The
first sound I heard this morning was a robin singing. My spirits lifted.
The winter here has been icy, cloudy, and long.
I
know in my mind that winter will end. Logically, rationally, I know
this to be true. But it is not enough for me to know something intellectually.
The deeper reality is known through my heart.
Our
feelings can connect us to our intuition, our soul, if our mind does
not get in the way. The root meaning of the word know is "to perceive
directly". Deep knowing is an experience, not a creation of our
thoughts or beliefs.
This
morning I knew spring was coming. I knew it from a place deeper than
the fears of my mind.