Reflections on the Teche

Have you ever pulled a card from an oracle deck? Did it hit you right where your mind and heart had been hanging on?

My daughter gave me a beautiful oracle deck by Katharine Ryalls, Roots & Wings. I brought it with me on the Inklings writing retreat this past weekend.

I don’t often have the experience of seeing wild rabbits, but there was a mother and child hanging around Heidi’s house in Maryland.

Coincidence or spiritual woo-woo, I picked the bunny card.

“Knowing your true genuine self. Actions and words speak your truth aligning with who you are in your deepest truest core.”

When I saw the bunny mother hop across the lawn, baby bunny was not far behind. My whole heart gasped in JOY, and I squealed like a young child waking my friends to “come and see.” Share my glee!

Are we closest to authenticity in laughter, sharing a moment of sincere joy? Should I look to my child self to find my authentic me? Living a life of presence and gratitude rather than trying to be who I think I “should” be?

Bunny hops, stops, waits
for our eyes, joyful laughter
to catch us alive!

I told my daughter the bunny story, about the oracle reading, and she sent me this photo of Leo, who, like me, had picked the bunny in her own oracle deck. Connection or coincidence?

Either way, I am embracing the bunny aura and feeling comfortable in my own authenticity.

What helps you to feel your authentic self?