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| photo by robby cavanaugh via flickr |
There it sits, outside my bedroom window, a peninsula of
grass on the top of a small ridge. I know it can’t speak, but then it does.
At first it sounds like an invitation. So I stop and linger
when no one else is near. I take off my shoes to let the dew wet my feet. And
soon my toes begin to draw circles in the grass. A tiny one here. Another one
there. I feel silly. I feel a bit more alive. I feel a smile brewing in my
belly. It’s then I begin to walk in circles. Wide ones, plump ones,
full-of-possibility ones. Round and round and round again. Slowly, consciously,
with the curiosity of an innocent, I stretch my arms. They rise up and down.
Like wings. Like guides. Like friends who want to be an important part of
things. And all the while, my heart is nursed by the magic of where I stand.
I revisit the dew of my grassy ridge again and again. In my
imagination and with my eyes, and each time its invitation speaks a little
louder, each time my smile gets a little wider. Until one day, the invitation
is fully accepted.
And suddenly, together, we both begin to sing.
I hunt in my imagination for the perfect pattern, riding deeper still … listening to my grassy ridge, listening to the possibilities. Which does it
call for, which shall it be? I discover excitement and new sparkles in my eyes.
I discover idea after idea as they stream by, one shooting star after another.
I discover welcomed passion and a day in the life of an impassioned human being.
* * *
Imagination is yours for the taking.
It is here to...
Create
New
Realities
...not just
fairy tales
or dreamscapes,
but
Lives Worth Living.
My grassy ridge is transforming into a labyrinth. One with a
fence made of branches and stones that ignite new dreams. Every day I uncover
more of what it has called out to be, of what my imagination allows it to be.
And every day I smile a smile that wouldn’t be there, had I not listened. A smile that would not exist had I
not taken the time to let my imagination create a new reality.
4 comments:
This really touched a place in me today Brynne
ohhh Jo...I am soo glad. You made my entire day, beautiful Jo. I can't tell you how much I have missed you...there just aren't enough words to go with these feelings:)
I think my life might be a labyrinth sometimes... Fun running around in it, though. Fun. Every day. Watching the water swirl on the surface of the lake right now, thinking about what you said. Great creatures beneath the surface. Maybe fresh water whales! We go in search of....
Did you ever see The Water Horse, Michael? You might smile at it...deep in your belly.
And life as a labyrinth.:) It really is, isn't it? If we let it be. A journey with opportunities for self-reflection and beauty (and imagination!)--every where we stand and at any time...if we just give ourselves the gift.
As usual, your words give me smiles. Thank you!!
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