From Seeds Planted to Life Today.

I owe it to myself to write a counter image of high school years, one which I also experienced on the great roller coaster called adolescence.

All boyfriends aside - a phenomenon which took up a great deal of space on that timeline - I willed my memory to search for seeds planted which have grown to be the me I am today.

Countless ventures, groups, and skills race by my internal video screen, all of which nurtured the seeds.

None came anywhere near being filled with overwhelming love for being alive as did ...
Mrs. Bauer's  dancing classes where she taught us to express joy physically,
Mrs. Samuel's and Mrs. Magendanz's patience at piano lessons,
George Wald's passionate choir direction and masterful organ playing,
Mr. Golden's intense obsession with our writing from our hearts -  even as journalists ,
Art instructors at the Munson-Williams who encouraged us to  manifest what we saw and were feeling,
Phyllis Diller's sense of humor,
Mr. Yorra's encouragement to do your 100% plus best,  and
 Ms. Reinman's ability to take us to the source of imagination  to experience the story or poem.

Accompanying all of these was a mystical sense of self-discipline, a lot of which hasn't manifest even today. Progress is good!!!

Life's traumas are a gift as well. How they came to be so is a mystery. I was clear at twenty, that being a change agent for individuals and communities was written in the Akashi records-  and the stars -  for my life, my husband's and our children as well.  We had one great adventure as change agents in changing times.

All those seeds which had been planted deep in my being, then began to bloom as a counselor - a guide into the world of Spirit - a place of unconditional love and acceptance of what has been, what is, and what can be.

These days, I look for the signs of the same seeds having been planted in world leaders and those people who are working with abject poverty, with PTSD victims, with chronically abused children, as nsocial activists,as  burned out educators, and as other agents of social change.

I do know that there will be no lasting change without creative/artistic energy blooming in these circles of the future.

Who planted the seeds of who you are today, how you feel, and what you will? Who are you today, how do you feel, and what do you will for the future of this planet and for your own life?