Day-31---Connected

Credits:
Fiddlesticks 109 (modified) by Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Anisoptera Basic Backgrounds and MMA by Rachel Jefferies
Step by Step MMA by Rachel Jefferies
Secret Garden MMA by Rachel Jefferies
Viridian MMA by Rachel Jefferies
Hear My Voice Elements by Rachel Jefferies and Lynn Grieveson

Journaling: (187 words)
When life is loud and just won’t stop,
that sense of overwhelm is about to
swallow me whole . . . I always head
outside, to the deepest parts outside.
Where trees create a ceiling and the
leaves hug my body. The dirt pulls
me down and grounds me.

This is where I can breathe more
deeply and quiet all the thoughts
that scream at me. I can begin to
balance my perspective, and I can
hear my voice reassure me.

Since I’ve been a child, the “woods”
have been my go to, when I needed
to rebalance. I can remember as
a small child, running across the
field, crying, as a means of escape
from whatever had overwhelmed me.

I should probably visit the woods
more often. As I age and skies are
dark when I leave work, it is only
the weekend that gives me this
option of retreat.

In the morning, when I wake, I lay
in bed, cuddling the cats and
listening to the birds chirp.
This small piece of “outside
noise” starts most of my days.
And for now, it is enough.