As I drove the hour and 15 minutes to the waterfall I could feel myself letting go of the human side of life, all of the business and chaos that surrounds life from time to time. As I drove, the world got quiet, my thoughts got quiet, life slowed down and a feeling of peace washed over me.
As I walked the path out to the waterfall I felt immense gratitude for the time and space to be connecting with the earth and universe and myself on this beautiful day. My children were safe and happy with my mother and I didn’t have to wonder or worry about the human side of life at all.
I walked out onto the rocks and immediately stripped off my socks and shoes. I sat down and just adjusted to the energy and the vibration of the space. I welcomed the energy into me and accepted all that it had to offer me.
After the world got slow and silent I carefully walked down the rocks and waded out into a pool made by the waterfall. The water was cold and clean and flowing quickly. As I sunk down into the water I felt it washing away pain and fear. Some of the pain and fear I knew that I was holding onto and then some I didn’t even realize was there. As I rocked side to side with the rushing of the water, clarity about life washed over me, into me rather.
I got out and climbed back up onto the large rock and marveled at the swirling energy in the rocks. I took off excess clothing and sat down on the rock. For a brief moment, sitting there was enough. Then, I wanted to sink into the rock. I wanted to be part of the rock. I wanted to be grounded, solid and strong like the rock. I lay back and spread my arms and legs, pressing my body against the rock. And, there I lay and lay and lay. Eventually, I rolled over and pressed the front of my body against the rock. I slowly closed my eyes and sank into the rock, into the water, into the earth and into myself.
When a child is born, the parents are told to strip their clothes off and press the child against their chest, called “skin to skin”. It is a way to connect with the child and for the child to feel safe, to get literal and figurative protection from the parent. Like a newborn, I needed to be skin to skin with mother earth and like a newborn I got safety and protection.
