On the way back, I noticed that
the breeze in the trees were speaking to me with a much louder voice, and they eased my heart. So went out to talk to them for a while.
I spent the next 5 hours hiking through the woods. Every time
the wind rustled through the leaves, I stopped to listen. I thought I was going out to "talk" to
the wind in the trees. But it wasn't about talking. It was about
listening.
The rustling of the leaves spoke in a language without words. There was nothing for my head to grasp. Instead, it spoke straight to my heart. High on a hilltop, with
the wind rustling the grasses, I felt Vikki's presence, accompanied by a powerful healing force. It eased the pain, and made acceptance possible.
The next morning, I awoke with thoughts of the time we shared. I found myself focusing on her life, rather than being consumed by her death. Her last months were filled with hope, joy--and lots of ice cream. She had no regrets. She said that knowing she only had a few months to live gave her a whole new perspective on life, and she focused on what was important.
She taught me a lot about how to live.
The wind in the trees made it possible for me to hear the lessons