Wings, Lungs, Feathers and Prayers

It is an image that I can not get out of my mind. A pair of healthy lungs, pristine, unencumbered with karma, floating in the blue sky in front of my mind's eye, ready to be claimed. They look like wings of a bird, ready to put on. This vision is a gift from Wendy. My dear Wendy, a deep spiritual soul sister who has been my friend for 30 years. Her love, support and spiritual guidance has been so important to me ever since we met.

Wendy tells me that we are surrounded by wings and light beings. After my blog post about the crows, crow feathers came to her daily. She believes as I do that feathers and birds are messengers from the spirit world. Through the image of feathers, through the honoring of feathers, through the openness to the lightness of a feather we can find a portal to our spirit world.

The other evening Anna painted these feathers. They came to her spontaneously. Their ethereal quality of light, color and floating movement remind one that they come from a different place. Are the light beings close to us at this time? Are we being inspired by their presence? It is such a remarkable time that feelings of spirit can not be avoided.

Last week we found a nest in a hanging geranium on Anna's patio. She knew it must have been there. Anna watched this Spring while the nest builders visited the hanging plant frequently. When I took the plant down to look, there was a magnificent specimen of art and spirit lovingly fitted into a safe spot between the sturdy stems and green leaves. The nest was perfect and woven into its bed were strings of shiny golden tinsel. The birds must have found these remnants of last Christmas near by. Gently woven on the top they provided special royal blanket threads for their young. Being abandoned and now left for us, it was a jeweled nest, a gift from the bird world.

Anna is aware that many people are praying for her. She can feel these good and supportive thoughts of faith and spirit. They touch the heart leaving a lightness like a feather. A testament to this community of prayers was given to her this weekend by a dear friend, Courtney. Many months pregnant, tummy bulging and very close to spirit in her state of being, Courtney came from southern California to visit family and to see Anna. She brought a gift from her church of a prayer quilt. The quilt is knotted with threads carrying the prayers for good health and new lungs by the women who designed it. It is a beautiful gift.

So much love.............

And Wendy, that image, it can not leave me...........