Experience a Bamboo Forest, 52 Fun Things To Do In 52 Weeks, #2
10:43 AM
Happy Beltane!
As I reflect upon this Celtic fire and fertility festival, I am reminded that
fire represents purification, protection, and the creative spark. To spur my
own creativity, I have challenged myself to find
52 Fun Things To Do In 52
Weeks.
Tracking Omens
My first
inkling magic would reveal itself during my quest for fun was during my flight
to Orlando, Florida. As we landed, a book slid past my feet. I caught it,
turned it over, and read the cover: Shamanic
Healing. On a plane packed with families headed to Disney World and
Universal Studios, what were the odds this particular book would present
itself? Even stranger, when I held the tome aloft and asked if anyone had lost
a book, the woman who claimed it sat a few rows ahead of me. But the book had
come from behind me.
Hmm…
One of the
more fanciful omens I’ve ever tracked was the disappearing and reappearing hair
tie. The innocuous black band first went missing from a restaurant tabletop in
the Phoenix airport. It reappeared a day later in Orlando, and then went on to
vanish and reappear a total of six times. Once, when we exited the fast moving Harry
Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ attraction (You step off the ride onto a
moving conveyor belt before walking onto a solid platform.), a ride attendant
called out to my daughter, “Miss! You dropped this!”
Yes, the
magical ponytail band, which had been tightly encircling my daughter’s wrist, had,
against all odds, magically moved again.
When I set the
intention to find 52 Fun Things To Do In
52 Weeks, I should have known magical moments would manifest. Which leads
me to…
Fun Thing #2: Experience a Bamboo Forest
Who would have
thought that outside the noisy, colorful, and crowded Universal Studios, a
serene forest awaits? I encountered the copse of tall bamboo on the path to
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. Entranced, I lingered and attuned to the magic.
A breeze off
the adjoining waterway stirred the bamboo, transforming it into an organic
kinetic sculpture. The green swaying stalks knocked into each other, rustling
and clacking. The sounds and swaying, like the shake of a shaman’s rattle,
awakened my spirit and gave it flight. Visions of another time and place welled up.
Visiting a
bamboo forest is more than fun. It is feng shui for the soul.
And no ponytail bands vanished.
Copyright 2016
Ariella Moon
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