Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?
~ David Attenborough
Kingfisher
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
~ Albert Einstein
#nodapl
And because sometimes the medicine lies within the myth..
Kingfishers represent strong connection to the waters, peace, clear vision through emotional waters, and the ability to dive into waters to catch dreams. (Animalspirits.com)
Praying with Standing Rock
banana leaves
Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
~ St Francis of Assisi
Hope
The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
~ Barbara Kingsolver
