By: Pamela Leavey On: February 9, 2012 at 5:28 pm
In the midst of my imposed immobility, I occasionally get sprung from the sanctuary that I call home, and I am whisked away for drive through the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
The winter days have been so unseasonably warm over the past few weeks and my soul craves the sun and fresh air, not to mention some good bird sightings as well.
On my most recent excursion to the Refuge, which truly is the most marvelous stronghold for my soul, we were lucky to find a lovely White Egret sunning near two Mute Swans. Suddenly the White Egret took to flight and it was spectacular to witness it’s ascent into the skies.
I wish my camera did better justice to the majesty of watching this lovely bird in flight… I’m was filled with gratitude with the blessing of just quietly witnessing it’s presence.
(Photo: White Egret in Flight ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)
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By: Pamela Leavey On: January 31, 2012 at 1:32 pm
It’s been three and a half weeks since I last walked On The Parker River Path. The beaver dam pictured above was a familiar sight as we hiked Hellcat Swamp at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
I learned while walking the Parker River Path to watch for nature’s changes each hike, as nature’s changes were life’s changes.
Sometimes we build a dam around us for protection. Sometimes we soar over the trees filled with joy. There are days when our lives are filled with turbulent winds and days when we light up like the sun.
I keep the lessons of the Parker River Path close to my heart right now, until I can walk that path again. The lessons of the Parker River Path give me faith that the Great Mother Goddess is always with us. She is the primal heartbeat within us all.
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By: Pamela Leavey On: September 12, 2011 at 11:49 am
Via Marianne Williamson on Facebook:
”Miracles occur naturally as expressions of love.”(ACIM) This isn’t theory; it’s an unalterable fact, a law of the universe. So don’t worry if you can’t see the result of your forgiveness just yet; know that any mental breakthrough from fear to love generates a cosmic engine of miraculous breakthrough as sure as the sun’s rising or setting. That faith on your part — your knowledge of spiritual law — will be a force magnifier that brings the miracle into manifestation more powerfully & quickly.
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By: Pamela Leavey On: July 8, 2011 at 10:12 am
J. Krishnamurti… Energy without a center…
The complete stillness of the brain is an extraordinary thing; it is highly sensitive, vigorous, fully alive, aware of every outward movement but utterly still. It is still as it is completely open, without any hindrance, without any secret wants and pursuits; it is still as there is no conflict which is essentially a state of contradiction. It is utterly still in emptiness; this emptiness is not a state of vacuum, a blankness; it is energy without a centre, without a border. Walking down the crowded street, smelly and sordid, with the buses roaring by, the brain was aware of the things about it and the body was walking along, sensitive, alive to the smells, to the dirt, to the sweating labourers but there was no centre from which watching, directing, censoring took place. During the whole of that mile and back the brain was without a movement, as thought and feeling; the body was getting tired, unaccustomed to the frightful heat and humidity though the sun had set some time ago. It was a strange phenomenon though it had happened several times before. One can never get used to any of these things for it is not a thing of habit and desire. It is always surprising, after it is over. ~~ Krishnamurti’s Notebook Part 6
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By: Pamela Leavey On: May 19, 2011 at 6:25 am
Each day is an opportunity to begin anew. The dawn breaks, the sun shines, the waves ripple back and forth in the sea. A flower blossoms, a bird sings, life is filled with a bounty of beautiful things to usher in possibility. With an open heart and an open mind I recognize the wonder of life and new beginnings. ~~ Pamela J. Leavey
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By: Pamela Leavey On: May 16, 2011 at 6:40 pm
Last week on a rare sunny day here along the Merrimack River I was outside with my camera, watching the birds in my yard. The sun was slowly sinking to the west and the light on the new Spring leaves caught my eye and my lens.
I love the Shades of Spring…
The red maples are among my favorite trees and I’m blessed with two old beauties in the front of my house: Continue reading “My Evening Sky: Shades of Spring” »
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