Lonnie's Room: Treasures

What Is Lonnie's Room?

There is a room in our home to which I navigate more frequently than the others. It makes me feel secure, it is cozy, and it is quiet. From the peak of the room, there is a large rusty metal angel suspended by a very thin wire. It would apear as if the angel is hovering over me, protecting, and always present. The lighting in the room creates a virtual display of dancing shadows around the angel.

Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Treasures

My dog, Izzy, and I walk the south edge of the property each day searching for treasures. Izzy's treasures consist of sticks, pine cones, or lost items. My treasures are in the form of nature. I often marvel at how the rows of evergreens have grown and now boast proudly of nature's beauty. Each season the landscape changes which reminds me of the life cycle. We go from spring of new life, to summer of warm breezes, to fall of amazing color to the dying of winter.... but we always come back to the new beginnings of spring.

I think we all need a place of solace with nature in order to be thankful for the gifts that have been handed to us. Something as simple as the first flower of spring or the first robin can be a remedy for those who are grieving, sad, or scared. With nature our problems diminish reassuring us that there is a greater being who has provided us with new beginnings.