Reflection

August 28, 2008 at 8:43 pm (1)

It is cold, wet and windy in Cape Town. The week is full of refresher courses; fire fighting, safety at sea, ship captain medical. After training I retreat to my cold dark self-catering cottage, make a cup of rooibos tea and then follow emails related to coal burning and climate change. I read that the Arctic Ice is melting fast and that polar bears are swimming longer and longer distances between flows. Their coats get saturated and they tire from swimming, then sink. I passed by the mall on my way back today and looked through the shop windows at stuff that has taken a lot of energy to produce… all seemed meaningless – and then I saw my reflection in the glass wondering. It looked drawn and grey; there were no warrior feathers in its hair. I turned away from it, put on my coat and walked out into the rain.

2 Comments

  1. Gaye said,

    August 30, 2008 at 10:05 am

    Dear Mike
    After any battle of huge magnitude, the brave, weary warriors retreat home to heal wounds of the flesh and of the soul. They retreat to their safe places. Places of nurturing and sustenance. Places where they are loved and they love. Where they can find comfort and solace. Know that you are held by the Universe. That you are kissed by the Universe. That you are well loved by the Universe. And that your heart and body will recover their strength, vitality and energy. Nothing can break your connection to Source. Sometimes it is just hidden for a while.
    With loads of love and blessings and thanks to you.
    Gaye
    PS: one can allow the storm’s energy to make one feel battered and bruised or one can use the energy of the storm to replenish one’s own energies. And boy this is a wondrous storm!!! And if you let it, it will blow ALL the cobwebs out your head and your heart! My windows are creaking as I write this and the sea is the wildest I have seen in a long while!

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  2. Marcy said,

    September 5, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Wow, that is so well said:)

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