Morning Meditation

I walk 200 paces up a dirt road to get a single bar on my telephone. It is a peaceful stroll from our cabin hunkered down in the hollows to the higher meadows where reception makes a weak entrance. The road is flanked with poppies, red clover and wildflowers on one side and a forest of redwood, bay, oak, madrone and fir trees on the other. A family of wild turkeys pay no mind to me as I pass the three olive trees with a huge bee hive at its base. I turn left to climb the uphill road to the middle of our 44-acre property. This steep incline is rutted by the rains, but there’s plenty of gravel for traction with enough tread on my shoes to catch my bearings.

Once I reach the century old fruit trees, deeply in need of pruning, I have enough reception to send and receive text messages. No pictures, emails or phone calls; but it’s enough that I can check in with friends and family. This morning, I placed a sturdy metal chair next to my new tree buddy for a place to rest and take in the beauty of nature all around me as I reach out to loved ones. Before I check my phone, I do a chakra meditation to make sure I am fully present to this dream that I have manifested.

I begin by visualizing an illuminated red flower at my root chakra. I take a deep breath and connect with the energy of this chakra. Red Root Chakra at my perineum connects me to my sense of belonging, abundance and security.

I raise my awareness to the orange flower of my Sacral Chakra shining from my reproductive system. I take a deep breath as I take in my illimitable creativity, expansive individuality and lusty sexual energy.

The golden yellow of my Solar Plexus Chakra is always the hardest for me to hold onto without my thoughts wandering. I struggle to focus on my will and my desires, not the “people pleasing” pull, but By My Will So Mote it Be energy at my gut.

My focus then moves upward toward the green light of the Heart Chakra. I adore this feeling of unconditional love as rays of iridescent green light shoot down my arms to stream Love out of my fingers.

Blue light, calming and self-assured, radiates from my Throat Chakra as I transform feelings into words so that I can connect with my personal will to share my point of view and this experience with you.

Deepest Indigo light is a star flower at my third eye, piercing the illusion of duality, allowing me to truly see the beauty of forest all around me. As the starlight on my forehead shines, I feel my breathing align with the trees and the grasses.

Pearlescent purple light emanates from my Crown Chakra like a crystal headdress. I connect to the Oneness Love and Light that is the Source of all. I feel love for myself from this Source which lives in me as me.

Then I check in with the world. I sit and breathe and just be as I wait for the message to go through. I listen to the humming bees and watch hawks and turkey vultures swoop and dive. I could get a cell booster and probably make a call from the kitchen, but this walk and quiet time on the hill looking over several ridges of forest is good for the soul. Then with one final look at the 20,000 acres of protected nature, I decide not to tempt the ticks any longer and return to the cottage for one new step in my homesteading adventure.