August Moments

It’s hard to not to feel joy on the last days of summer that begin to feel like fall, that preview what’s to come, that make me pause and enjoy sitting on the stone path in the front yard, looking up at the branches and watching the sunlight filter through.

My little dog by my side kisses my nose and sniffs the air. He’s on patrol for passers by but in this moment of quiet and calm, he’s enjoying my love and scratches behind his ears. A bumblebee flies low through the mossy groundcover, pausing to light on a wildflower between the bumped up roots of our River Birch tree. A hummingbird hovers with even more flourish than usual because I have refilled her feeder with fresh sugar water.

I feel sad and helpless sometimes to do anything about the inhumanity I see from the people in charge of so much - I truly don’t understand why so many revere he-who-shall-not-be named, he-who-has-no-compassion, no empathy, no heart for the less fortunate.

So I need these moments on days like today to just breathe in the hints of change in the air and hope and pray for more change to come. I’ll keep doing my small part to spread love and share peace where I am able. And today for just a little while, I’ll put the world away. I’ll sit outside on the earth with my sweet dog in the late August sun and be grateful for this moment. Namaste.