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I can remember a few experiences with nature spirits when I was a child. There is one that has stuck in my mind all these years and which happened when I least expected it, as most do.

I was sitting, rather sleepily, on a chair with not much going on around me or in my mind. I felt so relaxed as my head rolled back onto the chair. My arms flopping on my legs and that serene and very peaceful feeling you get before nodding off to sleep.

Then, out of nowhere I became conscious of movement out of the side of my eyes. Something attracted me to look at my shoulders and then to my hands. I immediately noticed the colour red and it moving up and down my arms. Then out of the blue I saw these little beings rolling and jumping all over me and having such a whale of a time. There seemed to be so many of them and each and every one of them with only one intention to their lives - and that was to play with me and make me as happy and full of the perfect joy of life, as they undoubtedly were. I can still remember the happy expressions they had on their little faces. Such innocence, yet faces so full of joy and wonder. Their life was that of simple, priceless fun, which could only bring joy to the saddest hearts.

I was a child, I just sat and watched, amazed that these little creatures were all around me. Their faces so full of happiness and bringing me much happiness. I still distinctly remember the colour red. It seemed that their skin-tight trousers were red as were their hats and jackets. But what sticks out the most in my mind were their little red boots, which were pointed at the toes.

Although I'm much older now, I have never forgotten my experiences when young. I still thank them for coming to me then, for I was in need of their infectious joy and happiness so dearly. I know now these beings come to us all, young or old. They come in times of joy and they come in times of need to cheer us up and lift us from the heaviness of our lives. Their natural love of fun and laughter imbues our aura with light that lifts us a little and helps us cope with life.

I was in need and they came to me of their own accord to lift my soul. Maybe I can learn from their selfless action and the joy and love they shared with me.All rights reserved.

James Mitchell (Scotland)

Copyright © 1998 James Mitchell. All rights reserved.

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