OGT DAILY - Day Sixty Seven WIND

Turner "Wind in Clouds

Today began with a brisk walk in the cold with the wind whipping the trees and clouds above the Palisades.  

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” 
― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

“For example, the wind has its reasons. We just don't notice as we go about our lives. But then, at some point, we are made to notice. The wind envelops you with a certain purpose in mind, and it rocks you. The wind knows everything that's inside you. And not just the wind. Everything, including a stone. They all know us very well. From top to bottom. It only occurs to us at certain times. And all we can do is go with those things. As we take them in, we survive, and deepen.” 
― Haruki Murakami, Hear the Wind Sing

Winds in March bring change of weather, of light, of optimism as the days grow longer and the possibilities of spring and summer lie ahead.    I've always enjoyed the energy of brisk breeze at my back even if it was one of those mornings when a tree might crash on your head or the 200 foot crane down the street might blow over.

Wind is a harbinger of change; an alchemical element like fire, water and earth; a catalyst for transformation.   In Hindu and Chinese tradition it in Prana or Chi - the life force.   Though we cannot see the wind, its invisible forces recall our essence, our spirit snd the soul of those who've passed on.
The changes that come are not always easy, but we can't stop the wind.

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