Thank you for sharing about your husband’s health and the nesting of the barn swallows. First, I’m holding compassionate space and prayers for your husband’s recovery. Secondly I’m reflecting on the idea that we are always on a continuum that holds both life and death simultaneously. Of course we look for evidence of life, and find the rewards of hope and joy in witnessing its persistent energy, sometimes against all odds. All the while, equal evidence of the end of life, and our own eventual demise is there — sometimes muted, sometimes very loud. I turn 74 tomorrow, and am reluctantly accepting the increasing limitations of an aging body (why does everything hurt and how the heck did I get to be so old so quickly?). But for today, as I’m sitting on my deck in the woods, surrounded by feeding and nesting birds and all of the many creatures my little patch pays host to (soon there will be baby groundhogs, which are incredibly cute), and overlooking my native plant jungle that has gone berserk from all the rain, life is winning. Many blessings to you and your family. ❤️
Hi Christa, I do not know what happened, but I hope and pray he is on the mend.
Eileen E
Thank you Eileen. I am grateful for your friendship.
Thank you for sharing about your husband’s health and the nesting of the barn swallows. First, I’m holding compassionate space and prayers for your husband’s recovery. Secondly I’m reflecting on the idea that we are always on a continuum that holds both life and death simultaneously. Of course we look for evidence of life, and find the rewards of hope and joy in witnessing its persistent energy, sometimes against all odds. All the while, equal evidence of the end of life, and our own eventual demise is there — sometimes muted, sometimes very loud. I turn 74 tomorrow, and am reluctantly accepting the increasing limitations of an aging body (why does everything hurt and how the heck did I get to be so old so quickly?). But for today, as I’m sitting on my deck in the woods, surrounded by feeding and nesting birds and all of the many creatures my little patch pays host to (soon there will be baby groundhogs, which are incredibly cute), and overlooking my native plant jungle that has gone berserk from all the rain, life is winning. Many blessings to you and your family. ❤️
For today, life is winning. What a beautiful thing to say. Happy birthday to you dear charlotte. You are stunning. Truly, life is winning through you.