This past month has been challenging. I had my laptop stolen, went on a long road trip, had a chair stolen off of my porch while I was gone, had a house guest upon my return, began teaching summer school, and had to put my cat to sleep after 13 years of sharing our lives together. After I had a little time to myself, I promptly got sick. I always process stress physically. It was unpleasant, to say the least.
However, after all of that, I am feeling rejuvinated. I felt overwhelmed and now I feel hopeful. I had an epiphany. You feel overwhelmed when you stray from that which grounds you. I have a good life. I have a wonderful person to share my life with. I have a job in a field that I love. I live in a nice house in a great city. I have "enough" money to survive. I still have a cat and a dog and a family who supports me.
The only thing I have been neglecting is my spirit. I have strayed too far from my culture and my people. I have strayed too far from nature--that one thing that gives me new life. Today, I am going back to her--nature. Myself, my dog, that wonderful person I share my life with and my new sense of self are visiting her today. I am almost ecstatic.
I feel like a phoenix.
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