Thursday, March 11, 2010

WHAT BIRDS TELL ME

I like birds. But I don't know how many species there are, how they live love or die. What I do know is that I love birds. Oh don't tell me bout the scary ones and there are scary ones too but I guess they too have their part in the order of things in nature.

Do birds cry? Have you seen one struggle, suffer, sad, disappointed, afraid or angry? Or work very hard? Or simply lounge back lazily and watch the sky? I haven't. Or maybe I just don't know or can't see it. But does it matter? Birds tell me many other things... things which I didn't pay much attention to or simply took for granted.

Birds tell me.....

- to have a song in my heart and let it reign in my soul
- to soar and not just fly towards my dreams
- to be one with the wind, the sun, the sky
- to enjoy the freedom of flight... no boundaries, no borders, no limits, no chains
- to like who I am and what I stand for... and it should be for good
- to see everything big and small and that everything matters in this big tapestry of life
- to trust in a Greater Being who orchestrates all living things below and above
- to act in faith that by being me I am doing what I am supposed to be doing (it's right there in the heart)
- to be always thankful for everything.....

..... and that, by the way, is what birds do when they sing. How do I know that? I don't. But every time I hear a bird sing -- I feel their joy - their peace - their gratitude. They can't seem to stop singing. (Oh others will call it chirping lols) But they seem to be endlessly grateful for many things, for everything. Maybe I should start doing that too. :-)

13 comments:

  1. To soar and not just to fly,to be with wind sunand sky,to hv unbounded freedom and to have a song in the heart-what a beautiful imagery.Beautifully written

    I am tempted to paste Emily Dickinson's poem

    Of Being is a Bird
    The likest to the Down
    An Easy Breeze do put afloat
    The General Heavens — upon —

    It soars — and shifts — and whirls —
    And measures with the Clouds
    In easy — even — dazzling pace —
    No different the Birds —

    Except a Wake of Music
    Accompany their feet —
    As did the Down emit a Tune —
    For Ecstasy — of it

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  2. Hi KP,

    You know, the longer I gaze at birds in flight up in the air... the better my heart sings. :-)

    Thank you for that lovely poem. It is indeed --- "No different the Birds — Except a Wake of Music
    Accompany their feet —" Beautiful lines!

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  3. Hey Ellen!!thanks for the beautiful post..birds are indeed the most beautiful creatures on earth..I feel they share all the emtions that we go thru in our daily life..one of them being the ability to cry and smile at the same time!

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  4. Hello Sana! "...cry and smile at the same time!" Now that is an interesting observation and insight! I like it.

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  5. Ellen,
    to have a song in my heart and let it reign in my soul
    - to soar and not just fly towards my dreams
    - to be one with the wind, the sun, the sky
    - to enjoy the freedom of flight... no boundaries, no borders, no limits, no chains
    - to like who I am and what I stand for... and it should be for good
    - to see everything big and small and that everything matters in this big tapestry of life
    - to trust in a Greater Being who orchestrates all living things below and above
    - to act in faith that by being me I am doing what I am supposed to be doing (it's right there in the heart)
    - to be always thankful for everything.....

    Just loved to go through all the above lines.... once again, lovely heart throbbing post..Ellen....

    twnmplu....

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  6. Great to see you, Pearl! :-) Yeah, we do love the same things in life, don't we? How are you, my friend? May our good Lord pour out upon you all blessings for a good life -- you and your family. Take care always.

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  7. oops sorry, i signed my comment as anonymous. hahaha! this is tina, your gorgeous daughter. :)

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  8. it's also a lesson in life...if God can provide birds something to eat, what more us humans? :)

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  9. Sa wakas! Nagbabasa ng blog ko ang anak ko!! Pero hindi lang gorgeous kundi mautak pa na manang-mana sa inay nya noh! :-) :-)

    "..if God can provide birds something to eat, what more us humans? :) .." -- Well said, Tina! Faith is a gift from God.. and I can see that God has poured out a hugely generous measure of faith upon you. This is the key to peace calm hope and joy in the midst of life's troubles. You make me proud. Love you!!

    And God bless you, precious one.
    Mom

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  10. Hiii Ellen,

    how are you??

    first of all has off to you fr the wonderful and meaningful post..

    well done and i have learnt alot with that..:) thanks really..

    and am so glad to have ur words at my space, and very happy too..:)

    say hai to Tina.. hehe .. and to all of ur daughters...:) u r a wonderful mom...:)

    Enjyyy well...:)

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  11. Hi Prams!

    Delighted to see you! I'm good, thanks. I hope all's fine too at your end. Glad and appreciate your liking the piece. Thank you for your kind words. Mother Nature sure teaches us a lot of things good and wonderful, doesn't she? And so much more. :-)

    Went by your interesting blog and too left message there. Have a wonderful and blessed day!

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  12. Ellen,

    Birds tell us to live in harmony. So many of them feed at the same spot with hardly any fights. They have their own language and convey their feelings which if we listen carefully may be able to understand. I have seen struggling birds many a times as well as just sitting perched up in a tree as if meditating. They also tell us of comradeship. I have seen a few times flock of crows and some other birds chirping hysterically and attacking some intruder into their domain. It is such a pleasure to see so many colourful flocks at the same time.

    Take care

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  13. Hi Jack!! :-)

    "Birds tell us to live in harmony." - Such a lovely insight and observation! It's wonderful to have this chat with you in the blog. Always there is something to learn from a platform of a good exchange of insights and ideas. How wonderful that is! Thank you for this pleasure. Have a pleasant Monday and God bless!

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