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Why Gannet? Why Search the Sea?
- Gannet Girl
- Gannets are enormous and sleek creamy-white seabirds, with black wingtips, yellow heads and necks, and startlingly outlined eyes. They nest on the rocky cliffs of the European and North American coasts of the North Atlantic and, once grown, spend their days sailing across the ocean. The acrobatics by which they make their living ~ steep climbs into the air and speedy plunges straight into the sea ~ are rivaled only by those of pelicans. What better metaphor for a sweeping search of one's life choices and opportunities than a gannet extended above the waves, a regal and yet restless surveyor of the vast ocean surface? The gannet reminds us that life is an adventure in both beauty and profound unease, and that the sea itself is limitless in its textures and possibilities.
Gannet Way Out Over The Sea - a gift from Stushie
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11 comments:
The article in the first link has me in tears. Too painful to read more right now. Thank you for sharing this important message and information.
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Linky, linky if I may.
oh my. When will we hear more about this and less about Anna Nicole and Britney ?
Thanks for posting this GG,
It makes me ill, but it needs to get out there.
I once asked God why he lets things like this happen. I could swear I heard Him reply "I asked you first".
I don't have an answer for Him.
Jodie
There was a story on NPR this week about a Kuwaiti diplomat and his wife keeping 3 Indian women as slaves...and I know a man, an ophthalmic surgeon, who has a friend, a fellow ophthalmic surgeon, who bought a house in Brazil, where the authorities look the other way at his bringing in young women for his pleasure...this is a HUGE problem that the United States has yet to address...I am so glad you poste this.
I went to see "Amazing Grace" last night, and kept thinking of Simon Deng the whole time.
Jodie
In a discussion with some animal communicators once, the topic came up about how human use animals (research etc.). One person had asked the animals how they feel about all that humans do to them. I shall always remember the answer that came back:
"Forget about what humans do to pther animals. Look at what humans do to humans."
It has always struck me that until humanity can actually act humane to each other no other balances (ie how we treat nature and the environment) can ever be realistically changed.
Peace,
Virginia
Thank you for this post. While it is painful to read, we need to hear about it, to have the images imprinted on our brains as long as it takes in order that we will move en masse to do something significant about it. Peace and blessings.
May I link to your blog?
I'm saddened by the fact that in so many of our churches we are so preoccupied by relatively trivial issues that the plight of slaves and victims of genocide barely get a mention in our weekly Prayers of the Church, if at all. Thanks for give me a "morning metanoia moment," and reminding me that I have a voice with which to advocate, in various ways, for the enslaved and persecuted.
Thanks for posting this. It raised my awareness a lot, and I hope it will do the same for others.
more prayers- thank you for this- we must be aware of these situations
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