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Program
Outcomes:
an online program participant, shares her results from a nature-connecting
activity.
GRADUAL NURTURING STEPS,
THE NATURAL STEPS OF LIFE
I did this activity several
times in different locations. All were very magical. The one
that brought about realization to me was actually one just outside
of my window. It was so powerful, nurturing and so enchanting,
it brought such great awareness. It started by me walking my
dog outside our front yard. I heard a chirp chirp, which I usually
hear, but this chirp had a different tone and different energy.
I was drawn to the Bougainvillea
right outside of window. There in the bougie was a baby bird.
It was so so cute. It was hopping branch to branch, chirping
almost like a toddler, saying look at me watch me, I did it.
Several other birds would fly
in and out of the bougie coming back to touch base with the baby
bird. I decided to take my dog inside, and to watch from my window,
as I did not want to disturb the process. I felt invited, but
I knew this would be a beautiful moment. I sat on my couch looking
outside watching this baby bird, chirp, and maintain a balance,
as occasionally it would lose it's balance and flap it's wing.
It was such a wonderful moment. With permission I saw how nature
supports and nurtures. I also saw the yin and yang of things,
and I also saw a resemblance and realization of how life works.
I spent over 2 hours just sitting there and watching the baby
bird prepare for it's first flight that I know of.
I am not sure how it got there
to begin with, but I do know it started on the ground and hopped
branch by branch up the bougie, slowly, trying to maintain the
balance of standing on the branch flapping it's wings, like we
would our arms as if we were walking on a balance beam. I saw
the protection and support the bougie offered the baby bird,
with its thorns and with the color camouflaging the baby bird.
The chirp of the baby bird reminded me of Thomas the train engine,
going "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can"
as the baby bird builds up the belief of taking that leap of
faith.
It was then that things came
together for me as I watched the baby bird and support of other
birds. I can not say who these other birds were, they could have
been the dad, the mom, the aunt, the friend, grandma, grandpa,
and so on, but there was a great system. One bird kept flying
up to the baby bird and would feed it, so cute, a different song
of grace filled the air as the baby bird prepared to be fed.
The bird, I am guessing the mom, I felt motherly energy, would
fly to the same spot every time after feeding. Almost mirroring
what to do, like at a Shamu whale show. Here is your reward if
you do this. I then began to notice, that she would feed less,
and fly off more, as the baby bird continued to chirp. When she
would land she would land on a higher branch, where the baby
bird would have to hop up to in order to be fed. It then occurred
to me our similarities. As we are all baby birds right now, learning
how to fly while sustaining personal and global well being.
I am one who likes to believe
when we transition we turn into angels, just me. But I realized
that as we move up there are certain challenges we face and learn,
also others challenge ourselves. As we gain our balance throughout
the years and hop higher and higher our thinking helps us nurture
ourselves, we learn how to expand and use our wings at least
get familiar with.
I couldn't help but question
if there was fear from this baby bird, or was I putting my own
life's perception in the path of this baby bird.
Maybe the baby bird is smart
to take gradual steps hopping one branch to the next, almost
like a child learning how to swim. I then realized the steps
of life we take. It was almost a mirror of my life personally.
I saw the small steps the baby bird took, being sure to be safe.
I also realized that I am taking these steps to learn to fly.
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