What a beauty he is! Don't you agree he carries his brilliant blue coloring well, making a cheerful statement to the world?
It seems my heart has been toward painting more birds these last few months. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of bird species in this world to enjoy, and a challenge to try and capture a few on canvas. I could stay busy for the next half century at the least.
I told our cat ( MaLee) today (yes, I most certainly talk to our cat. When she talks back, I'll be the first to let you all know), about how blessed she is to not have to worry about getting old, sick, hungry, bored, scared, living on a limited retiree budget, or the "D" word- dying.
Of course I know many of these things can- and one or two of them will- happen to her, but she isn't worried. She spends her moments content, just being in the moment. The same way this beautiful bird must live.
I don't think we were really created to worry. I mean, being concerned to a degree is good, but crazy with worry? No. I can tell you first hand it does no good- to the worrier, or the worrier's family and friends. I lost a child to cancer. Worrying did not add any more days to her life. Worry did not heal her body. Worry did not make her fell better.
I think I have (finally) realized the very things that seem to creep into my mind as worry, are the very things I need to face head on. Either I need to talk about them, and get some rational advice, or think them through as to what I can do about them as concerns, and if they really are worries, breathe deeply and happily let them go. Worries are like a nasty,horrible cancer. They will eat you up, sometimes without you really knowing "it"is there until it becomes a hug "tumor" sticking out in front of you,while you wonder where it came from..
So, lighten up your load, and with a huge smile on your beautiful face, give that burden to your GOD, and fly worry free my friends. Fly like the birds! You know, the ones my indoor cat can never get to.
Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer
