Heart Reading … Day 16

A day so finely orchestrated must be understood as a gift from creator.

Today has held more than I can process at the moment so I will break it down and try to read my heart’s experience of it over two days. Here are some of the high level moments of the day where my heart took note:

• Noticing the absence of monster machines and vehicle noise which allowed me to listen to a hawk calling repeatedly — and reflecting on the rarity of this experience as well as the sense that birds have a great deal to compensate for the constant thrum of “man-made” noise in order to be heard.
• Trying to process extreme despair about my book — sold on Amazon without my compensation — and about companies like this one and others that strategically CHOOSE to have no or deplorable customer service despite having more than ample budgets.
• Feeling deep gratitude for the conversation with my daughter who agreed to run an errand with me despite having a tight schedule this morning. I was able to share a very special “visit” by two great great grandmothers yesterday with her and connect my heart to my daughter’s in a way that felt alchemical and precious.
• Hearing Truth spoken gracefully by indigenous presenters at a rally to protect land and water — and then feeling extreme embarrassment as the next presenter, a “powerful” legislator, pointed at one of these two indigenous presenters as if that was an acceptable thing to do.
• Listening to a fellow activist tell me about the plight of the ancient sturgeon who are near extinction due to utility operations literally redirecting the natural flow of a river in order to make a penny per kilowatt hour — and telling her, “I am listening to your words with my heart and soul,” only to have her reply, “I know.”
• Rushing to tend to the dogs (one of whom was up all night with diarrhea) and get a quick 10-minute rest (as I had also been up all night) — while noticing dozens of people’s schedules aligning like a flock of birds’ murmuration — before driving to where my daughter was going to receive a surprise marriage proposal and joining many others to celebrate the experience with her and her fiancee.

Quite the day. And this is only what has remained top of my heart.

Stay tuned :-)