Shake hands

47 Week of February 21

The joy of becoming is coming

Rising around me in the world

My senses rejoice, meeting its beauty

Like colorful blooming petals unfurled

This confluence of rushing energies

Meets my stable, sure thinking

Strengthened by spirit, I reach out

A handshake, a fern palm uncurled.

Ok so here in New England, we are a long way from petals and palm fronds….BUT! out of the icy ground, plant people are peeping. Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal were hopping around the yard this week, checking out potential nesting sites. Maybe we will have another month of cold and wintery weather, if the groundhog’s prognostication was correct…BUT! look at the light, the light! Spring is coming.

There is a lot going on in the world right now. It can feel like one can be swept away. Let the strong, stable thinking that grew during the winter anchor you, grow this down like a root. Ground yourself in what you know is true, in what is most important.

And from that place, reach out and shake hands with the world.