Raven:
trickster, teacher, creator. Symbolizing change in consciousness, the
mark of a shape shifter.
Raven is here. Several of them, in fact. Loud and very present,
agitating Charlie to no end. They
swoop overhead and laugh at him. He barks furiously; they laugh some more.
Westi, as she prepares to move,
says "I won't miss those damn birds", proving once more that
perception is everything. Me, I love the ravens.They come every year but
not like this. I believe their presence is significant and that it is
time for shape shifting. Starting with my own. I'm not liking it much
these days, overweight and out-of-shape. And the theme of "too much
work" that has been pervasive in recent months... we're shifting
that consciousness as we count down to vacation, a 3-week road
trip to Colorado 
(next
month's entry, no doubt). But the most dramatic change is our decision
to leave the mountain. Nasty neighborhood politics, combined with schedules
that don't allow us to enjoy and care for the property like we used to,
make the timing ripe. There is much to do before that decision translates
to action but the mental leap has been made; now it's implementation.
Finally, we're praying for the continuation of one more change... Nicole
came for Father's Day. She looks wonderful and seems to be doing well;
she even acted like she liked us! Steve was blissed out. We got together
for a family bowling night a couple of weeks later. As Celia once quoted
to me, "the only constant in life is change". And sometimes,
change is very, very good. last • next