Snow Day!

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We are enjoying a snow day here in my little Southern hometown. Although other places I've lived in this state usually had several snow days each year, I live far enough south that we rarely see snow, let alone enough to declare a snow day. Of course, the school children are thrilled, and even those who have to be out in it have slowed down their pace to drive on the ice. I, for one, am grateful not to have to be out on the ice and to be able to enjoy the peace and tranquility of this pure white blanket.

I think everyone is needing an excuse to slow down a bit after the last week. 2011 took off like a speeding bullet. Astrologically, we are experiencing a rare period of time when there are no planets retrograding-everything is fast-forward for about three weeks. And although we all want this fast forward movement, it can be overwhelming when we gain a momentum we've never experienced before. Things, situations, relationaships, etc. are playing out rapidly from the mundane to the fabulous. And even though the fast forward movement is a positive thing, we have to be prepared to deal with the not-so-positive too.

That was definitely my experience last week during the new moon/solar eclipse. (They tell you things come in threes and I sincerely hope they don't come in fours or fives!) I had my own family crises to deal with last week (three of them). I was able to be present for those who needed me here--and at the same time I was called on by more clients for spiritual guidance. There was opportunity for us to come together as community and provide what we had to the higher good of all concerned. I was exhausted at the end of each day and wondered how long the intensity would last. I could tell everyone was experiencing the increase in intensity too.

Yesterday as the first snow flakes began to fall I got my answer. It was as if the Mother sensed Her children (or at least this child) needed a nap! She reminded me that the peace we long for is found in silence. I stood for quite some time on my front porch last night, watching the snow fall. Mother Earth invited me deep within to that space where nothing is disturbed. She reminded me that even as we move through these chaotic times, there is always that sacred space within where we can never be harmed. As She wrapped her pure white blanket around me, I went to that place where I am safe and healed and whole. And in the awareness of Her Presence, I rested in peace.

Namaste!