I’ve found myself calling for spring and summer almost as if the breath of my soul longs for brighter life and the fresh rebirth of something newer then what is surrounding me presently. I was feeling the strength of this intention yesterday when I found myself inhaling the scent of summer berries simmering upon the stovetop. I was instantly teleported to brighter and longer days when the sun gracefully embraces us all with the abundant bounty of those summer days. The simple relaxation of a sunbeam and a dream woven together then set free upon the vision of a million fluffy clouds.
Yet we are also called to appreciate and embrace each season of living the shifting of fall and its orange and red bountiful leaves sliding into a new season of growth. One of decay and how that also plays a vital and key role in the circle of life and living. The tiniest green sparks of its birth upon its tree. the slow yet timeless growth unwitnessed and enshrouded in the comfort of its shell like a butterfly of green that does take flight in its own unique way one day albeit in a different vision then that of say a majestic monarch.
This hidden growth that can occur within each one of us. Those moments when we wonder if we are truly growing. Even still we are often placed in positions to find the reflection of our growth shining so brightly upon us or in other ways depending on the way in which we choose to grow. Growth is inevitable, as is living alongside the experience of learning. We all do these things each and every day. These lessons can be presented to us in a seemingly infinite array of experiences that only we as the master of our perception may be able to fully decipher no matter who or what happens to look upon us in momentary curiosity.
My own growth has long gone unwitnessed by any but myself and yet still I have known of its occurrence. The dark nights of my soul that have blessed my path have never led me to total darkness as I have always held a piece of the light within my heart. That light was love for me. Something I rarely saw reflected by others towards me but that never has stopped me from shining the same upon this earth in the many and varied ways in which I have accomplished this.
A part of me has always appreciated the seemingly invisible and unrecognized accomplishment of this as I have always felt the true rewards of this type of living are more abundant then any thing this world could ever provide. I never took steps upon a path of love for the sake of recognition by any worldly force. This has led to some feeling it safe to undermine my actions and path and as in my choosing I have allowed them their perspective as I would choose a different option myself for the simple reason that it felt better to do so. Clearer and cleaner even.
I freely witness the choices of those around me and use the witnessing of them as my own learning experience. I see where certain choices lead and how they may unfold and on occasion I have actually voiced a warning so as to help some avoid an inevitable pitfall I may see approaching. However there are many more times I have withheld this information and I have struggled with that. Is it better to say it and remain unheard or is it better to remain silent in knowing? I have no final answer but I do know this little not so secret secret.. That if you follow your heart. Your actual heart. Beyond and including its beating to the next level of feeling its true purpose and raw energy you will have found a true guide for living that will lead you to all your dreams birthed upon the joy of so many smiles.
You have the power to choose this each and every moment of each and every day. No matter the season of your life you will always have this power. This ever present choice and the power that in its choosing you allow to flow and fill you with things that last beyond any temporary relief sought.
I wish for each of you reading this that today you may feel the blessing of inspiration, peace, joy and even love upon a warmer breeze even if that same breeze blowing upon your skin feels chilly right now. Hold hope the days are growing and the seeds of spring are being and many have already been planted. Wherever you may find yourself in this journey whether you are deciding which proverbial seeds to plant or have planted them already and are watering them with what I hope and pray is the joy in your soul as this earth already holds more then enough salt and I would wish no more of that shed by anyone. But wherever you are in this glorious season before the living takes a strong hold and we crest this rollercoaster into those slow glorious hot days of summer, that wherever you are you find some joy in this day and hopefully even in reading this tiny reminder.
I love you all.
The Every Moment Mystic 