in appreciation...of soil!

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Gettin down and dirty...How AWESOME is that?

I just came in from digging in my garden...since i was a wee little lass i have loved to get my hands into the warm dirt of spring...to feel it crumble, moist between my fingers, full of live things...full of dead things...smelling of leaf mold and deep dark places...soil is synonymous with dirt and dirty--and to me it so far from that--it is potential--like money--it is full of energy, and nurturing and life soon to come and life long gone...

Soil--when i put my hands in it, i connect with the primal mother GAIA, the goddess of the earth--who IS the earth, and we share her body--gaia delivers to us all the physical manifestations of our body--through the elements, organic chemicals, ethers--what thought concieves in the way of life, Gaia provides for us...ask and receive...

What is so wonderful also about soil--is its eternalness...it is a substance in itself, but not made by itself--it takes in the left overs of millions of plants and animals long gone--it takes in the dust of rocks that were once mighty mountains, the clay from deep in the moist banks of the sea, sea minerals, metal ores, ancient water from hidden aquifers...it takes it all, and layers the earth--and says...grow here...come and be warm here, come and sprout strong roots, and grow ot the light...come and make your beauty known, out of my deep dank lovely depths...come and open to the world...and enhance it...where ever there is soil and water...drop in a seed and it will grow...no matter what else is around...no matter what anyone says--on the sides of a highway--in abandoned back lots--in a prison yard...soil has its own agenda...its own destiny--it says...grow, live, feed...i am here...lowly to some, but one of the most powerful things on earth...

Why wouldnt you LOVE to get your hands into that soil--that mother of all life on earth--that mother of all nourishment here on earth, that final resting place of all that have died on earth--that keeper of the seeds and home of the worms...the energy of it--the promise--is so intoxicating!!!

Here's to soil--I love ya! You wicked ROCK!

hola...playing with the universe in paradise!

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One of the lovely sea creatures that i saw snorkeling in mexico that i had never seen before!

Hello fellow roadtrippers! Just got back from an amazing trip to mexico, and i thought i would share with you the wonderful manifestations we had while playing with the universe in mexico...Some times, when you are completely relaxed and at ease, and you know you have no "action journey" in mind, but can just play, things come to you at an amazing rate...

When going down to our place in mexico, I intended for easier internet access, just in case i wanted to check into the "real world"...as the last time i was there, it was spotty at best...this time, we had wi-fi! and it was great to sit by the pool with our lovely laptop and check our mail with ease!

My daughter desired to go parasailing while we were in mexico--and at first i had some resistance to that--but then before we left, i lined up with it--and two folks who i dearly admire told me that they had gone on a tandem parasail and loved it--i then lined up with finding a tandem parasailing outfit that was close to our place in cancun so we wouldnt have to travel to go and do it--upon investigating, we found a lovely outfit just across the strip from us on the beach at a lovely hotel, with a great beach...so, off we went...my younger daughter wasnt sure she would go, but after watching her sister and dad have so much fun, up we went...

before going up, i intended to see some sea creatures from the sky....and the universe didnt disappoint me--we saw two giant manta rays swimming languidly through the clear turquoise water...leaving a trail of sand cloud behind them--we were both filled with such joy--we even let go of the railings and pretended to fly through the sky--it was such an amazing feeling of elation...when we landed, we spent a lovely hour in the beautiful warm water while pelicans weaved and dove for fish around us...

We had great fun attracting and feeding fish and iguanas at our compound...years ago, there were only two iguanas on the property, but this year there were atleast 10...and we were able to feed them this time with hibiscus flowers and bananas...our old fish friends also came to the dock each night to eat bananas and fried potatoes...it was such fun to see them all again...

I had heard that there were crocodiles living in the lagoon by the dock, but in all the years i have been visiting, i had never seen one--my daughters and i set an intention to see one this year...and sure enough, on our last day there, we saw a young female nestled against the seawall, taking the sun...it was amazing to see such a powerful wild creature up close!

I love the earth, I got a huge positive sign this past week in mexico that the earth is indeed flourishing--i have been scuba diving for over 26 years...this time, i only snorkeled, but i saw sea creatures that i havent EVER seen, and others that have been depleted over the years and are now in abundance and bigger than ever...above the ground, there is still evidence of hurricane damage, but the trees and plants are growing again and will cover over any damage left....

when you look for signs that the earth is healthy, you will find them--it is law...just as you attract what you think about....we had fun playing with nature and the universe this past week! Its one of the reasons we love to roadtrip through this lovely plane....its just so much fun!!! :)