According to our local paper, a tornado touched down in NW Broward yesterday; the photo was taken from my office window in the aftermath of the same storm that shut down our power! For about half an hour, the Powers that Be debated about evacuating until 5 minutes before the start of group, everything came back on....and the Work continues....
Witnessing Nature in Her most expressive manner is always a humbling experience. Everywhere you live, you have one or several of her Personality Traits to deal with, either storms, temps, floods, drought, fire, volcano, earthquake, etc etc etc. The illusion of our relative stability on this globe is in direct correlation to where you live and what class you are. In today's news, as TS Emily attempts to rev herself up, it was stated that she aims for Hispaniola, where over half a million Haitians are STILL WITHOUT PERMANENT SHELTER from their earthquake in 1/10!!!! This TS would be a nuisance for us; like yesterday, several clients said it was dicey to navigate the highways into treatment. But can you imagine what most of the planet endures in Sudan, The Mideast, in every impoverished corner of the globe when Nature moves through??
I take my runs for granted sometimes, especially when the weather has been kind enough to give me consistent conditions and therefore the opportunity to focus on stuff other than the elements. Today, the dawn had that magical few minutes of cooler air cutting through the humidity before the sun turned up the temps...my walk warm-up was peaceful and serene, watching the sun peek through the huge southern oaks at the park. My goal to work on endurance appears to be paying off; despite the heat and humidity, consistency and a few stretches of fartleks, not to mention the overpasses now and then are helping me build strength. In the back of my mind is the 10th anniversary of the Miami marathon this January....do I 'go for it' again? or stay 'Zen' in my practice of 'ordinary' running?
There is nothing ordinary about our World, but we treat it like a garbage dump, a hazardous waste pit, an obstacle in our way of abstract pursuits. When was the last time you sat with Nature and absorbed the slow growth of Her manifest beauty in the trees, plants and wildlife around you?? How long has it been since you walked on her skin, sensitive to Her many moods, breathless creativity and beauty?? When artists attempt to mimic Her, we fall short. When scientists attempt to understand Her, she remains Mysterious and elusive. I love this about Our Mother Nature. She will not be encompassed by such as us but we can see ourselves mirrored in Her soul, as a part of Her amazing Creation, and honor both Her and ourselves more fully.
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