July 29, 2020
A two week old fawn and its mothers came within six feet of where I was sitting. I couldn’t take my eyes off the most innocent pair of eyes. I was stunned by their lack of fear but more amazed at how much it felt like they were carrying something much larger than a greeting. On this podcast episode we travel back to my daily writing of July 5, 2020. A moment of question. We were observing Independence Day but we weren’t celebrating it like years past. The best reason we held was social distancing. But that wasn’t the entire picture. The protesting and riots were on the rise during a season already labeled uncertain times. I wrote about going directly to my book of Totems. To study the story behind the visitation. The deer clear had something with them that could be described as being larger than a greeting. When the deer shows up, it means you’ve been involved in some aggressive negative circumstances and need to seek out safe nurturing situations with people. Trust your gut instinct. Present are many different paths. Be gentle with yourself and others. The nation as a whole held onto the images projected across our social media and local news channels. On the day of our nation the rise in protests and rioting was the aggressive negative circumstance. One that very few of us spoke of. We stood on the sidelines patiently trying to wait this out. Now that we’re entering the front door of August it still looms over who’ve become and continue to grow into. Today the invitation is to protect your paths. Your choices. Your actions and reactions. Protect them by being gentle not only with yourself but others. I heard a quote on television last night that can be used as a tool for the potential of there being a place of healing. The day the world stopped was the day we found someplace to go. My response to that in my de-frag journal was, “This new age of freedom is to do all we can not to back to normal. I call it reckless acceptable behavior. We are holding onto it because we temporarily have an excuse for anything that feels insane. We are who we are because it’s been shaped by choice. Make your steps today gentle for yourself and others.