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Sounding Your Own Unique Note in 2018

Have you ever held a bird in your hands?

Perhaps a fledgling that fell out of its nest.

Or an injured bird no longer able to fly.

If so you might remember the warmth of the feathers beneath your fingers.

The trust the bird shows when it understands you are a compassionate human who wants to help its distress.

Over the years I have taken care of many wild birds.

Cradling a bird in my hands is like cradling a living vibration.

The little body thrums.

I have learned that pigeons purr when they are happy.

And each pigeon purrs in a different way.

The vibration is unique.
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The Great Wave by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

CHAPTER 2, LETTING GO OF LOSS (ebook excerpt):

Someone you loved is gone.

Something you needed is no longer there.

Somehow your heroic commitment has faded into failure.

Now the foundations of your existence lie crumpled beneath you.

Yet you surrendered solutions long ago and your answer ahead seems impossible to fathom.

So what remains?

Today, there is nothing and no-one.

There is only you.

Out of pain and disillusionment you admit all you once cherished is indeed lost.

Faced with emptiness, what you can do is breathe into the space of your untapped courage.

You discover that in grasping nothingness you become free to embrace everything.

And everything in turn is free to embrace you.

You are letting go of loss.
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Blooming in Your Own Time

 
Across Japan the cherry blossom front advances.

From the south’s first blush in late March to the north’s last glorious burst in mid-May, region after region unfurls in pink and white delight.

As news stations nationwide follow and report the daily sakura movement, the Japanese make ready their hanami, or cherry blossom viewing celebrations.

Everyone, everywhere, participates.

Hours before the evening revelries begin, companies send employees out to stake a crucial spot in nearby parks.

Under a favorite cherry tree, of course.

As food and drink begin to flow, such after-hours partying becomes a hanami glow of happiness.
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