Peacocks

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Florie:

 

It is always interesting when something enters your life like a reminder to pay

attention. I went to an estate in

St. Francisville, Louisiana several years ago around this time of year where

there were many peacocks wandering

the grounds and spent awhile gathering their shed plumage; they had a white

peacock there; I'd never seen one

before. It was at a time that I was learning to feel my own power and assert

myself in the role of teacher and

leader; that same weekend, on my birthday, I led a hike along a rigorous trail

with seven waterfalls that I had

planned meditations/activities for at each site. We gathered water from each

waterfall and upon our return mixed

it all in a punch bowl, dividing it into smaller containers so that everyone

could take some home with them.

 

Recently a friend of mine moved to Florida, and had me sort through some boxes

of clothes in her basement to see

if I wanted any of them... and in them was a beautiful black dress with a

sequined collar in a peacock feather

design. I am taking it as a signal that it is " that time of year " again for me,

and I'm opening my heart and mind

for new ways that I can express my " self " in authenticity and honor.

 

I think that pride is like pepper; when used in the right amount it adds flavor

and life to food, but too much can

be unpleasant and unpalatable for the tongue and the gut. A good cook knows

that even though they may like the

hot stuff, not everyone at their table can tolerate it, and moderates

accordingly.

 

With a powerful ally like the crow around, I am constantly moderating that

balance in myself to avoid being loud

and overbearing, to avoid acquisitiveness and subvert my natural tendencies

toward depression with introspection

and awareness. Each ally has wonderful lessons; some come and go in our lives

as we learn, some stay with us for

our lifetime as a representation of soul tasks. I am always interested and

surprised by the animals that return

with me for people I do power animal retrievals for.

 

Blessings,

Crow

" Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

 

" Richard M. Gray, Ph.D. and Florence Tomasulo Gray " wrote:

 

> Thanks for the peacock info.

>

> Certainly makes sense--I've always been drawn to peacock feathers (have a

> fan hanging on the bedroom door for years!), motifs, and often wear those

> particular blue and green shades of clothing.

>

> Incredibly dumb of me, but I simply did not make *any* connection!!!

>

> Going to the forest to see if I can find some trees...

>

> F

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Blessings,

Crow

" Look for Rainbows in the Darkness "

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Rev. Caroline Gutierrez Abreu, BS, RN, CHTP/I, CRMT, CH

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" We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud

 

" We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we

created them. " Albert Einstein

 

A wise person learns by the experience of others. An ordinary person learns by

his or her own experience. A fool

learns by nobody's experience.

 

" It's not where you go, but what you see that makes life a pilgrimage. " Carolyn

Scott Kortge

 

" Laugh, and the world laughs with you... Snore, and you sleep alone. " Anthony

Burgess

[Guest guest]

Ooh! What a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing your lesson...

 

....and have a happy birthday if you haven't yet celebrated it.

 

F

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" Man makes plans,

God laughs. "

--Stein

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