For those who were curious as to why my Xmas wreath has still been up all winter, spring and now summer…
Back in April when I was sure that spring was definitely round the corner, I decided to one day take down my festive wreath and swap it out with the spring one..
As I dismounted it with one hand I observed a small buried nest with little blue eggs.. a big gasp later I gently placed the wreath back onto the door.. gently shut the door and backed away.
That would have been a disaster if I had used much more force and swung the wreath and tossed it to the ground…
On more careful observation there were 2 more smaller unfinished nests inside this wreath.. I guess practice makes perfect..
As a family we kept vigilance over the last several weeks… we saw the hatchling birds coming out of their eggs and the mother bird coming back regularly to “sit” on them giving them protection and warmth and bring worms to feed them..
Skipped a week while away, and whata difference.. the innocent baby birds started to grow feathers and chirp loudly…
They grew steadily and must have flown away with the mommy as they had not returned for the last 3 days.. leaving poop all Over the nest and my front door…
Nature is progressive… I had the insight that one day my own kids shall fly the coop.. this is normal.. no reason to look back and cry or be afraid of the changes happening… this is nature
We are designed through our DNA to allow the next generation to grow and move on with their lives.. this happens cellularly and organically…
Looking back or holding on creates unhealthy attachments. So the tears for when my kids do leave are not of sadness but of joy that nature is on course.. and by being present each day I get to enjoy their transformations as well as my own..
The serenity is by observing the present state without judgments… just witnessing life unfold….
Milestones are meant to be hit… I remember them well in my own life, and I did not fear them or want to go backwards so why should I want that for the future generations if not from a space of unhealthy attachments and lack of boundaries or even a deficiency of understanding the organic progression of life.
Like the baby birds who now must learn the skills of foraging for food..learning to fly..finding a mate.. reproduction. And begin the cycle anew…. our own future generation is offered the gift of growth…. even though it feels weird to have our DNA roaming the world in another physical form
The energetic umbilical cord must be cut not only from parent to child but from child to parent to allow the metamorphosis of conditional love into unconditional love so that each Maybe given the freedom to evolve
Trust… faith… surrender… all leads to love
Fly free each day without the attachment to the past or the future for all we have is the present.
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I love you
