the little forest sings, by Jack Correu

Spring has finally begun in my little forest; the re-birthing is obvious. The midwives of heaven: Sunshine, Rain, the Full Moon have all done their part. With each grounded step I take in my morning walks, I can feel life bubbling up from the Earth. There's a gentle movement of growth that rises to the peripheries of all being: the Rock, the Vegetable, the Animal, the Human, and the Spiritual Kingdoms. This movement is always a new rhythm. It is not a time to look backward, but a time to move forward, boldly into our destinies. This new rhythm is a joyful time, a hint of the eternal promise we read in the scriptures. With each grounded step I take, I almost hear the forest celebrating, singing "Feeling Good":

Birds flying high, you know how I feel Sun in the sky, you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me, yeah It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me, ooh And I'm feeling good

Fish in the sea, you know how I feel River running free, you know how I feel Blossom on the tree, you know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good

Dragonfly out in the sun you know what I mean, don't you know? Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean Sleep in peace when the day is done, that's what I mean And this old world is a new world And a bold world for me, yeah-yeah

Stars when you shine, you know how I feel Scent of the pine, you know how I feel Oh, freedom is mine And I know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me I'm feeling good! — Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse

Feeling Good at the Little Shack—Hope you are too!