The Pileated Woodpecker wins the day

Having just completed a sit-spot with everyone from the Bird Language in California, we were heading back to camp. 

As I was chatting with one of the group I heard a call coming from behind me and up high. I said to the person with me that sounds like a woodpecker as I turned and looked up sure enough there was a Pileated woodpecker flying overhead

There were around ten other people observing the woodpecker as well, and you could hear them saying wow as they stood looking up in amazement.

All week we talked about and seeing the Coopers hawk or the Great-horned owl, we spoke about the effects we might be having on the local Bob cat, we saw Coyotes and heard them in the distance and yet the Pileated Woodpecker in my view stole the show.

When the Great-horned Owl swaps shifts with the Cooper's Hawk

Please check back later to read about some of the experiences I had while on the Bird Language Course in the states...

Natural Awareness - Keys to the Kingdom

I would like to share with you something that I feel is deeply powerful and that shows the benefits of working with people in Nature whatever form that takes. I met this lady several years ago in rehab.

"Natural Awareness is a precious gift. it has given me a sense of purpose, belonging and feeling of well being. I can feel wind, water, earth and sun; and am able to hear the music of life.

I have a new found freedom, a free spirit, peace and serenity which is guaranteed when I depend on my God's direction. Burdens were lifted while taking part in nature awareness groups. I was trusting my conscience to be my guide. Hard to describe but I feel I am letting the partnership work, ultimate trust, simplicity, at peace with the world, at one.

A feeling of direction straight from the heart. I've felt inspired, connected and energised in Natural Awareness groups, magic moments.Natural Awareness focuses me, it fills what's empty and empties what's full. It gives me opportunities to still my mind and the messages I need will come. The process is simple, if I want to follow it. The answers await if I really want them. I need only sit quietly and ask my God for the guidance I need.

It enables me to do life on life's terms. In exchange for a bottle and a glass I have been given the Keys to the Kingdom".

I have to say, this brought tears to my eyes, it is just such a powerful insight into this wonderful persons life and I am grateful to her for sharing it with me and allowing me to share it with you, my friends.

Spiritualty vs Science

I feel these are exciting times as science continues to make major advances in their understanding of the world around and beyond us. It now seems that many of the things they are finding are backing up the work that I and others have been talking about for a long time.

• How the heart is receiving information from outside the body more so than the brain

• How the Placebo effect works

• How modern medicine focuses too much on singular aspects of our health instead of the whole

• The Power of Nature

I believe that there is no conflict between Spirituality and Science as long as we stay open minded and continue to look at the whole and if we avoid getting caught up in our words. Words are important but only with regard to the meaning we give to them, there is much more beyond words. Lets not forget only 7% of our communication is verbal.
Someone once said to me "what's on the box is what you get" I say, "climb up the box open the lid and take a good look around".