FEBRUARY

Have you heard people say, "I never get sick. What is going on?" I hear it in my household and some of it is coming from me. We have had colds that seem to visit monthly and stay for awhile. The colds I have had, have been very mild, but they are followed by bronchitis that keeps me awake at night for a few weeks. I look for the learning.

I read somewhere that this February was test. I don't know if this was an astrological, numerological or psychic based conclusion. Or somebody was just speaking out of their posterior. In any case it fits for me. They went on to say that we would be flooded  by the thoughts from our past that challenged our lovableness. That has been happening to me. Everyday I remember some time in the past that was embarrassing because of my behavior or general jerkiness. The test is whether or not you can release the past and not suffer the consequences of the thoughts. I don't know how I am doing. Okay, I guess.

On the way out to the chicken coop and barn this morning, I noticed tracks in the snow along side the path, for most of the distance, which is about a hundred yards. They were Elijah's footprints. It reminded me that children need to make their own paths in this world and not stick to the ways of their parents. Which reminds me of a book I read many years ago by Kahlil Gibran, "The Prophet". He uses the analogy of a bow and arrow. The parents being the bow, the child the arrow. Once the arrow is released, it is released. The trajectory of the arrow in flight depends on many forces and the parents need to fully let go. That is a very small part of the book. It is a great read. I would recommend it.

I will need to cut this blog short because we need to go to town for some shopping. We, also, go every Wednesday to purchase Jersey milk from some Amish folks who have settled in the neighborhood. There are several Amish families that have moved in. They all appear quite young; twenties, early thirties. They have been accepted by the larger community and are a great asset. Many people stop by to get milk or eggs and just visit. 

Look for the changes in the world. They are multiplying. In a future blog I will point them out to you. Create paradise around you by loving everything and everybody. If you have trouble loving them forgive them. Remember that some of the people in your life, you will have to love from a distance. Remove negative people from your hearth but not from your heart. They especially need your love. I need to love this body, that just seems to be letting me down.

Love and Peace,  Gregg