The Woods...

I have a wooded area across the street from my house where I go to perform my rituals. Lately I've been doing more than ever. My friends that live by me and also some of my friends here on this site have wanted me to help them. I have been going through a lot lately in my personal life and honestly when I perform a ritual it takes me to another place where all my fears and worries dissolve. So when I'm having personal problems I like to just go to the woods and meditate. Or just sit there and stare at the water, waiting for the reflection of me in the creek to smile at me. I can't swim (or rather, I do, but it's like a rock!) but I like to go knee-deep in the water and let it flow over my feet cleansing me of my impurities. Doing so makes me feel rejuvenated and I'm then on top of things in a way that I wasn't before I stepped in the water. I cleaned those woods myself. When I first went into them there was a ton of trash on the ground and it was obviously being neglected. It took over a year but I finally cleaned them and now when I enter I can feel the essence of the trees and the water, the very air kiss me and thank me. It tells me that what I do, no matter what others say or do, I am loved by those whom I care for. The environment, my family, my friends, those that stand behind me when I need them. How many times do you get a kiss from the woods? Not many I can tell you, and getting one is a great treasure to me.