....Still Shanna's B-day Eve

After all the catching up over the weekend, I still have to blog about today, Merry Monday! I had planned to meet up with the hiking moms' group today but decided to go solo with Jude instead. We went to Drinking Horse mountain again. It was the same place as last week, but it's right down the road. I love hiking with Jude. He usually naps the whole time in his pack. I love being able to just concentrate on my breathing and the muscles in my body and lifting my leg one step at a time. There's something about being up above the city and all the busy interactions going on below-observing it, but not really being a part of it. Maybe that's the appeal to the raven. Being able to fly above, and watch all that goes on below, going almost unnoticed, but to also have the option of swooping down for a bite to eat, or to perch on a fence with a mate or two and watch the hippie van's drive by. They have the option to take part of what's going on below or to soar above it all, just listening to the peaceful sound of the wind. It reminds me of a Wayne Dyer reference, he says to be in the world, but not of the world. It seems like that is a theme that keeps popping up for me lately, learning to be compassionate and detached at the same time. Well I must get to sleep. I pray for sweet dreams, filled with messages of hope for we three Queens. Buenos noches amigas!