It's been 10 days since the Pacific Coast Quake. Since the 7.2 rocked the ground here, there has only been 5 hours of quake free activity. By Sunday 4/11, there had been over 3000 logged quakes. It's very edgy living with ground moving so much. For me, it feels like I am standing on a dock moving with the waves. My two furry buddies, Thomas & Lilah, have been very nervous cats. My hummingbirds and other bird friends have been very lethargic and quiet. Only the ravens are chattering, with the occasional hawk "scree" chiming in.
My orchid is very happy and just opened it's 6th bloom today. I know next to nothing about orchids, so I thought I'd check out the symbolism. It turns out that they are very temperamental to grow. They represent fertility, but also can symbolize the death of a child when the blooms are cut. They also symbolize abundance and luxury. On a deeper level, they symbolize purity and spiritual perfection (Chevalier & Gheerbrant/1994). It has cheered me up a bit to see the happy orchid in the morning.
At this time, my body is very achy and tired, day after day. The word for how I am getting through life is this: I feel like I am slogging through. Though I wake up in the morning with the idea I'd like to read something, or write something, or maybe DO something... the reality is that I am too tired after breakfast to keep moving. The next challenge is to shower. So, you see that I don't get very far.
The advantage to moving so very slow in life is that I get to see the process of the orchid blooming. I get hear the ravens talk, and what their different tones might mean. I get to watch the hummingbird babies grow up. And I get feel the earth move during quake clusters. I get to be here when my husband comes home from a long day at work. I answer the phone when my daughter calls.
I am here.
NOW.
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