There are days when shadows are really dark. Those are days when the sun is particularly hot and high. I like those days because I can see the shadows vividly. Their outlines are sharp enough to mistake for solid objects, and I know where to go for shelter and shade.
There are days when shadows are not so clearly visible. Days like today. Overcast days that create no sharp contrast between light and dark. Days like this challenge me to know where the boundaries are, what direction to take. Even the line between life and death is blurred.
This is soul-terrain. Important dimensions of my life are hidden among the mottled greens and browns of my inner landscape. I wander, a zombie in my own dreams, with no vision, no clarity of mind, somnambulistic.
I covet the eyes of the hunter, the tracker, the wilderness guide, who sees the subtle traces of previous passers-by, recognizes danger before stumbling into it, and reaches into what looks barren to my sight, and draws forth fruit.
There are days when it's really good to pay close attention to the shadows.
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To truly "see" on those overcast days, you must close your eyes, and see with your heart. You must use all your other senses. That of smell, hearing, taste and touch. Listen and hear the sounds of Nature, so subtle and harmonic. The sound of the rain on the leaves, the birds in the trees. The clicking and squeaking of the trees as they sway and dance in the wind. Stop and feel the breezes and mist, cool and wet on your face, the smell of the damp earth and the pines, and taste the clean rain in the air. Feel the cleansing energy in negative ions rising through you, filling you with Peace and Life. Experience this moment as being truly alive. In these moments you see that there are no boundaries except those which we create. Life, Death, Light, Dark. It is all meaningless, except for that meaning which we assign it. There is only this moment, this glorious NOW moment. So immerse yourself in the passionate wonder of the Great Mother and all the secrets she holds for you. You will find there are no clouds...only Light and Joy. You will also find that your inner landscape is much the same...full of Life and Light, waiting for you to discover it.
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