Now when I hear birdsong, I feel an entry to that understory. When I am feeling too squeezed on the ground, exhausted by everything in my care, I look for a little sky. There are always birds flying back and forth, city birds flitting around our human edges, singing their songs.
If the wind is going the right way, some birds like to spread their wings and hang in the air, appearing not to move a bit. It is a subtle skill, to remain appreciably steady amid the forces of drift and gravity, to be neither rising nor falling.
~ Kyo Maclear, Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation
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Live & Learn 
These few lines read like they came from a Holy book.
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Yes, Sawsan. I believe the entire book is Holy. That good.
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Wishing you a day with kind winds and wide sky
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Thank you Mimi. And for you too.
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Thanks, Dave. Just what I needed this morning. And perfect to share with my meditation group. Perfect to share with all of my friends, actually.
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So glad Martha. Thanks for letting me know.
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That is such a beautiful mantra: Look for a little sky.
Thanks, David. 🙏
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It is Roseanne. Her entire book is a beautiful mantra.
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It is a subtle skill, to remain appreciably steady amid the forces of drift and gravity, to be neither rising nor falling.
Isn’t it though? Love it! ❤
Diana xo
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Yes. Big time skill. 😀
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I think, it’s time to look for the sky. It can’t be so difficult.. Thanks for posting, David. have a good time. And take care.
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Will do. Thanks Christine.
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they float. we look up and wish we could too.
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…”to be neither rising nor falling”… content in the gift of Life…gaining inspiration & peace in the upward focus…
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Yes…
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