R&R and a Lesson in Resiliency
A Close Call With a Jumping Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus
It had been way too long and I was definitely suffering from an overload of technological input and stale indoor air. There is a limit to what one’s ear can feast on when working indoors dedicated to one’s computer for business matters, a little music, several webinars each and every week, and sometimes even a quick TV program. My brain was beginning to grow the usual cluttered cobweb of confusion. The only antidote I could think of was an immediate and direct infusion of desert air and sunshine.
A neon sign—Emergency Measures Called For—kept flashing in my mind! I definitely got the message. Within a matter of days, a good friend and I jumped in her sleek, shiny black convertible and headed for a hiking path in the wild, wild desert of the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Arizona’s Maricopa County Park.
Long ago I discovered that nature is the perfect antidote for almost everything that causes stress in my life. The more I give to others the more I recognize the need to restore, renew, refill, and re-energize myself with the magical and restorative powers of nature. For me, nature is God in hiding and that God Energy is revealed to me in the warmth of the sun, the blue of the sky and the song of a bird, or even a bobcat on the path.
On the way there, we stopped at the Heart and Soul Cafe in Cave Creek for a little nostalgia and a late breakfast. I didn’t get a picture of the classic Cadillac convertible that served as our booth, but you can imagine that part!
After our leisurely breakfast with a long heartfelt talk, we traveled the dust-filled back roads to the hiking trail, grabbed our hats and water bottles and headed out toward the distant hills. The early spring air was crisp and cool and the sun warm on our backs—a perfect day to clear my mind, stretch my legs and spend hours with my close friend.
So, I was in heaven so to speak, and so full of bliss, happiness and delight that I didn’t see the Jumping Teddy Bear Cholla when it decided to ‘bless me’ with its presence and present me with the challenge of how to remove it without causing more harm and pain.
Here again is the blessing of what I like to call ‘God in Costume.’ We had just moments ago spotted a Y-shaped stick and it was just a few feet behind us. And, of course, that stick was absolutely perfect for removing that pesky Cholla from my pant leg without my getting hurt. Emergency foiled and with it came a beautiful lesson in 3D to remind me that all of life’s experiences have their prickles that we might have to prepare for. And even if we are not on our own totally prepared, there is another Power that is walking the path with us with great Love, Care and Support for us at all times.
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