Two Hearts on a grand precious adventure

Once upon a time in the Land of Love and the Kingdom of Compassion lived the Princess of Chocolate and the Prince of Yogurt.

Besides their eternal commitment to each other they shared life with wise children, nature and a diversity of animals.

Human potential radiated from the center of their becoming. They followed their hearts. Hearts pulsated, calling them to explore beyond, beyond the wild beyond. Becoming existed, somewhere, somehow.

“How did we grow,” asked the Prince.

“I feel it,” said the Princess.

“What do you feel,” asked Prince, ready to comfort her if she needed a long hug. He knew people needed five hugs a day for emotional wellbeing.

She was strong and happy in her heart.

Waiting for her voice he made cheese sandwiches with tomatoes on thick slices of whole wheat bread.

“I feel where the ocean begins,” said Princess.

“Shall we go there?” said Prince, slicing fresh apples from their fertile garden stretching further than he could see.

The Princess and Prince felt season’s spark. They witnessed a new spring.

A monarch butterfly wearing black, orange, green rust chiffon vermilion draped robes like rose petals soared from the garden into an emerald blue sky filled with white cumulus clouds.

Their vegetable and herb garden was illustrated with roses and rainbow kites. It nurtured rabbits, bears, sheep, wolves, eagles, camels, snow leopards, tigers, elephants, fire-breathing Komodo dragons and Hopi Kachina dolls.

Spinning meditation prayer wheels from Tibet clicked circles. A lotus flower growing from mud floated with violin and cello fugues. Books singing tribal languages explored imagination’s unlimited potential.

“Yes,” answered Princess dancing with joy. “Let’s have an adventure! Let’s find the beginning of the ocean.”

They packed up lunches and supplies: extra crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam, Poulsbo bread, juices, bananas, apples, mangoes, milk, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, pasta, rice, toothbrushes, Oral-B Mint waxed mental floss, fragrant soaps, candles, jeans, sweaters - embroidered with Celtic designs - hats, watercolors and paintbrushes (just in case) a teddy bear named Kuma and their favorite book of haiku poetry by Mountain Wizard.

They saddled up Wind & Lightning. Following their guide, a golden eagle with a wingspan that covered the sun and moon they traveled in four known and unknown directions at once.

They traveled on Wind & Lightning day after day and night after night and never became tired.

They dreamed with their eyes open.

“Am I this or am I dreaming,” said a butterfly.

Dazzled by beauty their hearts flowed and floated until they reached the edge of the center.

One day on their adventure, while swimming in the ocean of their love they dove below the surface of appearances. Everything was simple and pure. They traveled deep into gentle turquoise waters.

They discovered a secret spirit cave pulsating with the heartbeat of inspiration and beauty.  They explored underworld ocean treasures. Everything was perfect, eerily silent and mysterious.

They came to a moss-covered door.

“Where is the key?” wondered Princess.

“A ha, excellent question. Perhaps someone or something will help us.”

Just then a silver backed sliver of a dolphin emerged from wave shadows, circled them and released an old rusty key.

The door opened easier than breathing. They floated into a light-filled cavern discovering walls and ceilings of world art arranged in a formless form, a magic time circle.

The Princess and Prince floated into prehistoric 26,000-year old cave paintings of archers, bison, deer, seal traps, fish and time-marking combs. They studied whorl fingerprint pigments of ancient storytellers in a Spanish cave near Ronda.

They traced Greek and Roman beauty and realism. They floated among architectures and columns extending into the sky. They admired fabulous paintings of people, places and things. They explored Asian Silk Routes wearing delicate strong ornate silk fabrics.

They laughed and played and zoomed around discovering living art. They met Giotto, Brunel, Bosch, Rodin, Matisse, Vermeer, Homer, Monet, Goya, Durer, Leonardo, Degas, Go Again, Dali, Picasso and new friends.

 They experienced beauty, light, form, texture, line, color, and perspective. They absorbed honor, clarity, charity, passion, loneliness, and hopefulness with precision.

They celebrated whimsy, humor, anger, fear, kindness, intelligence, trust, forgiveness, love, authentic joy, gratitude and courage.

 “This is all so beautiful,” said Prince. “The more we see the less we know.”

“I am so happy,” said Princess. “True knowledge is knowing how much we will never know. May we stay here forever? We need to see and feel everything.”

“Yes we will, my Princess,” said the Prince.

The Princess and Prince were so overjoyed they cried tears of happiness. Their tears created the beginning of the ocean.