The Beginning

Welcome to my blog. This is my first zen entry- a focus on the positive things in my world.  I wrote a prayer for my loved ones this evening- long overdue and something that I'm not in the habit of doing- then took my dog Beau out to the backyard to stretch his legs as the evening wandered into sunset. Once there, I discovered a rainbow, its fading tapestry of pastels stretched out across the evening sky. Birds were perched on telephone wires before it. Rainbow without the rain- a rarity. My first Zen moment of the day. I ran inside to grab my camera, and fired off a few shots. Will post them here later.


I found something that had been lost, buried under resentment and grief and pain- forgiveness. The kind that creeps up on you when you aren't looking for it and makes you realize that this life is short, this journey measured in mortal steps that are fleeting and few. You can let the pain eat at your guts and haunt your soul and form a cancer in your memories of loved ones- or you can make up your mind to put the pain to rest, wipe the ugliness from your soul and give a requiem to the death of it all. Then move on. Not free from what has happened- but free to put it behind you and not let it run interference with what will be. By not allowing the pain to hurt you or change you, you become stronger than the evil. You conquer and come out victorious. You battle and come out scarred yet triumphant.


Today it was easy to be thankful- it was a blessing to have a day free from responsibilities (except for tending the home fires). Reading. Music streaming. Cooking red beans and rice with cornbread- all Southern standbys. Clean laundry and a hot plate of food to end the day. A summer day with my dog and ribbons of time on my hands. Time to reflect and dream. And that half-faded rainbow at the end of an evening free of rain.


Wishing everyone an evening of serenity, forgiveness and tranquility.