In the midst of the chaos and insanity that is the world today, in the midst of the consequential sadness, rage, and divide, I found myself in the middle of a forest dressed in the most colorful and luscious of outfits. I closed my eyes to listen to the symphony of this place of enchanting life. I took off my shoes so my feet could feel the damp autumn soil. My toes buried themselves deep and for a brief moment I became one with the forest, the world, the universe.

After awhile I awoke replenished and alive. Content I hummed The Strangler’s Tune: “Golden brown never a frown… “

I smiled wide and thanked the forest for this gift and of I went to embrace the world, its love, its sorrow, its anger, its joy…