An Ordinary Day

  The rain is falling rhythmically outside my window.  Such a soothing sound to guide me into rest.  The day has been full with wonder, blessing, gifts and pain.  In one way I feel battered and bruised and in another I feel fed and renewed.  Tonight I celebrated Beltane with friends in Circle.  The ritual, the words, the community offered the healing antidote to all that had gone before on this day.  It was balm to a words which stung and hope to renew a flagging spirit.
  The drive across the prairies yielded the gifts of soaring hawks, golden fields and the view of rain storms in the distance.  The promise life after a visit with one who is nearing death.  Life is so often filled with contradictions living side by side.  I suppose that we need the balance to understand, appreciate and grow.  I still am pulling for the gift side to win!