"This time I'm gonna get it right"

Bob Seger 

The beginning of another week, and I love the feeling of starting over, the chance to get it right all over again. And I love this time of day, a fresh cup of coffee  and writing in the darkness before dawn.

Last night when we arrived home, as I was unloading the car, I looked up and saw the bright moon and breathed the mountain air all over again. And yes, it felt good.

As we drove up into the Blue Ridge the mountains looked misty and you could not help but notice the strange formations of the clouds in the sky. Nature foretelling both mystery and radical change.

The trip to Myrtle Beach was better than before. We found a little motel that just felt low-stress, and the staff was very frriendly. And we found a beach that conveyed the same feeling.

There were not too many people out and the waves were gentle. The seagulls were not afraid of us at all. Near the beach I heard the cry of one of my spirit birds--the dove. Very loud, conveying its message.

To me, the message of the dove is that of deep spirituality, of the crow is that of creativity and asserticeness, of the hawk is that of the spirit soaring and a much wider perspective on the cosmos.

Everyone has their own spirit animal. Another one of mine is the rabbit, which I usually see at dawn or twilight, when no one else is around. The feeling that I get is that of solitude combined with intimacy.

A new day. A new week. A new chance to get it right. So many mistakes in the past, traumatic events I can never forget.  But I can look back at them with a fresh perspective.