Comments on: The gift that a raven brought

By: Jill Campana

Jill Campana — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:13:42 +0000

Hi Chris. Enjoyed your blog…looks like several others did, too! The Raven I believe is the symbol of Rebirth.

We seem to be on somewhat the same wavelength with our blogs! I posted one just a few minutes ago that is an excerpt from Marianne Williamson’s “The Gift of Change”. You might enjoy it.

Take care of yourself my friend.

Love,

Jill

By: John

John — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:10:29 +0000

hi chris – first time to your blog. when i read the words “devil’s backbone” i immediately thought, “loveland?” and of course that’s where you live. i grew up there, first near the sculpture park and then on the east side of lake loveland. after many years away i’m back and live in boulder. nice blog.

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:39:59 +0000

Thank you, Chris, for this reminder that Life is all around us in everything we see, if we/I would just recognize and celebrate it. It is in both expressing and in receiving that the dance of life occurs, ever spiraling upward as we continue giving our open-hearted, loving attention and care to the (seemingly) smallest details of living. I suspect that in God’s eyes, nothing is small and absolutely everything matters. May I allow my eyes and heart to be open to what is immediately next to me, so that a chain reaction of blessing may be initiated by my every feeling, thought,word and action. Namaste

By: neil

neil — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:30:54 +0000

hiya chris – i just opened my email and read your short story about the raven. thank you. i too love to watch the birds soar. it seems that in my observations while hiking, that the turkey vultures and hawks are more likely to put on an aeronautical display than a raven, but now that you report that the bird was undoubtedly putting on a display just for you, i’ll look for raven to hopefully thrill me also.

many times in my life i have seen big birds (could also be crow, pheasant, mourning dove, sparrow, jay, etc) come directly across my line of vision, and i always considered it ‘good medicine’ as our native american brothers call it. this oftentimes happens when i am musing or considering issues of a spiritual nature, and i am gladdened that affirmation appears through a being that is totally dependent on the air of spirit. (well of course we are too in order to breathe). the omen/message: to go UP! “and if I be lifted up….”

yes, your opening quote from Goethe was focused, eternally true. i thought it was a direct quote from the bhagavad gita or the bible, until i saw the german poet/philosopher’s name.

in the movie “little man” starring dustin hoffman, his native ‘grandfather’ says something which is a gift i have carried for many years: “as long as grass grows, the wind blows, and the sky is blue, my heart soars as an eagle.” may YOU keep soaring chris. a-dios