Beautifully told Karen- thank you. I am such a sucker for learning (really- it is my core joy) so even when the lesson revealed is not exactly happy news I am thrilled to see something I did not see before. I know well the inner voice that chips away at joy and good feeling in some kind of preparation for and prevention against being sideswiped by disappointment. I was implicitly (and explicitly) taught that joy would tempt fate and invite misery- so learmed to be cautious about being "too" happy. And thank you for including my little quote- one I had forgotten. Solstice Blessings to you and your family. May we follow the threads of joy in our lives without fear, Oriah
Rerouting those neural grooves takes a while -- and a lot of patience. But it's so worth the journey, especially when accompanied by such beautiful and wise teachers as your avian companions. Each one seems to convey their own lesson on life -- generosity (the junco who shared), the robins (community), even Mr. Loudmouth Bluejay (Efficiency? Productivity? Hope you keep acceding to your "irrational" creative intuition and save your rational mind for other pursuits. Your creativity always seems to trust there WILL be something beautiful and rewarding to capture, clouds and wind notwithstanding. XO
Beautifully told Karen- thank you. I am such a sucker for learning (really- it is my core joy) so even when the lesson revealed is not exactly happy news I am thrilled to see something I did not see before. I know well the inner voice that chips away at joy and good feeling in some kind of preparation for and prevention against being sideswiped by disappointment. I was implicitly (and explicitly) taught that joy would tempt fate and invite misery- so learmed to be cautious about being "too" happy. And thank you for including my little quote- one I had forgotten. Solstice Blessings to you and your family. May we follow the threads of joy in our lives without fear, Oriah
Rerouting those neural grooves takes a while -- and a lot of patience. But it's so worth the journey, especially when accompanied by such beautiful and wise teachers as your avian companions. Each one seems to convey their own lesson on life -- generosity (the junco who shared), the robins (community), even Mr. Loudmouth Bluejay (Efficiency? Productivity? Hope you keep acceding to your "irrational" creative intuition and save your rational mind for other pursuits. Your creativity always seems to trust there WILL be something beautiful and rewarding to capture, clouds and wind notwithstanding. XO
I love the pace of your writing. It's soothing💗
Loved your description of seeing all the birds. Curse the way our brains take us out of this happy place but great that you that that positive time.