triumphant, your Spirited Soul WILL make it to the Promised Land. Fractal parts unfractured. With all three bases having been contacted (& it IS a contact sport), you will score a home run on home turf.  Your Fundamental Field® of dreams. Live it & share it.

You are in good company as you encounter many a fellow ‘S.A.S.S.I.E.’ along the way. One step up at a time, by crawl or by fall, you will all go the distance. Long distance on the fast track, sprint included. No hurries, no worries, at any pace it’s a win-win. Stay on track. Go Team.” 

This image is dedicated to my dear friend, Kathy Emery (RIP), a teacher who schooled me in the wonders of the green flash at sunset. You can see this phenomenon evidenced in this photo. This is the first time I’ve seen it as a green dot refracted on the ground, as opposed to a flash at the horizon. It’s as if to say, “Stay grounded in the Light”.
(Photo by Richard Metz)

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