William Dyrness has noted, “Artists, after all, think with their hands and their fingertips, with their eyes and their ears, usually in ways they cannot articulate in words.”
What does the daffodil speak of?
Daffodils
Bluebird
“There is no liberation on earth like knowing that one is of no consequence. It sets the heart suddenly free from a thousand shackles.”~ Katherine Trevelyan, Fool in Love
How free are you?
Soul land
“To get to an unknown land by unknown roads, a traveler cannot allow himself to be guided by his old experience. He has to doubt himself and seek the guidance of others. There is no way he can reach the new territory and know it truly unless he abandons familiar roads”. ~ John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul
How do you travel?
Soft hearts
Kaitlin B. Curtice in her book Native talks about the importance of keeping our hearts soft when we engage in the work of truth-telling, of asking hard questions, and hold grace in difficult situations.
What tools do you use to soften your heart?
Ruptured
The journey of reconciliation is grounded in a call to see and encounter the rupture of this world so truthfully that we are literally slowed down. We are called to a space where … we are called to learn the anguished cry of lament. … it is the cry of those who see the truth of the world’s deep wounds and the cost of seeking peace. It is the prayer of those who are deeply disturbed by the way things are. ~ Katangole/Rice, Reconciling all things
Where do you learn lament?
Greening
In the spring magic happens all around us. New life emerges from the seemingly barren ground, colors seem brighter, and birds burst forth in song. “Deep hidden springs of magic” as Alfred Noyes wrote.
Are you growing in awareness?
With the Eyes of the Heart 