Listening

This was a day of listening.  After some early morning life activities like exercising and paying bills, we went to a Friend’s meeting, where I sat, meditated and contemplated for a couple of hours.  Then this afternoon we went out to some ruins in the Twin Arrows area, where I again sat, meditated and contemplated for another hour or so.  While at the ruin, I sat next to a juniper which seemed to want me to stroke and bless it, so I did.  Then, in typical Charlie fashion, I wondered if I was just imagining things and, in response, the tree wafted me with a strong scent of juniper.  I also sensed that the spirits around the ruin appreciated and were with us.  All in all, the day was a very pleasant experience.