The Fall Distinct
It all started with a nice crisp and quiet morning. The only sound required was the crackling of the wood on a hot flaming fire. With the smell of the morning dew and seeing the leaves changing colors… one of the most beautiful transitions in nature to happen. The view of my breath escaping into the air is that solitude at camp that helps me reflect and recharge through nature. I try to get out here as much as I can just to enjoy the elements that are offered.
As I sit down and sip on my steamy hot tea, I watch the chipmunk stash the peanuts I left for him in his cheeks. He is the new addition to all the other chipmunks that have been coming around for over ten years. We even gave them names! There’s Traveler, Oliver, Chippy and Runner. We are not quite sure what to call the new chipmunk as he has not been around long enough to compliment him with a name. All animals are in a loving form in the woods.
With the elements of nature, we have learned to recharge from the energy given to us. Sometimes we just need to listen and understand what they can provide us.
While my morning progresses and my tea is done. As I remain by the fire while it is still crackling away. Nothing beats the smell and the sound of a camp fire (alright maybe the laughter of a baby). There’s just something so soothing about that sound, the heat it throws to keep you warm and just the aroma of the burning wood.
With the day continuing on, I decided to take a walk down to the lake and possibly have a swim. During my walk I decided to go around with no shoes, to feel the earth below me and capture the energy created by mother earth. Connecting to the touch of the ground and the power it holds has pulled all of the negativity that my body has endured within the past days. I get to the lake to see that it is completely empty. Just as the cold air sets in I still have the urge to energize my soul with the touch of the water reforming me into a positive state. As I revive my heart from the cold shock that I felt while rejuvenating my body (believe it or not it’s actually good for the old ticker), I decided to take in the beautiful scenery of the water that flows and entwines with the trees that surround it.
I get dressed and continue my walk back up to the trailer. I absorb the smell of the oxygen being released from the trees. With that happening, my lungs inhale the good and exhale the bullshit. It is definitely a form of purity to cleanse the inner body.
With my day progressing through the time, I have feel recharged within the elements that Mother Nature has provided (Spirit, Fire, Earth, Water and Air). I do have to say, at one point in life I would have never understood this process but as I got older all of the things my dad has taught me has finally pieced itself together. The best nurturing you can receive is through the elements of life.
With the fire still burning I cleaned off the grill that sits over the fire to begin to make my dinner. I’ve tossed some spices and oil on the potatoes, wrapped them in foil with some asparagus to go with it. Next, I made my main dish, chopped up some lettuce and veggies for my salad.
As the night falls, it’s calming beauty is captured in the stars and the moon has taken my breath away. Nothing beats the quietness of nature. I sit back and enjoy the nice warm fire, enjoying the only sound I need to hear… that’s right, the crackling of the wood in the fire. Watching the night pass by, and knowing that the following day will be a new start to whatever my journey holds for me, I have come to learn that what is meant to be will happen at any given time which leaves me to enjoy every moment of the day. Pure bliss of the knowledge that the universe holds so much that what is given to us should be held and enjoyed in every form. We don’t have the time to not enjoy every second of the day but to take advantage of what we have. The moments cannot be held in time so there is no looking back, no looking forward but only looking at the moment in front of you. As I take upon me to look at what is given to me, I understand more of my journey. Most call it a midlife crisis but it’s really not. It’s called the awakening of your soul. Unfortunately some do not realize how precious life is until we are dealt with regret in some form that has been abuse but the mentality will not admit to any such form. I have been dealt with so much in my lifetime that it has made me realize that only I am in control of how I look upon the obstacles in my life. I have not regretted the things I have done or yet the things that I cannot change. I have learned to embrace them and use them as lessons. These obstacles have made me stronger in life and appreciate the things and people I have. I cannot express the love I have for the people in my life as they have been put there for a reason just like everything else. Some have opened my eyes to more in life that I ever knew and I have appreciated it more then they know.
Life is a journey that we either learn to dance with or to sit in sorrow. It is up to you to decide how your destiny will go from there. I have chosen to dance with my journey because it has made me who I am today and I love myself more and more every day.
~Beautiful Ace ❤
