It’s 53 days to spring. While I love the quote
I first read at Lucille’s in the Pinelands,
"Life isn't about waiting for the
storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain."
I’m ready to dance in the sun.
And I write this knowing full well a winter storm is on the way. The
melt will follow. So I invite you to let your mind roam over what you find
sweet, enticing and beautiful about winter ending and spring getting ready to
stop by your house.
Me, I’m often captured by shadows
and dry river beds, sliced red onions and the moment just after you saw an
eagle glide. I'm hoping we all become better stewards of the land. Whether
that means supporting your favorite environmental organizations or working to
clean up the rivers near your home; or being careful about what you put into
the water via the drain or runoff; whether it means working toward intelligent
and compassionate policies; or standing with the people that are teaching us
how to be better stewards of the earth. Many countries, including ours, are
creating policies to save/protect and preserve 30% of the land and water by
2030. But we all know policies are just ideas until they’re embodied and
enforced. Keep an ear and an eye out for making the reality of protecting our
natural resources from development, overuse and bad practices – and you’ll be
doing a lot to protect the diversity of all of life. Doing that, as it turns
out, benefits everyone.
When we fall in love with a place
in nature it just might be because something we’re connecting with is
connecting with us. A bond forms. You might not have words for this relationship
when it’s not a person. But if it were a person you loved, someone in some way vulnerable
you wouldn’t allow practices that harm or threaten this being who might not be
able to speak up for themselves. That’s the kind of stewards we can all be. Feeling
the connection to your part of the world is a good start if you don't know what
else to do right off.
I hope all your days are trouble
free and your world is good to you and yours. Pretty soon now the storm
will pass and we’ll be dancing in the sun.
Thanks
for your support
bird dreams, riding hope
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