Alive Again

I enjoyed reading the Imbolc reflections and rituals at Mystic Christ earlier.

Certainly the signs of new life are everywhere even though the snow and frost might have caused them to pop their heads back down again temporarily.

The music that I most think of when I see this sort of thing is "May Morning" by Runrig - which seems to some it up as well May Morning Video

As the words proclaim "I'm alive again"

The calming silence

Tonight was a good night - why? Because outide the world is covered with a blanket of snow and taking my four legged friend for a walk was a real pleasure since all we could here was out respective breaths and the crunch of feet and paws on the snow.

The other thing that stuck me was how bright the snow filled nights are, the darkness seems to pale back and many things become more clearly seen.

A good night too to sit and read, I am currently reading "Anam Cara" by John O'Donohue and feel lifted by the words I read into a timeless place.

I also have his poetry collection, "Conemara Blues" to hand on my Kindle and together with a couple of drams of Jura Superstition I can feel what he calls the Other, calling to me.

Calming and soothing words and a stillness of the soul to hear and feel the nearness of the Eternal.

Peace

May the peace of the Lord be with you all this night as I feel it is with me now.

Solvitur Ambulans or Solvitur Ambulando

Not sure if this is spelt correctly or is grammatically correct, my Latin is severely rusty (sorry Mr Bush), but in theory it means or has come to mean "that which may be solved by walking".

I first came accross this in the book "Water From Ancient Wells" by Ken McIntosh - a great read and which has and is led / leading me to discover other aspects of the Celtic experience of Christianity.

I have always felt more "spiritual" when I am out in the woods and the wilds - I enjoy walking and climbing in what some people would call wild and lonely places. Wild they maybe but I have never felt lonely there - however I digress.

Walking gives me the time to think and to discuss with myself the thoughts and problems that are troubling me. Unfortunately I do not always have time to go for long walks to resolve my thoughts but you may notice that a lot of these posts are made latish at night. That's because I usually take my four legged friend for a last wander around the neighbourhood and even in this short walking time I usually have time to get at least some of my thoughts straightened out.

So my thought for today is try a walk, even a short one it might just help you solve that problem.

The Anam Cara site is well worth a visit I really enjoyed reading some of the articles on the site. Mystic Christ is just getting going but calls to me in a way I can't describe except to say that Bruce from the site suggested that it was something to do with "I'd rather be in the mountains thinking of God than in church thinking of the mountains"