When I got out of bed at 6:45AM, I opened my blinds as I
do every morning to see the beautiful lake and check for
geese at the water’s edge. What a beautiful site, the water
was creating different patterns and the sun was showing that
it was out. I did my daily personal routine and proceeded to
raise the curtains in the living room that blocked the view of
the lake through a bow window.

When I did that I noticed the 4 geese eating the grass on the
beach. It was 53 degrees so I went to get my jacket and put
on my clogs so I could go chase them away. The deck was
all wet from the dew and when I went out they looked up at
me. I said: “GO” and they moved to the water’s edge but
would go no further. I knew it meant I would have to go to
the beach so they knew I meant business. The grass was
quite wet as is everything every morning when you live on
a lake.

My land is separated from the beach by a fence and there
are two gates one at either end so I and my surrounding neighbors
can get to the beach. My bow window and deck face the
beach directly so I went around to the side of the fence and
onto the beach. I said “GO” a few more times as I was
approaching them and they decided it was time to go.

There is a section of the lake that is partitioned off with
buoys that form like a wide U with the ends being tied to
metal stakes on either end of the beach. These are so the
boats do not come too close and the swimmers are protected
and it also protects the raft out there so the swimmers can
dive off and still be protected.

Well, the silly geese swam away or should I say tried to
swim away but they were kind of blocked. I was
guarding the beach and the buoys had them surrounded.
There are spaces between the buoys and in some sections
quite a bit of space but there is rope that keeps them
together. Some of the rope is visible and some is below
the water.

They swam along one side of the U then went behind the
raft and then tried the other side. I believe they were too
scared to try to go over the rope but they must have had
to do that in order to get into the space in the first place.
I watched them going from side to side and even trying to
come back to where I was but they could not find a way
to escape.

In the meantime, I am so enjoying the solitude. The water
was perfectly still so the homes across the lake were
reflected in the water and the sun was on my back.
I realized that I was actually in a meditative mode so
I went along with it. What a metaphor the geese were
for us humans trying to find our passion or life purpose.

I was out there to prevent the geese from littering up the
beach with their poop. Do we humans just devour what
is in front of us and then poop all over our own planet with
no concern for what we are doing to the environment?

When we start to realize that we need to do something,
do we let our perceived barriers prevent us from going out
further into our passion? The geese could easily go over
the ropes, I have seen them do it many times but this time
fear stopped them. They were going around in circles just
like we do when we let our fears stop us from being who
we really are.

I am at the beach talking with them, trying to guide them to
a place I know they can breach so they can get out of this
loop of fear. Finally, I said to them: “Hey, you have wings,
use them to fly over the buoys”.

All of a sudden, all four of them spread their wings and
flew over the buoys, honking as they did so. We have wings
also, what do you think our shoulder blades represent?
From my higher stance on the beach, I could see opportunities
that they could not see as they were down closer to the water.
I had a different perspective than they did, I could see what they
could not.

There are angelic beings who see a lot more than we do and
they are trying to get us to see a different perspective. They can
see openings where we can free ourselves from our self imposed
prison if we just trust that we can. Take that one step over
the rope (fear) and you will discover freedom like you never
thought possible. Why are we going round and round and
backing off every time we see a perceived barrier to our goal
of success or achieving the life purpose we came to accomplish?

A little later, a great blue heron was walking the water’s edge. As
I watched him, he walked so slowly and deliberately, so gracefully.
He would intermittenly stretch his neck to get a higher view, a
higher perspective and then he would crouch down to get
another view.

What lessons and awakenings I had this morning as I was trying
to keep the beach clean for all of us. I do not usually go out that
early in the morning and it was refreshing to have a totally different
view of the quiet lake before it got busy with all the other activities.
I didn’t realize it but I was out there a half hour. I am so blessed.

With all this peace in me I want to share something that is quite
peaceful for you to enjoy.

Subject: DUBAI FOUNTAINS

Do NOT click on the word NEXT in the upper right of the picture square.
Be patient and wait for the fountains to do their thing, and listen
to the gorgeous duet. Watch in full screen mode if you have it.

Turn your lights down. Then sit back . . . take a deep breath . .
. . and let the beauty relax, refresh, and rejunvenate you! Enjoy!

COPY AND PASTE IT IS WORTH THE 4 MINUTES BEAUTIFUL ART WORK.

http://www. wimp.com/dubaifountain/

Have a great day! God Bless!
Brother Louis, SC

Love and Light

Mary Grace
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.TheWoundedChalice.com/blog
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