Just back from a soul nourishing hike in the mountains of Fairfax. I have been thinking, dreaming and magnetically pulled in all ways towards this small town, 35 minutes north of the city. It sounds odd, but as I get closer, all the hairs on my skin get on end and everything suddenly looks so luminous and clear. I drive by soccer matches by tots with a strange feeling of amazement .. everything looks so innocent, clean and pure next to the city. Mountains back everything, cute small houses with unlocked front doors, kids playing football in the street with labradors running free.
I walked into the natural food store and inhaled deeply and feeling swamped by a feeling of healthy whole foods and produce... the vibe is so yummy and sweet. The juices are sweeter, especially the chard, celery, spinach, parsley, garlic, lemon and carrot!
And then a short drive and I hit the trails. Full body overwhelm. Simply, it is indescribably delicious. The sunshine rich and amber coming through the leaves ,the smell of the dirt and yellow leaves crunching underfoot, the textures of green moss, bark, stones. Lizards, hawks and my tree totem, the redwoods... standing like healing angels. When I start thinking too much while walking I just stop and hug one.. listening carefully to make sure no one is approaching who will see. Today I just lay fully against this one tree who soaked it all up for me... my worries, my fears, my chatter. What sweet smelling, rich bark it had. It was rough against my face but I just leaned in, not caring. Hours I walked and breathed in the smells and my being devoured the radiance of everything around me... on a soulular level. I hadn't realized how empty and hungry I was until I was immersed in such beauty and dense, healing, grounded, mountainous energy... perfect weather in the 80's, sunshiney, blue skies, smiling wonderful hikers, divine trails... it felt like home.
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