Yesterday I took my iPod with me on my morning walk. Usually I just walk in silence and listen to the wind and birds. I had recently downloaded some new music. I bought Libana’s “A Circle is Cast” over a decade ago from a suggestion in the Chinaberry catalog. I would listen to it while I did housework, sewed or meditated. I lost that original CD and decided I needed it back in my life now. I also downloaded their Fire Within album while I was at it along with some yoga music. I put it all in a playlist along with a few of my favorite Jason Mraz songs and set out on foot.
As I turned the corner to go down another street I was startled by a young doe stepping from the woods in front of me. I stopped and stood quietly watching her. Soon she was joined by two fawns, one looked to be a yearling and the other had just lost its spots. We stood quietly watching each other and then she slowly turned and went back into the woods, her offspring following. As I resumed my walk the following song came through my earphones.
“Now I walk in beauty. Beauty is before me. Beauty is behind me. Above and Below.”
It was a perfect convergence of time and place. I walked on in peace and love.
As I walked I made a concious effort to look up and around. So often when we walk we tend to focus on the patch of ground right in front of our feet. This isn’t a bad idea, especially on uneven or unfamiliar ground. But it also makes us miss the world all around us and over our heads. As I passed a yard with two gorgeous willow trees gently blowing in the morning wind I see a huge hawk floating overhead sweeping and rising on the same wind that blew the trees. At that moment this song came on:
The day was just getting more and more magical with every step I took. Everyday I end my morning meditation with the following two Libana songs. They are becoming my mantra. They remind me to be gentle and content with myself.
“I will be gentle with myself, I will love myself. I am a child of the Universe, being born each moment.”
As I turned the last corner I was walking directly into the morning sun. The day was quite cool but the sun was bright and filled my vision with warmth and light. I quickly changed my iPod to this newer Jason Mraz song.
My daughter and I just saw him in concert last Saturday night. We had 5th row center seats and it was also a magical night.
As that song ended his song “Everything is Sound” came on. I dare you to listen to the chorus of this song and not want to skip and sing along like the old Dr. Pepper commercials!
Be Love.
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