Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Two

1. Morning meditation.

2. What you really are is love. Deviating away from that truth is what causes pain.

3. More and more woodpeckers.

4. Him in his jersey looking so much older than his age. And when has it ever been this easy to get him out of the door for school?

5. Familiar faces from far away.

6. I sit on a bench under the breezeway. It is quiet. I scroll through Pinterest while I wait, gather inspiration. I catch myself getting excited at the possibility of making something new. Your surroundings matter.

7. I reassure them that we are also so unsure. What is the right thing to do? None us really know.

8. Feels cooler than it should.

9. “Further, the symbolic meaning of woodpecker indicates a return to our roots, or having trust in our basic (gut) feelings. Dr. Carl Jung observed the woodpecker as a symbol of a return to the womb of creativity. In this observation the tree is symbolic of a womb; earthy, grounded, sturdy and secure. The woodpecker’s home within the tree is analogous of a fierce determination to return and protect that which is sacred to us.”

10. More champagne.