This morning's news included the newsworthy fact that 'On this day 790,000 years ago, man discovered 
FIRE.' My eyes wandered to the fireplace in the room that I took for granted all summer... FIRE, burned into my memory, emerged as a 
campfire of images...from birthday candles and roasting marshmallows to the smell of fear & wildfires that charged through mountain regions of places I'd lived---Southern California, South Africa and Colorado... ancient memories, somehow preserved, of black kettles over flames that fed thousands for centuries, sounds of welders and blacksmiths...the images spiraled to the dawn of Creation, flames of fire, forever striking the surface (chronos) of our existence and the depth (kairos) of our being...the firing of Light that sparks Soulfulness...that carries kindling from heart to heart,
like birds gathering twigs for a nest... a place to rest
our work... and let ourselves, oursouls
BE... hatching our way to heaven, broadening our wingspan...f-Light transforms our path...
In crossing, kindred spirits ignite the woodburning elements of an absolute LOVE
that transpires in our hearts and transforms lives...
May the gift of FIRE ignite the heart of your work, today, and may the Light illumine the way for all who cross your path, journeying HOME...
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Mara....interesting post! Certainly makes one think! I was up till 1am reading blogs and that was my fire for today! Use the fire inside of you to keep your thoughts positive and your focus forward to see a light at the end of the tunnel!
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Mara, it is so cold and rainy here, a little of that fire would not go amiss. xxoo
Mara, how inspirational... I think it is so calming to light my fireplace or even candles... Thanks
Hi Mara - I think this cave man may need a decoder:)
Thom - I know what you mean... blog reading can sometimes be like turning on the ignition that helps me drive my business better!
Susan - one day we must have wine by the fire and share our stories...xo
Judy - I like that too.. it's like some conscious effort to keep my thoughts uplifted and it warms my heart.
Bill - LOL! He could use some Patagonia fashioning as well. As for the task, OF COURSE a cave man did it!
Mara, I think those first cavemen or cavewomen had that lightning bolt hit the scrubby tree next to the cave and the world was changed forever more. Lighting the hearts of men (as you do with inspiration) warms all our souls.
Hi Mara! What an inspirational post! Reminds me of another of my favorite bloggers (Gary Woltal) and these posts truly are my favorite ones to read! As for the 'fire,' I just spoke with my youngest who is in the mountains and getting snow as we speak--he'd LOVE a nice roaring fire about now!
Mara, those are wonderful words. As I read it I reflected on the words the good nuns spit out often; something about lighting a "fire" under me! lol Well they sure did ... I guess they discovered another use of fire.
Gary - Thanks, as always, for your words of wisdom and inspiration! You are a sunshine in the RAIN.
Debe - Thanks for stopping by...there's nothing like a snowy mountain that keeps us dreaming of fire.
Jon - LOL! I know what you mean about the nuns... More like the fire of fear! thanks for stopping by.
Mara, great inspirational words, and thanks for sharing... We all need warmth physically and spiritually...
I'm a very big fan of fire. Never more-so than my last trip to the sushi bar.
Just a mere 790,000 years ago, huh? A speck in the history of the universe.