Image: I took this photo at 7:30 PM; 4/15/18. Bradenton, FL
Last weekend we had high winds and drenching rain. So I decided to see how the owlets were handling the weather.
What did I see?
Two wet
Great Horned Owlets hunkered down and looking out. If someone had taken a photo
of me taking this photo, I looked just like them — crouched low, hidden in the brush, soaked by heavy rain, looking out and up.
Seeing them brought a feeling of kinship with all beings:
“We can use our
difficulties and problems to awaken our heart...rather than seeing the unwanted
aspects of life as obstacles, we can start where we are...if we are willing to
stand in our own shoes and never give up on ourselves, then we will be able to
put ourselves in the shoes of others and never give up on them.” (Pema Chodron,
from her book Start Where You Are)
