Photograph by Catherine Nicolette. For use copyright free
Monday, April 1, 2013
Relationship and communication ...
When two swans communicate lovingly, their beaks and arched necks form a heart shape
of total communication and love.
When two swans fall out, the heart shape just does not quite match up ...
It was summer, and I had been watching swans all afternoon
in the midsummer heat.
The one swan had wanted to touch the beak of his mate in affection
and the other swan waited until the last minute, and then walked clear past him ...
leaving the swan, with his affectionate heart, standing there, forlorn.
And, I mused, aren't we a little like that?
Sometimes when we are irritated or upset by something,
Instead of standing our ground and communicating about it,
we communicate by body language
leaving the other person's affectionate handshake unreciprocated
ignoring the other's proffered affection and coldly ignoring the person.
Yes, we all have issues.
Yes, we do not always behave well.
Yes, others need to know of our displeasure.
But isn't it better to talk about it,
rather than ignoring sincere love and walking past it ...?
If we walk past sincere love too often, and continue ignoring it,
One day we may have succeeded in extinguishing that soul-felt love
and it may no longer be there.
And the person who may feel most upset about the extinguishing of that love
May be the person who extinguished that spark in the first place...
Let us always celebrate love,
Not walk clear past it ...
Photograph by Catherine Nicolette. For use copyright free
Soft Autumn day - near the river
A soft autumn day
near the river
The shimmering afternoon light
paints the trees with Monet tones
Dublin prepares for the snow...
Photo by Catherine Nicolette. Use copyright free
Simplicity of our faith and complexity of life
The simplicity of our faith
is gnarled with the complexities of daily life
Let the worries and difficulties
of relationships and finance
not get in the way
of our central heart shaped window
which looks towards
the faith in our life -
the open window of the freedom of loving God
within the sanctuary place of worship
which lies within each of us
Each of us is a tabernacle of God.
We carry His divine spark within our souls ...
Perhaps that spark has not been fully nurtured
Perhaps that spark has been buried
Perhaps that spark has been extinguished by anguish and the difficulty of life
Perhaps that spark has been killed by lovelessness and cruel actions of others
Nevertheless, that spark is always there
God, waiting to roar His loving Fire of being into a divine flame
within us.
Let each of us
Bow our heads to the great Paternity of God the Father of our souls
and be the best person we were meant to be.
Worthy to have been made
...as Genesis told us ...
made in the Image and Likeness of God ...
What a mystery. And what a privilege.
Photograph by Catherine Nicolette. For use copyright free
Artistic Dublin
Artistic Dublin -
Dublin is a centre for expression of the most beautiful art
Every time I pass by this masterpiece in the street
as I go on my way
I stop to admire.
What talented hands have shaped this?
What clever mind has thought of this lovely animal?
Who lovingly executed all the details of art from the first concept
drawing
model
casting
until the final tribute to the beauty of God's creation
drawing
model
casting
until the final tribute to the beauty of God's creation
was placed on the Dublin streetside to gladden our hearts as we
carry out our daily life...?
Why not visit Dublin?
It's great!
*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette
With thanks to the sculptor of this lovely animal
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