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Bird Songs
“The robin does not wait
To ask if you like his song;
He sings because he must.”
—Maud Slye (1869-1954), pathologist and poet
Life is Delicious
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” —Frederick Buechner
My Saint Francis Moment
Yesterday, while I was curled up and meditating in the sunshine in a chair in the backyard, I felt a tiny little weight from a live creature perching itself on my foot. I was still enough—and in a moment of pure tranquility—that a bird had casually landed on me. Awestruck, I thought of St. Francis of Assisi.
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