...it's been a tough season in many areas...tough for the whales of the SRKW community and tough for the people who care so deeply about these whales...
...it's been tough personally...as we all go through 'stuff' in our lives...mine, no different from anyone else...but it's still 'stuff' - 'my stuff' to deal with...
...I've listened and read others' accounts of their struggles about the whales - from sadness, to giving up, to anger...
...I've listened. I've made a few suggestions to others too...
...well, today it was time I listened to what I had suggested to others, because I was feeling at a total loss...what to do...
...I decided to go out the door and to the park, like I do everyday...but today I felt it would be difficult to talk to others...
...'In, Step the Whales'...
...coming into view just few minutes after I got settled in for a 'hoped to be' happy day...the whales came into view as they came up island...
...I thought it would be a pass-by, maybe an hour.
...But it wasn't.
...It was a forage and stay and goof-around day.
...the whales gave me the answer I needed, to the questions that were running around in my head...
...Just Be...
...Okay...
...How about for 4 hours.
...Yes, for 4 hours they were there.
...Thank you whales for filling me up once again...
...It is not easy sometimes, to let go, but today was the day.
...It is time to let go of the sadness of what Tahlequah J-35 went through.
...It is time to let go of the sadness of the loss of Scarlet J-50 - aka-'Catch-Up' (I used to call her)...
What I 'saw' as I watched those who came up to the lighthouse:
...We bring you joy.
...We bring you peace.
...We bring you moments of just being one with us.
...Now please don't let us down.
...We need you humans now more than ever.
...There are 74 of us, and we need everyone of you humans to help us.
...we need quiet seas...(maybe like the example today)
...we need a place to rest...(like some did today)
...we need a place to play...(like the play they had today)
...and most of all we need salmon...(like we had today)
Today was a gift, as it is each time we are in their presence.
Today was an example of how it can be.
Today was a message to all who saw that each of us can do better.
It's for the whales.
It's not for us.
And when it is for the whales it will ultimately be for us.
So go be a better steward of the land and sea and skies.
Everyday ask yourself, "what will I do today to make a positive difference?"
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