The Magical Forest

Intro: Remember to Breathe. The beauty that surrounds us lifts us up beyond everyday cares, strengthens our resolve & brings us peace, making strong our strength.

I stepped out of the suns light and into a world of Shadow. Silence fell softly upon my head. It lay lightly upon my shoulders, it burrowed deep into my Heart. Without sound, I moved forward into the forest. I walked upon a carpet of warm earth, dusted with fallen needles and mixed with seasons leaves. The path I followed wandered wide and flowed gently, softly rising then tumbling slowly, hugging the contours up the knolls and down … as if the Earth itself were breathing. It licked and lapped like ocean waves the border of guardian trees that edged its journey, pushing, nudging, stubbornly … refusing to give way. Trees like giant sentinels stood proud, tall, straight, in row upon cascading row. Their branches swayed and touched and talked to a playful breeze that jumped from limb to limb and back again. Trees with breeze … danced. Daylight spilled infrequently and without prejudice through tiny openings in Gods” canopy of trees. It slid down the sides of heavy rippled bark, filtered through green laced ferns, sat upon the rotted stumps.

Entranced I continued to walk, lured by the constant and ever changing beauty of this magical forest. I was still in my world but the world had stopped breathing … it sat hushed and waiting. The suns light beckoned. A few more steps and I would once again be back in chaos. I wrapped the Peace I had found like a cloak about me and stepped with Strength … back into my Life. The Journey continues … with Hope I embrace it.