I’m sorry that I have been away, and not updating my color of the week. I’ve been offline for nearly six months.
My beloved dog, Olive, died in June. She was ready to go. She was at peace with it.
I was a wreck.
The purple-greys of the rocks and shells on Eagle Island comforted (purple-greys are all about memory and change, and movement, and divine connection). The colors of the madrones spoke to a new future (the deep brown-orange means fertile ground), I didn’t feel like writing or sharing outside my little circle.
I tried to make sense of my pain.
And then, in late July, I was in a boating accident, partially dislocating my knee, spraining my ankle, and breaking my big toe. It was awful.
Now I’ve mostly recovered.
I am so concerned about the US election, and the state of Syria, I feel like it has all settled in my lungs.
When I am hurt and injured, I turn inward. I turn to the people and places that I am close to.
What I find, is that, as the virtual world grows and gets louder, the real world becomes more simple and more valuable.
While my vote feels tiny, it’s tangible.
So is dinner with my family.
I want less noise. And more touch.
When you look around your world, what is good? What do you cherish? What do you crave? What color is it?
I want to know. I want to hear about what is good in your world. Will you tell me?
Some things and colours of things I have been grateful for recently…
* The silvery blue light of the moon when it was full last night and the sky had cleared all its clouds away.
* When I was riding home the other day and the rain was floating down in tiny particles and the sun came out and turned the rain golden and it looked like actual magic.
* All the butterflies lately that have been flying around. The pale lemon yellow ones that seem to bumble along. The bright orange and black ones that grab your attention. The tiny little dusty grey ones that are unbelievably small and cute and hang out in the grass and bushes.
* Skype calls with far away family
* Perfect spring weather, with added humidity and afternoon storms. Hot sunshine and cooling winds.
* Walking around in the evening with my love and ending up on a jetty with out feet in the water talking about life.
* I want to say green. There’s been lots of greens in my life these last two weeks. The green leaves of my houseplants, the bright green of broccoli added to my dinner, the pale green of the pen I use sometimes, the vibrant green of the plants in the turtle tank that, the deep green of overgrown grass and the dried out brown green of parched grass after a week of hot days after being cut, the pale blue green tint on my plain wooden fence, the rainbow of greens in my rug. I feel like there’s been a lot of greens lately, and they’re calling out for attention. To me, green feels peaceful.
I hope these little moments of goodness from my life can bring you a smile.
I’m loving your list!
I love it when things slow down and it looks like actual magic!
Green is love- it’s heart chakra!