Some spring memories to brighten up our grey winter days.
Memories of Spring
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Monthly Archives: December 2022
Proceed with Caution
Although snow days are rare here or perhaps because they are it become more necessary to go for a walk however one must proceed with caution.
Stoic Heron
Stoic Heron sits silently in the snowy morning hush just as determined today as he is everyday.
The Truckers Truth Village
In these unprecedented times something incredibly wonderful (or horrible depending on your personal perspective) took place that inspired and still inspires many of us today. And the event I am referring to is when the Canadian Trucker Convoy rolled out and the intense emotional reactions to this event.
Paul Clifford and his Jawshop Adventure Recording Studios attended the event and even participated in some serious trucker jams.
TRIGGER WARNING for some, amusing reading for others. Some people will find the fact that the Jawshop Adventure Recording Studios attended this event offensive and that is their prerogative however the Jawshop is about recording audio and will not exclude others for political or cultural reasons. Art doesn’t function that way, it is inclusive look at the world around us and our freedom of expression should not be interfered with by or for partisan political reasons. If you feel offended by others sharing their own opinions or ideas because they differ from your own then perhaps it is not in your best interest to consume material that you cannot handle.
The Eagle Has Landed
Gallery
A slide show of a young Bald Eagle attempting to balance on the top of a small tree. Continue reading
Spirit
Human beings come in all shapes, shades and sizes but despite these differences everyone of us possess a spirit and this design by Charles J Craigan is dedicated to this uniting feature we all share.
For it is the Human Spirit that fills us with rapture and joy, or sorrow and grief and despite our external differences internally we are all equipped with a spirit and all that that accompanies. It is our spirit that motivates us, that inspires us and aids us in reaching our full potential and that is true for all humans. Therefore it is essential for us to take care of and nurture our spiritual selves just as it is important to nurture and care for our physical selves. It is also important for us to be respectful of other’s and their spirits, and to be aware of how our actions can effect the rest of our communities.
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It is the Human Spirit which every human being possess which is intrinsic to who we are and what we achieve, not what we look like or what we wear. Human spirits are withing every person and with that in mind please be good to each other and respect all of our differences!
Wild Swans
Recently on my travels I came across some Wild Swans taking a bit of a break from their long winter journey and I am sharing these images for you to enjoy.
This happenstance gave me pause and as I watched the pair and their bond it brought to mind the memory of my Elders whom I miss terribly and our own special bond which can never be broken. But it also brought to mind the issue of ugly ducklings and the struggle we all face in attempting to live up to fulfil our purpose and the feelings of inadequacy that sometimes rear their ugly head.
Modern society functions more like a chicken coop these days, where caged birds create a pecking order and force conformity on the community, the ways of Wild Swans are lost to them. And this is the recipe for disaster for an society, to be hellbent on destroying creativity and innovation for political gains and in order to dominate others does not bode well for artists or scientists anymore than habitat destruction does for the Wild Swans.
Art is medicine, much like the site of Wild Swans it stirs the spirit and fortifies the soul in ways that human beings need to survive much like clean, air, water and food. The way love and hugs are medicine, or a smile from a child are medicinal and constant bullying and denial of these elements is toxic and harmful to us.
Are our voices to ever be muted and will we also become extinct in the name of progress? Or Greed. A lot of us are being mistaken for chickens when that is not what we are nor is it what we need to fulfil our purposes and live up to our potential. So today I stand with myself, my community and the Wild Swans for it is better to remain an ugly duckling than to deny to beauty of the Swan that created you.
The University of East Hastings 