Beloved,
I woke up one morning and as usual, spent some time gazing at the
lake to get my daily dose of tranquility. I noticed a lot of white
things on the lake and could not figure out what they were. I even
used my binoculars, which are always handy, and I still could not
make out what they were. I couldn’t get close enough to see clearly.
I watched as they appeared to get closer to the shore although the
whole lake had white things on it. I said my prayers and meditation,
then looked out again and sure enough they were close enough I felt
to physically go out to see what they were. I brought my binoculars
with me just in case. I walked through the gate (this is not my
beach, it belongs to a private beach club) across the beach and onto
the dock.
I noticed as I was walking on the beach that there were some white
feathers on the shoreline but since that is where the ducks and geese
preen themselves, that was not unusual. As I got to the dock, where
rope holding the buoys so no boat gets too close to the raft and
swimming area was, there were many white feathers hanging on
to the rope. ????? I was completely puzzled about the amount of
feathers. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that
these feathers were all completely white which is not normally what
we see around the lake.
Canadian geese and local ducks might have white on them but the
feathers are not “completely” white. There is always some grey
brown, or black coloring on each feather. As I continued to scan
the lake which had different amounts of white things bobbing around,
I suddenly realized that these feathers were down like in a down
blanket. Suddenly I started laughing out loud. The only solution
to this dilemma was that someone had a pillow fight using down
pillows and one of them broke spewing the feathers everywhere. Just
the picturing of that made me laugh and then giggle.
I never know what the lake will offer me but this had human hands
involved and in 16 years, I had never seen anything like that. I
wonder what meaning the feathers held for me. When something
unusual happens or something unusual shows up, it is a gift for
you. It is a way that the universe or the Divine is speaking to
you.
I came up with a few meanings: feathers are from creatures that
have wings…maybe my angel wings are sprouting, maybe the white
feathers were from a white angel’s wing (after all, I see many angel
clouds in the sky), maybe my ideas and wishes are taking flight to
completion. Our Indigenous people or Native Americans use feathers
for many things, perhaps my Native American heritage is coming to
the forefront. They really were and are quite wise beings that
we could gain a lot of wisdom from especially the medicine man or
woman.
Pay attention when something shows up that is unusual, even an
animal running across the street in front of you or a bird comes to
your window or an unusual insect shows up. All of this
has meaning and it is fun to try to decipher it. If you ponder
long enough, your heart will reveal the true meaning. Or….you
can have fun fantasizing just like you did as a child.
For me, I am going to choose that all of these feathers belonged
to angels and they were showering them upon me like blessings. I have
always wanted to fly so now that my angel wings are sprouting, it
won’t be long now before I take off into Freedom.
What represents Freedom for you?
Think about it and mark them down on a piece of paper. Keep that
paper where you will see it so you can claim your freedom again and
again! Practice feeling free and you will become aware that you
are free. You always have a choice, which one are you choosing?
This is an incredible story with breathtaking photography.
These birds symbolize real freedom to me but I always feel such joy
in just watching them. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=EUEZkwJulBY
Love and Light
Mary Grace
www.TheWoundedChalice.com
www.IAmMaryGrace.com
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