Which Way Do I Go?

So I went to Sedona for a couple of days to get out of the heat and into the hills for some "me and God" time...

I had a couple of hikes planned out but nothing set in stone. When I arrived in town I stopped at the ranger station to get a parking pass and ended up asking the ladies there if there was anything they would recommend hiking. One woman suggested West Fork -its a short tree covered hike that follows the river, I took her advise and it was just what I needed.

The next day I was planning on hiking a few of Sedonas' vorex spots...

(A vortex is the funnel shape created by the motion of spiraling energy. The vortexes in Sedona are swirling centers of subtle energy coming out from the surface of the earth. They characterize Sedona as a spiritual power center. The energy is not exactly electricity or magnetism, although it does leave a slight measurable residual magnetism in the places where it is strongest.)

There were five I had on my list and of coarse initially I thought I would hike all five.

Ya. Well, I soon realized I would not have the time or energy to do that so I was trying to narrow it down to two or three.

One hike, Airport Loop kept coming up for me, but for some reason I wasn't sure I wanted to do that one. The name didn't sound all that appealing first of all, compared to say Cathedral Rock and Castle Rock...which were the other ones on my list. But something kept bringing up Airport Loop for me. So... the next day I decided I would start with Airport Loop.

I drove out to the trail head and parked, then realized I had to go to the bathroom, so I went back down into town. As I got back in the car I started to doubt again whether I should hike this hike or head out to some of the other "better sounding" hikes. I decided to say a little prayer asking that I just drive were I needed to go and if I wasn't to hike this hike then to be lead to another one. I pulled out and drove right back up to the same trail head and parked.

As I climbed the hill to start the hike I could see a couple of the other peaks that were on my list and more than once during the first mile or so I contemplated turning around and going on a different hike. I guess maybe I thought I would miss out on something better or something like that, but I disregarded my thoughts, got over myself, and looked around...

The first half of this hike was pretty spectacular really. There were full views of Sedona and many of her red rock peaks. There was no one else out there and the weather was really nice. I started to let go and get into the hike. As I rounded the first half of the loop coming out on the summit, I felt really in tune with my environment and noticed when I stopped, I was visually experiencing the affects of being in this vortex. It felt and looked as though the trees were being "pulled in and down" toward the center of the mountain. That is about the best I can describe it and that really doesn't do it justice...

After a few minutes, I started started back down the other side of the mountain. I walked past a large bush and heard a rustling in it. This made me sort of jump a little before I slowly turned to see what it was, (I was fully expecting a snake or something similar!). But, to my surprise it was a little bunny rabbit.

He (we'll guess it was a he for the sake of this story) was jumping around but not going anywhere. As I got close to it I could see why. His little ear had been pierced by a large thorn from the bush and in his attempts to free himself, he had wrapped his ear tight around the branch!

I reached down and grabbed hold of his little body (secretly hoping not to get bit!) slowly picked him up, and unwrapped him from the branch. Then I pulled him off of the torn and set him down. Off he went! Without even so much as a pause of appreciation!! ;)

Well, you may have guessed by now where this story is going... I felt elated after helping that little guy. It made it all worth it! I didn't even mind the rest of the hike being accessorized with construction or the view of the boring ol' airport!

I felt very much a part of life and Its plan!

And had I not listened to my intuition and continued on the path I was on even in the face of doubting whether or not it was the perfect path to be on, I would not have been there to help that little bunny. Now, I don't know whether or not someone else would have helped him and it doesn't even matter...the point is, I was there and present enough to notice him.

This was wonderful validation for me and I has helped me to remember to follow my intuition and know that I may never know exactly where and to whom I will be able to be of service.