Linking up late for Five Minute Friday over at Kate Motaung's blog. This week's prompt is "surrender".
God, thank you for Mr. Cardinal who just swooped by and flew to a branch in Mr. Evergreen. He's been sitting there for at least a minute, bobbing up and down on the tree branch swaying in the wind. It's definitely as if he's there on assignment from You to me.
He's still there. In all of his red gloriousness.
Feathers standing out against the green back drop.
Now, it's close to two minutes. He's still there.
What is he thinking about? Does he know he's brought me to tears because of his presence? I surrender to this moment in time where this beauty has flown in and perched right in my view.
He's still there. It's got to be three minutes.
My tears are flowing freely in gratitude for this gift that has lifted me out of rumination to gratitude and awe. He's perfectly content in his world. Surveying in silence and stillness, he looks to be the King of his kingdom. His feathers puffed out in contentment, he must feel safe.
Probably almost four minutes now, of his presence in my evergreen.
His contentment and presence startles me.
Startling me out of negativity and into joy and peace and the thought that all is well and all will be well.
He knows he's enough just as he is.
I know that I'm enough, too.
This pause has unraveled anxiety about what is to come. I've been instead invited into the moment that is.
I surrender.
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Blessings to you,
Anne
God, thank you for Mr. Cardinal who just swooped by and flew to a branch in Mr. Evergreen. He's been sitting there for at least a minute, bobbing up and down on the tree branch swaying in the wind. It's definitely as if he's there on assignment from You to me.
He's still there. In all of his red gloriousness.
Feathers standing out against the green back drop.
Now, it's close to two minutes. He's still there.
What is he thinking about? Does he know he's brought me to tears because of his presence? I surrender to this moment in time where this beauty has flown in and perched right in my view.
My tears are flowing freely in gratitude for this gift that has lifted me out of rumination to gratitude and awe. He's perfectly content in his world. Surveying in silence and stillness, he looks to be the King of his kingdom. His feathers puffed out in contentment, he must feel safe.
Probably almost four minutes now, of his presence in my evergreen.
His contentment and presence startles me.
Startling me out of negativity and into joy and peace and the thought that all is well and all will be well.
He knows he's enough just as he is.
I know that I'm enough, too.
This pause has unraveled anxiety about what is to come. I've been instead invited into the moment that is.
I surrender.
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Blessings to you,
Anne
Thank you for letting me peek into your world, Anne! I truly enjoyed it!
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