Working in and enjoying the woods, is one of our favorite things to do together. We have wanted to cut down a few dead trees for a year because we enjoy driving the trails with our Can-Am. The Can-Am is a little bit wider than our Ranger was, so we have a bit of work on some of our trails to do.
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Since we also burn the dead trees we log, it becomes a win-win! I don’t like to cut trees during the nesting season, though. So this is the perfect time of year to do this type of work. It was fun, too!
Not only will we be able to drive through the Black Walnut trees, but we can also walk, ride or long-line the horses through the trees as well. Dan, my husband, found another short path we can add to the mix. This will create a nice addition to the trails through the woods.
Please take a moment to slow down. Connect to the magical energy of winter. Stay there, in that lovely energy for 30 seconds. Breathe in and breathe out…
Since there is one dead tree at each end of this short section, we will remove them to access this new path. We will cut them down within the next few weeks, so we can access this short lane and add it to our frequent excursions to the woods.
Dan, finished cutting the trees down with a used saw blade. He cut them low so we could easily mow the trails. 2 of the trees we cut were alive, so we piled those logs in the woods. They will dry there, to be used in a year or 2 to warm our home.
Only one tree hung up on the trees around it. Fortunately, we were able to pull it out of the woods with our winch. Usually, we use the tractor to drag them out, but the trails are very wet, we didn’t want to tear it up with the tractor. The winch on the Can-Am worked perfectly.
Being out in nature, calms my soul. Working in the woods, with my partner, fills my heart with joy. It also uses muscles I want to keep strong and flexible. I don’t need a gym, when I spend time creating, maintaining trails and harvesting the trees we cut down.
The woods are still, this time of year and very quiet. The birds have not returned from their long journey south. The frogs have not emerged from their long winter nap. The leaves have not emerged to rustle in the wind. It is a quiet, calm and peaceful time in the woods. I find winter, this winter in particular, to be a personal season of reflection, peace and simplicity.
I am grateful to be enjoying a magical winter experience. I have time to notice the peace within my heart, experience the simplicity of my life and reflect, as well as, look forward to the next chapter of my life.
Living life at a slower pace, has allowed me to experience life, at my core. I have connected to the energy of our earth through my heart and my soul. I am once again connected to my inner voice and wisdom. I am strong and confident. I am loving life and being who I have always wanted to be, but couldn’t be, because of the beliefs I had about what others would or did think.
I listened to the messages my friends (ex’s included), colleagues, students, children, parents and society stated, subliminally or out loud. These thoughts all created a framework in which I lived. I lived that way in order to fit in, to remain employed and connected to the people I cared about. I was not confident in myself, most of the time. I lived a great deal of my life within the confines of fear. Fear of rejection and fear of disappointing others.
Not only has retirement allowed me an opportunity to heal from trauma and burnout, I have discovered me at a whole new level. I don’t have to please others. I am gifted, creative, strong, independent, and at times a loner.
Yes, a loner!
I am confident and happy with who I am becoming. I am also completely OK with myself, just as I am today. I am OK knowing that tomorrow I may decide to pick up a new hobby or activity, but for today I am using the gifts I have and the new ones I have discovered. I have grown to love my gifts and I am not afraid to use them. I have time for my horses, my writing, my land, my husband, my close friends (family included), my hobbies and most importantly, myself.
Do you listen to your wisdom or the wisdom of others first?
Are you feeling trapped or free to be yourself?
Can you experience the magical energy of winter at your soul level?
Manifest a magical day.
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