Nature's Reflections

All around me the opportunity
for reflection abounds
The lake waters reflecting the rich landscape
I delight in making the rounds!

Rains have contributed to lush green growth
Earthy smells emanate from the forest
Does this mirror change within me
Which is right around the corner?

Plunging into the cool waters

At the beach on any given day

I experience relief and renewal
Summer warmth, I want you to stay!

For here I am presented with so many surprises

Twelve loons greeted me the other day
Mother duck and her ducklings

Make their home in the bay.

Nature's cornucopia

Pours forth rich garden crops

To remind us we are on planet earth

Mosquitoes never stop!

So what do these life giving scenes reflect

Of the person I am right now?

Is this awareness

Something I will allow?

With a grateful heart for this Paradise

I cannot help but see

That the exquisite beauty in Mother Earth

Is a reflection of the infinite beauty in everyone

Endless creativity in you and me!

Kakabeka Falls and A Leap of Faith!

During the past week I was inundated with worry about the future and more specifically about how I was going to work and earn a living, since leaving my job. I queried my decision to take the summer months off to get in touch with myself, in preparation for the next chapter. I questioned my impressions. Pessimism and self-judgement crowded out any sense of compassion toward myself, and the recognition that I am still undergoing a period of transition. The more I criticised myself the worse I felt, and vice versa. Conflict took centre stage. While briefly in Thunder Bay I found myself calling out to the angels for help. By that night, which was characterized by restless sleep, I found myself writing in my journal that I must take time to understand myself, who I am, and what I have come here to do. It is important for me to ask to be shown this, and to see what I can do with the awareness. I realized that there is bound to be a sense of discomfort as I wade into uncharted waters!

On the way home my travelling companion and I stopped at Kakabeka Falls. Known as Niagara of the North, Kakabeka Falls plunges 40 metres over sheer cliffs and some of the oldest fossils in the world. As a result of my experience there, and the few days prior, I wrote the following:

In no way was I prepared for the sight I beheld

Even though I had been there years before
In the heat of the day I moved quickly along the path

Drawn by the water's continuous roar!

The mighty falls carved their deliberate way

Thundering down the gorge

Froth and foam merrily erupted

As into the canyon the water poured.

I took delight in this powerful scene

Of huge momentum created by cascading water

I could have stood all day and watched

Even though it became hotter and hotter!

For the sight and sound of this powerful movement

Seemed to trigger a shift in me

From all that I was ready to release from my being

To live more authentically.

Fear, hesitation, stubbornness, self-diminishment

All released in the mist

Carried away by the water's surge

I was powerless to resist!

A jump of excitement was felt within

Was this my just reward?

Or merely a signpost of passing a bend

Now ready to bounce out the door.

Ready to embrace and engage with the newness

As if leaping into the gorge!

Equipped with the willingness to express myself

Opening many new doors.

As if to concur the falls thundered unceasingly

Indicating there was no need to hold back

Instead the sheer excitement, the unparalleled thrill

Of diving in with the wind at my back!

Mother Mary and Miriam

Huge rains poured down all day long

Clouds rolled by unceasingly

Thunder and lightning filled the sky

As we took refuge inside increasingly.

The heavy air cleared as emotion washed through

Each one took their place

Clutter was released from corners hidden

A joyous visit occurred for Heather Pace!

Something was moving much deeper though

Way beneath the surface

Miriam picked up on energies present

Which have a very profound purpose.

The current was absorbed as she walked outside

Barefoot in the rain

More significantly though as she listened to the voice

Which was attributed to someone of fame.

For a teacher on the 'net indicated that she

Channelled Mother Mary

Miriam decided to listen to this

Even tho' feeling wary!

Questions arose as "Mary" spoke

Could this really be her?

Immediately the mind searched to make comparisons

So contact with this entity could occur.

Instead some confusion presented itself

Was Mary really coming closer

What was she like - she sounded a little stern

Was it possible to get to know her?

Breathe. . . she was saying on the the tape

Allow yourself to go deeper

Open yourself to the resounding truth

You are truly meant to meet her!

She realized this was too much to absorb

So allowed other concerns to divert her

It was only later when reading the material

That she knew in her heart there was a merger!

A partnership for which Miriam had prepared

Many, many lifetimes

Now would be known deep in her soul

No more waiting on the sidelines!

As if to affirm she saw the colour blue

A large flash on the wall

Realizing a confirmation had occurred

She felt in awe, and small.

Ready, though, was she to proceed

The connection with Mary she would entertain

When with a deep sigh she opened her eyes

Awakening from her dream in the rain.