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Monday
Feb182008
After waking up feeling a bit panicky
February 18, 2008
There are few things that make me happier than the fact that the tree outside my house has turned out to be a cherry tree.
It is for its beauty that I love it, nothing else. We will not be here long enough to eat the cherries. In fact, we are in the homestretch now. So soon we will be airborne. So soon we will be over the clouds.
I remember that I am writing my story, that this is my own adventure. I remember that adventures are not often easy. Often you find yourself hiking wearily along, looking forward to the campfire and bit of hard ground at the end of the trail. But sometimes adventures burst out at you with a shower of sparks and you get to see your kids' eyes get really big at their first sight of a camel outside of the zoo. Or you find yourself drinking Turkish coffee on a side street that you've never seen before.
It is this that I look forward to. I am waiting for these blossoms to unfurl, the tightly held travelers to burst out in the sun. I look forward to who we become, because this is our adventure.
It is for its beauty that I love it, nothing else. We will not be here long enough to eat the cherries. In fact, we are in the homestretch now. So soon we will be airborne. So soon we will be over the clouds.
I remember that I am writing my story, that this is my own adventure. I remember that adventures are not often easy. Often you find yourself hiking wearily along, looking forward to the campfire and bit of hard ground at the end of the trail. But sometimes adventures burst out at you with a shower of sparks and you get to see your kids' eyes get really big at their first sight of a camel outside of the zoo. Or you find yourself drinking Turkish coffee on a side street that you've never seen before.
It is this that I look forward to. I am waiting for these blossoms to unfurl, the tightly held travelers to burst out in the sun. I look forward to who we become, because this is our adventure.
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Traveling 
Reader Comments (8)
It is going to be a good one and I can't wait to read about it.
Sometimes your words burst out at us with a shower of sparks too, and we get to see your thoughts unfurl. You will all have great adventures, and grow, and bloom in your travels... because that is the path you embrace. If ever the time comes to stay put and love the travelers passing your way, that too will be a grand adventure, exactly right for its season! bon voyage! mark
i love cherry blossoms! we've got crocuses now in scotland and i can't wait for more spring to show its face. excited for you as you prepare to travel... i feel the same way about unknown side streets!
Beautiful. I'm so looking forward to spring in Vermont. And I'm looking forward to hearing about your travels!
ahhh, the blossoms of life,
looking forward to your travels through life, what a miracle it is to be given this great life force and to share it with so many deserving souls. you are an inspiring momma on a sacred journey,
i wish you so much love and light!
Why am I crying? I can't believe your leaving already. When are the departure dates?
Beautiful writing Rae...and very beautiful truth in those words you've chosen. Thanks.
Those words are also a beautiful metaphor for living life to its fullest. God is always showering us with abundance, it is our task to receive it. Your writing is so real and beautiful, and while I have been reading for sometime, I rarely comment. This one, though, deserved a sincere, "Thank you".