Message from the Mountain

Nature has its paintbrush out and is beginning to color up the landscape. It won’t be long before this vibrant artwork will be at its peak and draw thousands to the mountains to view the show. People always can color the landscape of others with kind words and positive acts of kindness no matter what the season of life.

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A very important component in an intention is believing in a positive purpose for setting it in the first place. Essentially that has been our positive intention ever since the Mountain decided we would be its steward. The same is true for any intention we set in life, believing that if it comes from the heart, our Source is with us to help it become a reality.

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I wanted to clear new growth away from a storage shed before it totally blocked the access, so I spent a couple of hours on two afternoons to slowly clear away the growth. The beginning of a success begins with setting intentions and then giving yourself permission to follow through.

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The fall equinox arrives today, so summer is officially over. There have been hints of change for those who pay attention. We also get hints of changes about to take place in our lives, so knowing that helps us prepare. Some people do not want to change and get caught unprepared. Embracing change can also provide many new opportunities.

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The pink clover blossoms still in bloom reminded me of the sweetness I experience in life, like the maple syrup I drizzle on my gluten free French toast in the morning. There is a lot of non-edible sweetness in life like a warm friendly smile from someone at a time when it brightens their day.

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Recently I discovered a small group of mushrooms in the grass that made me smile. I just marvel at how unique Nature is and how unique each person is. Discoveries often come when we are alert to our surroundings.

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I am grateful for flowers to appreciate on my mid-September walks through nature’s natural garden. It is pure joy to discover the surrounding beauty, including people who share their individuality with others, knowing not everyone will understand. Those that do receive the benefits of a different view of life!!!!!!!!

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The winterberries growing close to our stone walls are loaded with red berries that will last into winter. I look forward to enjoying them every year. I also find great joy in many things, including, people and places in Nature. My intention is to find them as I travel the path of my Soul.

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Our little 30+ year-old crabapple tree has a bountiful crop of tiny red apples this year. They are too small for human consumption, but the birds enjoy them. I think of how a bountiful crop of human kindness can feed human hearts with love all over the world.

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Several years ago, we returned from a week’s vacation and our first visit up to the cabin literally took our breath away when we saw the view that loggers had revealed in their recent cut. It still takes my breath away every time I see the view. Special places and people can help us feel gratitude that we can share with others.

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On the day of my 6900th podcast I choose to connect with the Importance of Gratitude. I set my intentions every day to feel gratitude for being allowed to channel the Cosmos’s nonjudgmental love and share it with others to help them discover their own heart connections.

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This summer we have had several interruptions in accomplishing our goals, but we managed to start improving a trail by using some no value books that would have gone to the dump as fill for low spots in an old skidder road with the intention of creating a new trail. Spending an hour or so each week, little by little, our goal is coming together. It is amazing what can be accomplished little by little.

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Recently I cut down a tall slender birch tree that was leaning over the old road and causing a potential winter hazard when heavy snow arrives. After I cleaned up the branches, I looked back and another tree had taken its place. It had been leaning on the first one. In life, we can lean on our Source to help us remain upright on our soul’s path.

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The results are now in my stomach after dreaming of an apple pie from our old orchard. There was just enough for one pie, and I am so grateful to Nature (and gluten-free piecrust) for helping make my dream come true. Setting positive intentions with heart-felt gratitude and trust in your Source can go a long way to helping your dreams come true.

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I was opening the gate to the Cabin driveway when I discovered a tiny flower hiding in the tall grass under my feet. According to a flower identifier, it is called a purple false foxglove. I am reminded that there are new discoveries to be made when we pay attention to what is taking place around us, and I thank the little flower for this lesson in life.

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After three hours of trying to find the trail, the Bob Cat, our Utility Vehicle, stopped running two hundred feet from our destination. I contacted a friend that lives nearby and he and another very mechanical friend pulled the Cat out of the woods and found the drive belt broken and shredded. The mechanical friend had dreamed about the Mountain years ago and its mystery which is still taking place.

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This is a two part-podcast story. Recently we were doing some work on a new trail to the top of the Mountain following a skidder road created a few years ago. We decided to pull a drag with a side by side up the trail to connect to Robbins Way. We were stopped by a deep ditch, and instead of turning back, we decided to try to navigate an old cutting. Three hours later we were stuck. Then-----.

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A picture frame makes a big difference in how a viewer receives it. Often the framing begins with how the artist creates it. In life, we all create images of what we want others to perceive what we do. Some people are very good at creating illusions, so it is easy to miss what is really taking place in the whole picture. It is wise to see the whole and the small details in life.

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Some people visit the mountain to celebrate an event in their lives or to remember someone or something that has meaning for them. The little fairy space under the big pine tree at the top of the Lupine Field has become a place where people leave reminders of something special. Our minds are a great place to create positive memorials and celebrations.

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Now that September has arrived, it is time to turn our attention to the old apple orchard near the cabin. We are hoping there are enough good apples, not wormy, to make an apple pie. In life we sometimes hope for something to manifest and when it is time we do not take the action needed for it to become reality. My goal this week is to enjoy an apple pie.

