I sit in my backyard, often with a book. But soon the birds arrive at the fountain, drinking and bathing and chirping. I close the book and share your observation. Wow.
Most people distract themselves from it by the myriad ways we clever humans have developed. Some of us enjoy the quiet but that only makes the yearning easier to feel.
I’m with you. So much to learn. I want it all, too. I find myself distracted all the time, but I am drawn back to prioritizing my relationships with God and people.
Jeff, rich piece that speaks to the realization for many of us that the ground underneath us is collapsing and we need to give into this collapse and learn from it
I sit in my backyard, often with a book. But soon the birds arrive at the fountain, drinking and bathing and chirping. I close the book and share your observation. Wow.
What you describe is the yearning that exists inside every person ever since Adam and Eve yearned to return to the garden. Keep searching.
Most people distract themselves from it by the myriad ways we clever humans have developed. Some of us enjoy the quiet but that only makes the yearning easier to feel.
I’m with you. So much to learn. I want it all, too. I find myself distracted all the time, but I am drawn back to prioritizing my relationships with God and people.
I've been thinking of spending at least a few mornings outside. With the birds and the open sky. But the AC beckons me back inside.
Jeff, rich piece that speaks to the realization for many of us that the ground underneath us is collapsing and we need to give into this collapse and learn from it
Yes, early morning Insights can be humbling.
Beautiful! Yes, wow….
As an aspect of the divine, describing, seeing, feeling…you seem like quite an artist to me.