Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

While trekking in Sedona, my fleeting thoughts subsided amidst the fiery, awesome, sacred red rock mountains. That other worldly breathtaking natural beauty seemed to have sacred power and spiritual significance. I breathed in the sage-scented mesas and walked on orange-dusted pathways. The sun scorched my skin and frequently made me close my eyes. My deeper Self awakened to coalesce with the Universe. The magnificent Cathedral and Bell Rocks mesmerized… thecliffs, mesas, and fringes of juniper forests set against searing blue sky was singularly impressive.

Taking our fill we continued our journey toward Grand Canyon, arriving at our cottage late at night.

Next morning we rose early and realized that the cottage was only a few hundred feet from the view of the Grand Canyon. Hot cups of coffee warmed our hands as we took satisfying sips and settled on a viewing bench. Many miles in the distance, at a 180-degree angle, we saw a hundred shades of gray. 

A sheen of orange in the eastern sky announced the arrival of the sun. Its radiance replaced distant mist over the canyons. Slowly, trees came into view. Then, the tips of the peaks of the canyons. It was as if, the earth was being born!

First the sun painted the peaks. Then it lavishly bathed the earth from top to bottom in orange gold. Everything – the canyons and the trees: blue spruce, firs, pines, junipers, and the trees I did not recognize – glistened in shades of viridian. Sun rays penetrated the gorge, making visible the cascading Colorado River below.

Suddenly, I feel at one with the sun and the trees and the river gorge. One with all that exists. The only sound I hear is my exhalation and inhalation. Everything looks luminous. Everything is absolutely quiet. Eternal silence. I feel one with the earth, one with all. I feel immortal. After, what seemed like a long long time, I hear birds first, then the people. 

My ego returns. A thought flashes through my mind, this panoramic happening is repeated ad infinitum, every single morning! The thought makes my heart sing. At that moment, I fall head over heels in love with Mother Nature, with the whole cosmos.