Halifax, NS
Spring Back
Nature has its way of springing back after it does itself in. A hurricaine whipped through the city of Halifax but a decade ago, flattening many of its trees.
Trees generally have the power to break the wind but sometimes the wind breaks the trees. There is new growth, however, coming up in the mixture of the coniferous and desiduous forest. This we clearly see as the four of us took our walk through Point Pleasant Park on a second consecutive day.
There is something to be learned from nature in this 'spring back' dynamic. Let's say some illness forces you to be bed-ridden for a few days. It is your strong will to be healthy again plus all the workings in your body that fight for restored health that leads you to being triumphantly cured (let's not forget the grace of God)
On the sports field one team loses the game but the team with its resilience of spirit will play the game again and not give up hope that they will score well in the future and win.
At two locations, Sahil, Nirmana, Omni and I, sat down for chanting sessions (I like Sahil's drum playing by the way). We sat on grass and moss along along the trail at one spot and then relocated where there was more of a flow of population by the ocean side. We were sharing, softly, our music and mantras, carefully delivering our timbre and tone of voice.
People appear to be in the park for personal calming. Everyone in this world appears to be "going through stuff" and their reason for a stroll in the park, for the most part, is to recharge, bring on optimism and hope.
They are consciously or subconsciously trying to "spring back". And that is why I chant everyday and walk everyday.
May the Source be with you!
12 KM
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