Sunday, August 9, 2015


August 4th

 

Before I return for the last days on this trip to my parents, I visit for two days with a dear soul friend: Ghislana lives as an artist, and down to earth spiritual nature educator in small village between a forest and lake. We walk through the forest to the local elementary school and water the school garden, one educational project of Ghislana where children have class outside and learn about their environment by doing, touching, and listening.


 
 We also sit in her gorgeous garden and go swim in the lake. I so much enjoy a slow rhythm, talks where we inspired each other with associations, walks through the Southern Brandenburg forest (south of Berlin, an area with lots of sandy earth from the ice-age), meals from garden harvests, delicious swims in the “Long Lake” and hours where both of us worked peacefully. We also start planning for a seminar together with Feldenkrais and nature experience. Stay posted if you ever thought to go to the area South of Berlin!

This early morning I stood by the lake, no boats yet, just air and water, trees and birds and I watched the fish, coming to the surface and creating little circles in the water. One circle, then another one, touching the first one, overlapping, creating new forms, the next one, the first ones becoming wider and wider until they dissolved in the lake. Short-lasting beauty but also forever re-creating. I felt great peace about life with its losses, changes, new beginnings. We cannot hold it, we better flow with it…






 

By the way: Ghislanas blog is public and can be seen under http://jahreszeitenbriefe.blogspot.com/

 


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