“You wouldn’t believe what once or twice I have seen. I’ll just tell you this: only if there are angels in your head will you ever, possibly, see one.” – Mary Oliver I consider eagles…
Source: Angels In Your Head
Mimi writes about eagles being a spirit animal and her good fortune in having 46 of them guide her on her walks. We live in Alberta where bald eagles fly over the east slopes of the Rocky Mountains as they migrate from their winter and summer nesting areas. When we visit the farm, we see the Rockies from the highway and a pair nested there each spring and fall. For us, it was a rare sighting.
Last weekend, we drove home from a birthday party west of Edmonton. As we drove, there was a bald eagle in the ditch. I think it is unusual to see them this far east of the Rockies and it might be that spring is arriving a bit early.
Mary Oliver’s quote at the top calls us to be mindful and attentive. Every now and then, we see the unexpected, as if we had angels in our heads. In those moments, we sense that something is different, and not just see, and turn in the right direction.
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Beautiful Ivon. All of it.
Thank you David.
Ivon, thanks for sharing my post. I am glad it resonated with you.
Mimi
You are welcome Mimi.
We must keep an open mind to receive the unexpected blessings.
It is like a parachute. It only works when it is open.
It’s so easy to go through life like sleep walkers never seeing the signs and symbols of life around us…missing the beauty of the messengers whose guidance and direction could lead us in whole new levels of fulfillment and experience ☺
It is easy. One needs to be awake to be aware.
That’s usually when I reach for my camera!
It is definitely a moment for the camera.
Speaking of camera moments, we’ve been having major invasions of ants into our kitchen and I photographed them today. Ants have always intrigued me but I’ve never really photographed them before. I should be posting the photos tomorrow.
I will look for them.