Feeling the Sun

Walking out the door, I groaned at the six inches of snow that covered the ground and the three fresh inches that were currently encasing the car in snow. My cab was waiting and I didn’t have time to scrape the car for hubby who’d be coming out in about an hour and would have to scrape the accumulation off the windshield before he left for work.

As much as I love the snow capped beauty of Chicago and the icy lace that fills the trees, there were days (lots of them) where I wished all the snow would just melt and leave us with beautiful greenery all day long. Driving to the airport through the slush and the snow, my mood was about as dark as the sky around me and it got even worse when I checked in and found a line stretching all the way through the terminal for security. Priority Access brought m
e quicker entree to the terminal where I waited and waited some more while the plane was being serviced.

The trip to Chattanooga, as usual, was quick and after getting my rental car and exiting the airport, I felt something I hadn’t felt in a long time: warm air. The sun was shining bright and there were glimpses of green in the trees. Spring really did exist, it wasn’t just some myth that we’d dreamed up to help get us through the cold dark days of winter.

The sunlight drew the dark mood out of me and I smiled as I climbed into the car and headed off to work. My smile got even bigger when I pulled up in front of the plant and saw pansies blooming. Those small flowers brightened my day like no expensive roses ever could as they were proof that spring did exist and that warmer days were ahead. The carp swimming in the Japanese pond proved further proof of warmth and I felt myself feeling that delightful feeling of bliss that anticipates the warmth and wonder of the world coming alive after the cold dark days of winter.

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Raine Shakti

Raine Shakti believes in living her life cairn by cairn and in helping others learn to do the same. Her day job is in the training and communications field and her best professional experiences are when she is able to empower people. She has spent the last few years reclaiming her life and her inner warrior. Part of this journey was becoming an ordained priestess with the Fellowship of Isis. Her Matron deities are Nephthys who has helped her become a true virgin woman, the Morrigan who has taught her what it means to be sovereign, and Yemaya who has taught her the strength in having a loving heart.

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