Sunday, January 15, 2012

Solitude






In wilderness people can find the silence
 and the solitude and the noncivilized
surroundings that connect them
once again to their evolutionary heritage,
and through an experience of the
eternal mystery, can give them a
sense of the sacredness of all creation.
~Sigurd Olson~











When I am in need of solitude the woodlands is the place I go to. The sacredness of the land connects with all that is. To listen to the wind in the trees and the song of birds brings inner peace to my troubled mind. Sometimes I sit and feel the Earth breathing under me. Other times I dance like a wood-nymph letting the wildness of forest fill me with ecstasy. There is so much beauty here. I feel at home in these woodlands and I have a hard time coming back to reality when I visit. It is my dream to one day live in a small cottage in the forest, away from human life. Don't worry, I will emerge from time to time, visiting all my loved ones. Dancing the dance of life with them, returning to my woodland home filled with the wonder of love. Until then I will visit the woodlands in solitude, dreaming of the day I will return home.

26 comments:

  1. Its always good to have a "place of Solitude"...
    your friend ....the Doctor

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  3. How beautifully put! Since we moved back into the city I no longer have a "thinking place". When we lived on the farm I would often hike out to my rock and sit there, just breathing in the calm, finding center again. How I miss it.

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  4. What a beautiful post, Vivienne! The quote and the pictures are perfect together, and your words express exactly how I feel about the forest I live in.

    Blessings,

    Victoria

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  5. Hi Dr. Theda

    I think everyone needs one.

    Blessings my friend, Lady Moss

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  6. Hi FreeDragon

    Thanks. I'll be sure to check it out.

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  7. Hi art bliss

    I don't know what i would do without my place of solitude. I hope you will be able to find one in the city.

    Blessings, V.

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  8. Hi Victoria

    I grew up by the woodlands and I miss the early morning horse rides in the enchanted forest. I wish I that now. I enjoy all the pictures you share of your sacred land.

    Blessings, V.

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  9. That sounds like a wonderful dream. Honey Man and I lived for a couple years in Virginia. Our house, Elfin Magic House, was nestled in a rolling woodland area. The woodlands are a magical place.
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

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  10. Vivienne, you remind me, so much of me!! I am with you my friend! I will be in the next forest over and we can visit each other ;o) Blessings my friend ;o)

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  11. Oh, my dream is so much like yours. Woodlands can be so magical and filled with the fae.

    Fun And Magical Lives to ALL !

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  12. I find the woods a most magical place as well. I feel very connected to the earth there....far more so than on a beach. (Which may seem weird since I've grown up with them surrounding me.) But I love to sit there and study all the the details of life and death that abound in the woodlands. Solitude is something that I treasure! :o)

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  13. Hi Queenie

    What a wonderful name for your house. I find the woodlands to be the most magical place of all.

    Blessings, V.

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  14. Hi ArtSings

    Maybe one day both of our dreams will come true.

    Blessings my magical friend, V.

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  15. Hi Stacy

    I'll meet you there someday my friend. Until then, may you know you are very much loved.

    Blessings my dear friend, V.

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  16. Hi Wendy

    I loved the beach when I lived in Florida. I can still remember the salty smell. Like you, the forest is my place of solitude,

    Blessings, V.

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  17. I always love reading your posts Vivienne because you always write from your beautiful heart.

    Love,
    LuLu~*xoxo

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  18. I like the idea of being filled with ecstasy, but I can't dance, let alone like a wood nymph (too clumsy). I can get pretty buzzed on the smell of a good pine forest so maybe I'll go that route. Poet John Haines has a nice turn of phrase that your post reminds me of. Instead of the familiar "sense of place" he writes about a "place of sense"--sounds like you know where yours is

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  19. Hi LuLu

    Thank you. I love reading your posts as well. They are always filled with humor and bring smiles to my face.

    Love and Hugs, V.

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  20. Hi Keith

    Maybe you could dance around like a satyr or pan. they are all about ecstasy. I like the smell of pine as well, very earthy. Love the quote. I do feel as if I have found mine.

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  21. I love the woods as well... they really are quite peaceful.
    BTW tag you're it (see my blog for the info)!

    Take Care :)

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  22. Wow,
    That is my dream too, Vivienne!
    All my life I have dreamed of living simply in the middle of a forest, away from all the unwanted noise pollution and complications of suburban existance.
    I wonder if we'll eventually live our dreams...

    Blessings Y

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  23. Hi Ygraine

    I hope we will be able to live our dreams. It would be wonderful!

    Blessings, V.

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  24. What lovely, serene photos. Thank you so much for posting them.
    We live on several acres of very private forest, and I'm forever grateful for having this sacred quietude at my back door. Nothing salves the soul like a walk in the woods, with a canopy of trees overhead and leaves, moss and stones beneath your feet... the true definition of what a cathedral is.
    Enjoy the magic it offers.

    Blessings!
    ~ Ellie

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  25. Hi Ellie

    Thank you. The wildwood is like a cathedral. I can always feel the divine when I am there. To have the forest right out my back door would be wonderful. I think I would spend most of my spare time there.

    Blessings, V.

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