Lessons From the Moon

As I was driving two of my children to their martial arts class I was overwhelmed by the elusive nature of the moon as it seemingly hid behind clouds in a guileless game of hide-and-seek! The moon would peek at me, every now and then, as it snuggled into the cloud design of the blue comforter that it used as camouflage. I saw it peeking. Pretending not to notice I let the moon think it outwitted me until I bored and said in my sweet nurturing voice "I see you" then in my childlike voice "TAG YOUR IT!" It was then that the moon gave up the charade and revealed itself...fully.

My children, who knew how sporadic and fun loving I could be, did not even flinch at watching me play tag with moon. Instead, they began to take interest also. My 14-year-old daughter spoke

"Mom, did you know today is the Autumn Equinox?" 

I didn't.

My 17 year old son added "Isn't it amazing that all historic civilizations that have every lived like Mesopotamian, Babylonian and Egyptians have all looked upon the very same moon that we are looking at right now?"

Wow! I hadn't thought of that!

Once my kids had gone to class I took a moment to spend with the moon, one-on-one. I thought about the words of my children Autumn Equinox & historic civilizations. I began to feel at peace as the worries & concerns I had felt prior to that moment began to wash away as if the lesson were epiphanies to my soul! I felt somehow complete. I had let other people's feelings somehow dictate mines. I lived in the belly of the self-pity that had swallowed me months earlier.

This self-realization lectured my soul. I began to ponder on how minute my problems were and how the Autumn Equinox meant a changing of the seasons. IT WAS TIME!! Time for me to let things from the old season die off like the leaves of trees would soon after the changing of colors. Also, I would hold truth that, just as the moon, the energy inside me was brilliant & eternal. Much too special to spend concerned on if another mere mortal favored me! Priceless... was too weak of a word to define this new understanding since it defines monetary concerns. This feeling... was spiritual!       

I am so excited to share this new phase of my life! I will still discuss some old topics just as a measuring tool because you can't understand where you’re at until you know where you've been!

So... HAPPY AUTUMN EQUINOX beloved friends & family!