Test Flight | Digger Barr

Gliding high

By Digger Barr, December 24, 2021

(Golden Age of Gaia)

Steve: Digger recently had a heart opening and is describing her adventurous life after.

My toe pointed downward as I gently made my landing. Both feet in contact, I was grateful to feel Mother Earth, Gaia, under my feet once again.

One doesn’t think about that when testing new wings. The thrill and excitement of taking flight and having new perspectives keeps one in the moment at takeoff. It has been a short week of having my new wings. I am testing them out with huge success. Since I have no expectations, everything is a success. Nice formula.

My wings came to me during the wee hours of the morning mid-week, last week. I woke with this incredible energy of love in a peaceful graceful way. These are my wings of perspective. A gift from within thru the portal that connects us all.

Like any eager child I am excited to try out this new gift. Each day I have set about my routine activities ready to observe and take notes. The notes are here ready to share. Let’s see if I can relay some of them. I don’t really know how to convey the fullness of these experiences but then I wouldn’t want to be the speaker for other wing recipients’ adventures. I have a feeling we will all have our own story to share.

Not being an airplane pilot, Let me compare it to driving a new car. Not that I am the first one to drive this car but this is the first time I have been given the keys to this particular car. And it is a beauty. Pardon me in advance if I mix metaphors.

Let’s get on with this test flight shall we.

Pretty much it was another day as days go. I didn’t feel particularly elated, but happy and energetic enough to begin.

The worry, the concern of the season came at me full force. The to-do list, the have-to and the want-to lists snowballing together in a wintery mix picking up speed in the avalanche of thought and potential panic. I had only had one cup of coffee to fortify me as the snowball tumbled across the notepad and I braced for impact. The snowball hit and shattered into tiny sparkling crystals and floated all around like snow butterflies. Gosh it was pretty. Wow, the soft fluffy impact got my attention. So this is how it is!

I realized that not only did I GET to go run errands but I GET to spend the entire day shopping with my son and we GET to drive on beautiful snow covered roads. All things that traditionally might have brought angst turned into a welcomed adventure with no expectations. Let’s just go and see.

With the Car swept off, defrost working on the windows, I pulled through the freshly fallen snow. Looks like 3 inches came in overnight. My check engine light came on. Odd I thought since I had just paid $400 dollars and spent 4hrs waiting for a repair, Yesterday! Something to keep an eye on.

I picked up my son. He was tense. He is a lot these days and I typically empathically absorb his emotion.

This morning however I greeted him with sparkly snow essence and I actually felt him relax.

What’s first on your list?, I asked, the day is yours. We set off to the mall.

Did I just feel you, the reader, shudder? Yeah. I know. The mall just days before Christmas.

A perfect place to test my wings I thought. And it was.

All Covid regulations will just have to be tested as well. I am a rebel with wings. Let’s just get this one out of the way.

I had no issues. None. Everyone was cheerful and receptive.

I am not sure but, That was my approach as well so, what a nice effect we had mirroring it back at each other. The ‘we’ in this case being the store clerks and the fellow shopping patrons.

The parking garage clerk was a little tart, but I am hoping for a little better after our departure.

The shopping mall experience was fun and the shopping duo was pleased with their accomplishments. In fact getting back into the car the check engine light went off and the day was still young. This expedition was going quite well.

One more stop to a super packed grocery store and then on to lunch at a new place nestled within a place.

I really enjoy going into mom and pop stores. This one had just opened up and the gal was doing a super job. A Russian store filled with Slavic goodies and a crepe cafe to boot. Wow, what a great idea.

We enjoyed lunch and then did some purely unnecessary shopping. Fun to just be whimsical.

My son actually smiled and asked for something not ‘on the list’! He is such a rule follower. A real ‘stick to the list’ sort of guy, This was really out of character for him. It made my heart sing to see him emerge out of his shell.

I won’t get into what this lockdown event has done to all the young people. Just know that this was a very nice moment.

We concluded our day much faster and much smoother than I thought, which left me open to do other things.

I was beginning to realize that my new wings were not about making things spectacular in a fireworks display sort of way. No, it was about the magic of gliding and not letting potholes or down drafts interfere with the flight.
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From where I was gliding I could feel so much appreciation for what was happening in my now moments. I felt appreciation for the people and how they were making their way in their everyday moments. I felt so much connection to them and loved them for being. For being and doing the best that they could do in their moments.

I have time to look around and am grateful for my abundance. I see others that are in need and I want to share with them in whatever way that they are receptive to. I have enough, I am enough so it’s not about me.

I see the homeless have sprung up in quite a large encampment down the street from the grocery store.

Such a contrast from the packed parking lots with scurrying shoppers to the torn tarps trying to hold back the cold and onset of inclement weather.

I will stop by and see what they need and ask in what way I may help.

My friends are going to hand out meals for Christmas. That is really a nice gesture.
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Let us look too, for the day after Christmas and the day after that. What can we do in a sustained manner that will help each other take flight and glide above the rough spots?

I wonder about flying too high as it will take me away from the many still without keys to start their test drives. I think about Icarus and wonder what wisdom that fable holds for us still.

For now I will stay close to the ground so that I can touch down and feel a connection to Gaia. I will fly so that others will see what the possibilities and potential are.

My wings are amazing but they are for me. Each will need to find and be fitted with their own.

Gliding with people is how I can give back. I love everyone so much.

That love is my new wings giving me perspective from a slightly elevated position. Not one of better or above but one of clarity and direction.

My take away from this test flight is Gratitude and Acceptance.

And Yes, I am still very much In love.

Digger2021