daniela

vw pickin'

 

this lovely was parked right next to us at the farm we were picking berries at a couple of weeks ago. the door was open, dog hanging out inside, two baby car seats in the back, surfboards on top. just as i was leaving a polaroid i took of this beauty on the windshield for whoever these fine people might be, they appeared - an awesome couple and their two little girls, returning from their own picking in the berry fields. turns out this is just one of seven buses they have. i made sure they had my email, you know, in case they ever wanted to scale back to six. it's a funny thing, intuition. i can't help but feel this strong sense that somehow our paths will cross again. 

the wish tree: part two

i really didn't know what to expect after we left the wish tree that first day. would someone take down the sign and bag of tags for wishing?  would anyone even find it? would people really do some wishing? i just couldn't predict or imagine, but knew that whatever took place next, it would be a journey of sorts. the first night i went back to the tree, there had been no wishes yet added to the ones faith and i had placed that monday. the tree is not directly off of any path, so it's not an obvious find. but the second time i returned, i was totally and wholly overcome by emotion, and felt a kind of magic unfolding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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healing waters

 

i've had many people tell me as of late that they are filled with anxiety, are having trouble sleeping, are oddly tired, and can't explain why they are feeling like this. usually my own human ego will immediately try to list all the things i must be doing wrong when i myself feel like this, as if it were all in my control. but my soul instinct is saying otherwise, and i'm more inclined to believe what it's telling me these days. how can we as energy beings, possibly not feel all the worry, grief and uncertainty that we are vibrating into the universe as of late, especially most recently as a result of the toxic oil spill? we can't conceivably yet fully grasp the consequences of this event, and all of the people and animals that stand to suffer personal and circumstantial harm. how can this individual and collective world energy of worry not fatigue us, deplete our spirits, make us dizzy, throw us off balance, on a totally sub-conscious level alone? 

i'm feeling completely helpless with the oil pouring into the earth's beautiful waters, and i find i'm looking in every direction with big eyes, and a saddened spirit for answers as to how to assimilate this in my heart. not just the answers as how to fix the big picture - i am well aware of how i too am a contributing piece to our reliance on oil and how it powers most aspects of the way i live, and i live with the magnified awareness of this each and every day - but how to also feel like i can do something to help heal the nurturing waters and the life that exists within them. in every place that i am seeking answers, prayer and compassion show up as a way we can respond from our hearts. 

i came across this today and wanted to share it for anyone else that, like me, is yearning for a way to be a part of the healing:

it is a time to bring all our gifts to the world in a way that is responsible and with integrity. every gift of prayer you can make to water at this time is needed, it is taking a sacred action. so if you are feeling helpless or powerless about what is happening in the gulf, go to any water near you and make an offering of herbs (sage) medicine. organize an event near a water hole and create a prayer gathering. and if you are in a dry land, fill a bowl of water, make a prayer for the ocean and yourself and pour it every day onto the soil or in a plant pot. these are all gifts for healing the waters. ~ mbali for ubuntu humanity

intention, compassion, prayer, love, healing, hope. pass it on. xo

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