WR - Issue 19: Being with What Is
Today's Photo -
a blue-winged teal in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Recently, in WR-Issue 13, we featured a green-winged teal and I thought I'd share a blue-winged one this week. Note the blue under the wing. It's amazing how the birds can bend and twist their necks when they tend to themselves. Don't you agree?
I selected this particular shot because I loved the overall flow and rhythm in the bird, as well as the bright blue of the water. You can see a head-up view of the teal at http://www.eteletours.com/EZINE/blueteal1green.jpg. The added green under the wing on this one, particularly, intrigued me and sent me to google.com to verify that it was,in fact, a blue-winged teal.
Self-Reflecting Queries -
Specific queries are not coming up for me in relation to this particular photo and I'm okay with that. Sometimes it's good to simply be with something as it is, or how it feels, without making it into something else. Today, let's simply be with the pleasure of the scene.
On the other hand, if you feel the need for something more, you could reflect on times you might have made things mean more than they were. How often do we put interpretations onto things and then interact with ourselves and others out of what we said happened, without ever checking it out?
Is there anything going on in your life now where you might be stuck for just that reason - your interpretation, or mis-interpretation, of it?
(Note - If any of you reading have done the Landmark Forum and are sensing familiar terminology and wondering, "yes" I did the Landmark Forum and many of the programs for a period of well over 10 years. I heartily recommend them all.)
Feedback and shares are always welcome, either on this Blog, or e-mail me directly.
Today's Photo -
a blue-winged teal in Wakodahatchee Wetlands.
Recently, in WR-Issue 13, we featured a green-winged teal and I thought I'd share a blue-winged one this week. Note the blue under the wing. It's amazing how the birds can bend and twist their necks when they tend to themselves. Don't you agree?
I selected this particular shot because I loved the overall flow and rhythm in the bird, as well as the bright blue of the water. You can see a head-up view of the teal at http://www.eteletours.com/EZINE/blueteal1green.jpg. The added green under the wing on this one, particularly, intrigued me and sent me to google.com to verify that it was,in fact, a blue-winged teal.
Self-Reflecting Queries -
Specific queries are not coming up for me in relation to this particular photo and I'm okay with that. Sometimes it's good to simply be with something as it is, or how it feels, without making it into something else. Today, let's simply be with the pleasure of the scene.
On the other hand, if you feel the need for something more, you could reflect on times you might have made things mean more than they were. How often do we put interpretations onto things and then interact with ourselves and others out of what we said happened, without ever checking it out?
Is there anything going on in your life now where you might be stuck for just that reason - your interpretation, or mis-interpretation, of it?
(Note - If any of you reading have done the Landmark Forum and are sensing familiar terminology and wondering, "yes" I did the Landmark Forum and many of the programs for a period of well over 10 years. I heartily recommend them all.)
Feedback and shares are always welcome, either on this Blog, or e-mail me directly.
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