Pamela Leavey

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Reflections: Refuge

No place is more sacred to me than the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge along the northern coast of Massachusetts. It is there in the diverse coastal estuary lands that are part of the Great Marsh, that I find inner peace, happiness and sometimes solace. The ever-changing landscape of the Refuge is woven into the tapestry of my life since childhood, when my entire family, including aunts, uncles and cousins would gather to camp at the southern tip of the Refuge known as Sandy Point.

Salt Pannes at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014
Salt Pannes at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014

Throughout the decades of my life, which include two decades of living in Los Angeles, I never ceased to long for Refuge that was part and parcel of the fabric of my existence. It is there I celebrate the abundance that exists in nature and in life. It is there I revel in the colorful palette of water, land and sky and witness the delicate balance of the cycle of life.

In times of trouble in my life, no place has ever filled me with so much comfort as my beloved Refuge, for it is there that I find the answers to the questions in my heart that fail to be answered in any way other than by immersing myself in nature. I may arrive at the refuge sometimes with a heavy heart, but I never leave the Refuge not filled with joy. It is my greatest source of inspiration and it fills my heart with the greatest sense of gratitude imaginable.

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Food For Thought: Everything Is Possible

A Summer Day on the Salt Pannes~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014
A Summer Day on the Salt Pannes~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2014

Today, I re-mind myself that the everything is possible and all is attainable. What I seek is within and all around me. I make choices. I choose to be happy and I choose to be sad. I choose to live in bliss or I choose to live in frustration. My intent is innate and as powerful as the nature all around me. Gratitude guides me from moment to moment, filling me up and empowering me to be all that I am capable of in the most positive ways.

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Food For Thought: Awareness

“There is an awareness without choice, without any demand, an awareness in which there is no anxiety; and in that state of mind there is perception. It is this perception alone that will resolve all our problems.” ~ J. Krishnamurti

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

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Food For Thought

Spring Nest ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey
Spring Nest ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey

Every day brings the promise of something new. Fill your nest with with love and joy and revel in all that is abundant in your life. ~ Pamela Leavey

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Food For Thought: Reflection

Reflection
Reflection

Look deeply into your reflection to see the depths of your heart and soul. The answers are there in the reflection. Be still like the reflective surface and see your truths.

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Walking The Hellcat Swamp Trail

Early April in Hellcat Swamp at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is looking a bit like Fall. Last Wednesday there was barely a speck of green to be seen…
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