My Phoenix Rising

It is a day such as today that makes my heart happy! The long shadows of the impending autumn exquinox have begun to grow but the summer sun is still here and its warmth can still be felt on my face. It is a time of cautious contentment and intimate reflection ... a time for ultimate faith in regeneration and a time to dream.

Much like the mythical Phoenix bird which near the end of its life builds a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises, reborn anew to live again. It is said that the bird's cry is that of a beautiful song.

How many times have I been here before and how many times will I venture here again? Nothing in life is sure, and for sure nothing should be expected unless it has been nurtured and cultivated. Much like the crops of summer we only reap what we sow and maybe not even.

For a thousand summers I have felt the soil beneath my feet and the plow of life in my hands. There have been times of plenty and other times of less, but in the end I have found it too be mostly fertile and fortuitous.

This last bit of time has only reinforced my belief that life is a continuum and that to be involved one only has to jump in and swim. Or course we need to be a little cautious and perfect our skills of navigation in order to take advantage of our situation, but in general if we are true to ourselves and trust in our intuition it will usually lead us to a serene and joyous experience.

I have been so lucky in my life ventures and venues that it would seem ungrateful of me to say any different. What I will say however is that we do need to be cautious and observant in our journey since the roads are not always well marked and it is easy to occasionally stray along the way.

At the moment I am grounded and life is good. I have planted many seeds that are now feeding me with the love and kindness that I have sewn. Even though certain things have not gone the way I would have liked I am still standing and ready for another encore. I feel that I have found my soul again and I have every reason to think that I will in fact love again and with all the passion that I have so desperately clung to and stored in my heart.

Love and life are what we make them to be and I have practiced long and hard at both ... I think that it is time for the Phoenix to rise again and it has!