Strangechord

It’s been quite a week! I started reading The Legacy of Luna on Wednesday. It’s by Julia Butterfly Hill, who, to call attention to the destruction of old growth forest, spent two years and ten days in an ancient redwood tree named Luna back in the late 90’s. I’d been meaning to get to her book for years, as she has been a hero of mine for a while. Her book is riveting, simple, and absolutely beautiful - a woman telling her story of taking an unshakable stand for the protection of life.

She writes of her reliance on prayer for guidance - prayer to the Universal Spirit - and the guidance she received through Luna. So inspired, I set the book down at one point and sent out a prayer for guidance for myself, to discover my path in making a difference, in realizing peace and purpose. I don’t often pray; for years I’ve had hangups around it being this Christian thing to a patriarchal god. But I was moved to pray to Universal Spirit. My prayer is being answered…
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