Sands of Time

This sand slide is about 150-175 feet high tucked behind a sandstone ridge in northern Arizona. The sand is so fine that it is almost like powder. Additionally, it is at about a 9 degree incline.  Walking up the sand takes some effort because with each step, it seems as though you're not making much progress.

After reaching the summit of this sand slide, I paused for a moment of celebration.  Boy, was that a hike! I'll take pine trees and brush in the Rockies, anyday :)

What was so surprising about this mound was that only a few inches under the scorching white sand was a soft, cool layer of sand that eased the work of the climb.  So, I got to think'in.......

If we remember to lay down a cushion in life, the troubles that we experience won't seem so tough to handle.  Logic tells me that the fall won't hurt so badly.  Now, I know that we cannot carry around a foam pad everywhere that we go. How silly would that be? However, we can hold within us a protective padding that allows us to make our own decisions, live a joyful and fulfilling life, yet, ease the difficulties that arise from time to time.  This cushion is a belief in something bigger than us. This cushion is filled with love not nails. This cushion is God. 

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"There are times when we all need to lean on another to slow the downward slide of life's troubles." tc

The Soul's Journey

Children are born with a secret knowledge about life that is conditioned out of them as they grow. The innocence of youth is not about sexual virginity, which Western culture has become obsessed with. The innocence of youth is about the ability to communicate with the Creator, without the Veil of Existence shielding the way.

The secret that children retain is one of the soul's journey through incarnate life. As adults, conditioned by our parents, culture and surrounding influences, we lose the ability to readily communicate in spirit with 'the other side.' It takes a lot of time, energy and dedication to reconnect with our light-self, once we have been rewarded with so many stimuli for our physical self.

The path back to Light is a step-by-step process out of Darkness.  This has been referred to in the past as the 'Valley of Death,' 'Underground/Underworld,' the 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' and 'Path of the Soul." This journey takes several lifetimes to complete. As we learn the lessons of life, we come one breath closer to our Creator. We move closer to dissolving, who we think we are, and come to know that we are really a Light of the Divine.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"The soul's journey is physically acted out on earth and spiritually illuminated in the sky." tc