If you are inclined to pay attention to St.Ignatius, you'll get the magis. If not, let's just say that in the fall it seems that the earth always offers more.
And, to my personal way of thinking, the moss-encased branches so prevalent in Oregon seem to belong to a stage set for Wicked. One expects to see Elphaba behind every tree trunk.
Fall is stunning - the pictures are beautiful. I agree about the trees being perfect as a stage prop. You'll have to talk more about magis. Did you feel closer there or am I totally missing the point?
KJ, magis means more - in Ignatian-ese, the concept of always asking, What more can I do for God? In the fall, it seems to me that the earth is asking and responding to the same question.
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.
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Or, for those of us who have read those books, the Twilight novels...
Beautiful photos...thank you for posting them.
Fall is stunning - the pictures are beautiful. I agree about the trees being perfect as a stage prop. You'll have to talk more about magis. Did you feel closer there or am I totally missing the point?
I am absolutly capivated by the waterfall.
Or for those of us who are really old here, the forest in Snow White. original Walt Disney version. The pictures are gorgeous, love that waterfall!
so beautiful, I amso glad you have taken time out...
my prayers are still with you all
KJ, magis means more - in Ignatian-ese, the concept of always asking, What more can I do for God? In the fall, it seems to me that the earth is asking and responding to the same question.
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