The Spirituality of Pigeons!
I was walking down the street the other day, walking around the pigeons and saying good morning to them when it dawned on me just how precious they are to the lives of city slickers.
How many of us have a dislike for these feathered creatures? I often see children chasing pigeons round in circles until they fly away. Once, when I was walking down a street in Oxford, I saw a very smartly dressed man, step down off the curb to chase a pigeon a few feet down the road! Why is it we have such an attitude towards these birds of nature? You dont often see people chasing black birds or robins away.
I have come to understand pigeons as being a very precious part of urban life. In places where office blocks and apartments are replacing trees and grass, pigeons still roam. They dont hang around the rubbish dumps or scavenge through our bins. They clean our streets of the food we clumsily drop. They tidy up the mess we leave.
No matter how many people chase them, scare them, are rude to them or
even try to run them over, pigeons are still there reminding us that nature is all around. I feel our attitude as a nation is being reflected onto the pigeons of England, yet these creatures still give us respect, trust and friendship. Apparently, it is lucky to have a bird excrete on your shoulder, or so the tale goes! Why would it not be lucky unless these birds are giving us a message?
But what is this message? Well, why not ask the pigeons?! Next time youre walking down the road and you see a pigeon, greet them and ask what it is they are trying to tell you. You may have a pleasant reply!
About the Author
Samantha Thurlby-Brooks is one of the UKs top Crystal Therapists, and an inspirational practitioner and teacher of Reiki-Seichem.
Butterfly is a FREE monthly newsletter bursting with the latest information and inspiration in the mind-body-spirit field.
Subscribe online today at http://www.butterflyhousectt.co.uk
Written by: Samantha Thurlby-Brooks
|
|
Any Experience Can Change Your Life
Any experience, even simply going to a restaurant, can create new beliefs about how you want to live your life. I have read in many different cultural and religious texts not to take any moment in life for granted, as all experiences can be...
Are You A Victim Of FABS? Part One
Have you heard of the FABS? The FABS are quadruplets; they are not identical but they are very, very similar! The FABS are: Fear, Anger, Blame and Shame. This quartet love to arrive, uninvited, at people's houses and literally stay forever. They...
Hurried Woman Syndrome - 5 Tips To Get The Balance Back
Are you a hurried woman? The Daily Mail on Saturday 30th April reported on the increasing way that women lead a hurried life which is caused by chronic stresses in life. The article was based on some work by a U.S researcher, Dr Brent Bost, and...
INDIVIDUALIZED POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS FOR IMPROVING SELF-ESTEEM
Positive self-esteem is very important if not crucial to our
happiness and well being as a human being. Having positive
self-esteem can make the difference in that which we take on in
life, in that which we go about achieving and creating....
Try Core Power Yoga
Core power yoga is an energetic yoga exercise that physically and mentally challenges to help connect to inner power without stopping and accompanied by a heated, climate controlled Vinyasa. It heals, detoxifies and stimulates the body and mind...
|
|
