Honoring Gaia

"We lose our souls if we lose the experience of the forest, the butterflies, the song of the birds, if we can't see the stars at night. It's not just pollution of the air, or toxicity of the planet, or loss of jobs. It's a loss of soul, of imagination, of the experience of what it is to be a human being. There is nothing to live for if we eliminate these, because we lose everything.

We lose our souls."

~Thomas Berry (Dreams of the Earth)

Today is Earth Day.

I call upon everyone to Honor the Earth Mother, Gaia.

Go outside and feel the sun or rain on your skin. Walk barefoot in her new, cool, green grass. Soak in the beauty of her flowering forsythia, daffodils and grape hyacinths.

Plant a tree. Grow your own vegetables. Start a compost.

Take a walk or simply sit quietly

and allow your Divine Spirit to flow with that of the Earth Mother.

I wish you Peace and Joy!

With Love,

~Jennifer

The Spirit of Spring

Out of the long sleep of Winter, Spring emerges.

She rested and gathered energy all throughout the quiet Winter until the time came for her to awaken and make her presence known once again.

Spring is Hope-full.

She is a Lightening of Spirit, a Re-affirmation of Life.

Here in the U.S. we celebrate Thanksgiving in November after the harvest is in and the bounty is shared. But, for me Spring is always a time of thanks-giving as well; a time to express my Gratitude to the Universe for all the life and beauty of which I am a part.

When the Spring peepers begin to chorus, when the Canadian geese return, when the snowdrops and crocuses bloom and I wake in the morning to birdsong, I feel a visceral connection with Spring.

I AM Spring.

I am the greening grass, the tiny buds, the flower stalks pushing their green heads above the moist Earth. I am the sweet, damp Spring air and the warming sun rising in the East each morning.

So, I invite you to take time to walk out your door and into Spring.

Breathe OUT Winter-weariness. Breathe out apathy, doubt, sadness.

It's okay.

The Universe will accept these negative energies and turn them instead into all that we need to nourish us.

Breathe IN the Lightening of Spirit. Breathe IN the Re-affirmation of Life.

Breathe IN Gratitude for all the Beauty of which you are a part.

You ARE Spring.

In Peace and Joy,

~Jennifer