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When a milkweed pod has opened, the silky fibers ride the winds that blow across the valley to find fertile ground to create next year’s new growth. When people offer an act of kindness to others, their positive intentions set sail with an energy that may touch lives of people they may never know.

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The milkweed pods are ready to burst and let their silky seeds float in the wind in search of fertile ground for a new crop next year. People can have positive ideas they want to share but find them stymied by others that have no interest in them. The ideas never find fertile ground for growth, and the person gives up before they look for a positive outcome another way.

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The leaves here show the first signs of fall foliage. Within a few weeks people will be flocking to the mountains from all over the world to experience this colorful show. People have different rituals all year long. One positive ritual is the daily practice of heart-based gratitude.

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There is nothing like spending a little time sitting on the bench at the top of the Lupine Field gazing at the mountains and drifting away into the vast cosmos above, where one can connect with the essence of the soul, slowing down Life for a few precious moments. Everyone can have such a place, even if it is just in their mind.

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The old tree is laden with small pickling pears cascading down its limbs which look like they might break at any time. Sometimes in life we are caught in a cascade of events, either negative or positive, to the point where we feel overwhelmed. Trust in your invisible team to provide strength to carry you through them.

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Tomorrow will usher in September and the first day of metrological fall. There is fall feeling in the air, and soon the leaves will begin to turn as we have now lost two and a half hours of daylight. It is time to turn our thoughts to preparing for the winter season as well as imagining new adventures.

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The green acorns growing in the oak trees are beginning to drop. On a metal roof it sounds like a gun shot. Soon the nearby ground will feel like walking on small rocks, and next spring there will be an abundance of tiny trees beginning to take root. It is time to harvest our summer intentions and apply them to this winter so that next spring positive steps for our soul can take shape.

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I was given a 10-inch battery operated chain saw for my birthday and recently gave it a try when I needed to cut down a 7-inch birch at the edge of the cemetery that had been heavily damaged in a snowstorm last winter. I was amazed at how well that little saw worked. I often find people have more abilities than they or others think they have.

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As you might note, I have been learning a lot of life lessons watching Lori prepare to put down a layer of wood chips on the walking path through the Ormond gardens at the Center. Recently she needed to rearrange some of the plants that were encroaching on the path. I was reminded of all the things I have rearranged in my life in the past few years and to find new positive ways to update them.

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I made a new discovery the other day in the Ormond Gardens that I think was planted by Lori. It has medium-sized yellow flowers and large green leaves and goes by several different names. I am grateful however it got there, and I realize there is so much to learn from nature and from people. All I need to do is to pay attention and share my heart felt gratitude.

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As I walked through the gardens admiring Lori’s recent handy work, I spotted a miniature purple cone flower, only a few inches tall. It probably is near where the mother plant dropped its seeds last year. I thought of the positive miniature acts of kindness people do every day that often go unnoticed. However, they can change the energy of a person’s day.

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The woodchips are being spread out over the landscape fabric to help control unwanted growth in the Center’s gardens. It also helps create a clear path for someone to wander amongst the flowers. I wonder how to control unwanted thoughts. For me, I know that my spiritual team is there to provide positive ones and trust in outcomes for the greater good.

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There is an old saying, “The more you learn, the less you know.” I do not consider myself an expert on anything. Until I learned how I absorbed information, I spent my life trying to fool people into thinking I knew, but I knew I didn’t. In nature I just learned about wild carrots. I don’t know if they are safe to eat, so I won’t give them a try.

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With a little over a week until meteorological fall, I have noticed little changes taking place in the weather. The nights are a little cooler, the days are less hot, and the daylight ends earlier. Some people are so caught up in the stresses of life that they may not notice these changes until they find themselves in warmer clothes. Changes have many special moments that we don’t want to miss.

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A large male wild turkey wandered out of the woods and onto the lawn in the middle of the day, probably looking for some food in the recently cut grass. I think of our thoughts that can show up any time of day or night. I wonder where thoughts come from. Is it our ego or something sent to us from other dimensions that are always with us?

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A bright little spec of shining object caught my eye, and upon investigating, I discovered a piece of mica reflecting the sun. I thought about eye catching moments in life that can often be missed when one passes by thinking of the past or future. The moments in life can bring us many insights.

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Most of my life I have been setting aside parts and pieces to use in other projects. Some get used, and some don’t. Recently we hauled a couple small truckloads of sand and small rock left over at the house to repair the road to the orchard. We all have mental thoughts that we may be able to use in new ways for positive results.

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We now have a very large pile of wood chips at the Center that we plan to use in covering landscape fabric to keep the weeds down through the Ormond Gardens as well in other places on the property. It will take a process to get them all distributed. When we are overwhelmed in life, we can chip away at situations using our best intentions for the best results.

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The tall stem growing out of the hens and chickens brought a smile to my face as I thought it was flapping its wings hoping to take flight. There are many people like this plant who never give themselves the opportunity to flap their wings and achieve what their heart’s desire. When one realizes that they have a team behind them ready to assist them in their positive intentions, amazing things happen.

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A memory popped up on my computer from 2014 of our friend Lisa sitting on the old mill stone working with a client outside our house. After she passed almost two years ago, I decided to create a space at the Center where her sprit could live on. I think we all carry spirits of others who positively impressed us that we continue to share.

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