It’s mother’s day. Some get to celebrate with loved ones, while others navigate the bittersweet reality of bereavement or estrangement. My heart is with you all. If there’s one lesson I’ve learned these past few years it is the importance of love, even across distance, even when it may appear to be unreciprocated. The system seeks to harness the power of mothers’ hearts through token engineering, but our hearts are wild and unruly. Our torus fields will not be tamed.
Today I enjoyed many blessings. I am working to move forward from a place of gratitude, so I want to acknowledge them in this short post with a few pictures from Shrine Mont, Virginia. It is a resort maintained by the Anglican Church that includes several mineral springs that were sacred to the original people’s of the Shenandoah. At some point in the past year, I looked up who founded MIT. It turns out it was a Virginia geologist William Barton Rogers. Having studied the role of water as a solvent on minerals and overseen the state geological survey in 1835, Rogers would have been familiar with these springs. His survey was made three years after Andrew Jackson put the hot springs of Arkansas under federal ownership. In addition to the springs, the area also features a subtle energy vortex that you can read about here.
This is my second visit. I made a video of my first trip in the summer of 2022.
Things for which I am grateful today:
Friends of like mind who offer good conversation, a soft bed, hot shower, and laundry services to a wayward traveler.
Unconditional love from an affectionate dog.
A swift recovery from a debilitating migraine.
A sky of clear blue, full of natural, puffy clouds.
Stands of purple and white woodland phlox.
A burbling brook with a nicely-spaced stone crossing.
A labyrinth to walk.
An abundance of tulip poplar buds.
Varied shades of pink in myrtle flowers and lady slipper orchids.
The sweet fragrance of locust tree blossoms.
A quiet moment to enjoy the view of white wooden buildings with dark bottle green trim beyond a pond ringed by last season’s cattails and trilling red-winged blackbirds.
Alison,
Thank you for sharing, may your journey be one of “open paths and good outcomes”.
Dear Alsion, Thank you for highlighting your blessings today. It is amazing how we can overlook so much in our life. Remembering is so important! Thinking of you as you find your new home and new blessings to discover.
So much lovely to be grateful for. In my lowest, loneliest times it has been the wonder of nature that has blessed me too. Although it may not be happy, wishing you Mother’s Day blessings.
Happy Mother’s Day Alison. Thank you for being you, and for sharing all of your gorgeous photos, and most especially the knowledge stream you follow so assiduously. I’ve learnt so much. Blessings on your travels, and a happy landing in Arkansas.
your photos made my day. Ive never met you but your words are moving. greetings from BuenaVentura