Each morning in March, I watch geese trying out new feathers made strong for a long northern journey. In their V-formations, they prepare for their April trek, back to familiar places. No rear-view mirror is needed. C. S. Lewis reminds us. There are better things ahead than what is left behind.
We are all migratory visitors to this time, to this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love, and then we return home.
----Australian Aboriginal Proverb
God is right with us, and in us,
and all though us.
But we have to go on journeys to find him.
------Thomas Merton
The Soul-Journeyer The miles I have traveled, For mysteries unraveled. Often lost and scattered, Seeking what matters. My soul in formation With no hesitation. I will take that journey, Again and again. ----G. Hill
As we approach the summer solstice, leaning higher toward the light, how clear it is to me, that in all our comings and goings, the miles covered, the side roads, detours, and journeys taken, we have been nest building our whole lives, gathering strands of you and me, the helpers, threaded together, spooled and entwined, until we get our new feathers for our final journey, our true homing destination.
----G. Hill, from Homing and Other Journeys. See link below.
The butterfly implored.
I see no wings,
But I can see yours!
yes I have never thought about this as trying out new feathers and continued nest building as we move and pass through- beautiful wisdom! thank you!
Jim Seals and Dash Crofts said it so well -“We may never pass this way again…” Wish I had grasped this sooner.
I can agree with you—things I should have grasped earlier in my life. I once confided in my daughter, lamenting how long it has taken me to let go of my fears and ego. She said some people never learn. She is wise. I guess life’s lessons do not spoil. They have a long shelf life, waiting for the fullness of time.
I hope one day to be as wise as my daughter.