• Beth Chapman
  • Home
  • Bio
  • Book
  • Blog
  • Media

03 Nov

A Tree, Pink, and a bit of Magic

Beth Blog 0 0

040

She is one of my first pauses on my way to Maxwell Wildlife Sanctuary in New Mexico. She stands alone and seems to dwarf the mountains in the background. There is something special about the way she just stands, still, silent and yet never mute.During the winter Bald Eagles have sat upon her branches, their white heads mirroring the snow on the ground and the clouds in the sky. It is the white of their heads against her gray branches and trunk that allows me to see them.

Today was the pink day I wrote of earlier.  I watched as a little girl became a princess for an hour. As I simply watched, not interfering or joining, the whisper returned the image of the tree. I can offer spring’s buds of hope and growth, summer’s shade, autumn’s wondrous adornment, and winter’s stark benches for others to rest. No matter the gifts I offer. The true gift, my gift, is simply standing. Being.  Never questioning where the seed was planted and the earth the roots have grasped. To know the contentment of just standing. Being.

I see the Bald Eagles resting on her winter stark branches because their white heads are in stark contrast to her gray winter’s trunk and branches. And so as I sat and watched the princess I tried to notice what was different so I could see. I saw a princess in sparkly white, wearing a tiara with purple jewels, and waving a matching jeweled magic wand. What was different? I saw a tree inside of me. I saw the magic.

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)

Related


Twitter Facebook

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Walking the Earth

  • IMG_2259
  • IMG_2263
  • IMG_2254
  • IMG_2255
  • IMG_2258
  • IMG_2252
  • IMG_2256
  • IMG_2251
  • IMG_2262

Recent Posts

  • Celebrating Mama’s Day
  • Whispered Trilogy
  • Spring Equinox
  • Polarities
  • Silence Broken

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Categories

  • Blog
  • Media

Archives

  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2020
  • August 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • September 2017
  • May 2017
  • January 2017
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014

Recent Comments

  • Deborah Mars on Celebrating Mama’s Day
  • Deborah Mars on Spring Equinox
  • Beth on Spring Equinox
  • Deborah Mars on Spring Equinox
  • Deborah Mars on Polarities


  • Home
  • Bio
  • Book
  • Blog
  • Media

Copyright © 2014. Beth Chapman. All rights reserved.
 
 

Loading Comments...