Oh Kathryn, you are always so spot on with your reflections. I too was heartbroken by the crash. And the ice changing, like our global consciousness is shifting as well. Parts are broken, and there is sadness and yet, also an expansion, some coming together in connection from the heart, witnessing the awe and brilliance of Mother Earth, and helping each other in community with the continued changes and hardships to come.
I love all of this, Kathryn. Your words, the images, and all the connections you made - both human and ideological. Having been to Alaska and seen glaciers, I agree with you; I see those hints of blue in the ice as well. And the video is absolutely stunning. Thank you for bearing witness - to creation, to life, and to the both/andness of the world we live in, which is, at any given moment in time, both beautiful and terrible.
Thank you - I have seen the sheets of ice piled up in the past but always wanted to be there just in the moment when it shifts and breaks. It felt like a real gift to finally get to see this!
Kathryn, Thank you for your very touching and meaningful words… they bring me comfort. It’s a helpless feeling hearing tragic news of innocent people who lose their lives and their families who hurt. I pause to reflect on beauty and brokenness and find that there is no escaping this but accepting it and being kinder to ourselves and others.
Thanks, Ladelle. I love what you say about being kinder - both to ourselves and others. This feels like a time for gentleness and care with ourselves and each other. In your words I also read a sense of living in the both/and of beauty and sadness, may it also be a space of connection.
Kathryn, thank you for sharing your words and video of the River. We know to stick your toe into any moving water is singular, what you feel and experience is singular and can never be repeated. I think that in itself is a miracle and your going several times to see what was happening is a gift.
I am reminded that Creator God is always on the move bringing us new mystery for us to untangle every day of our lives.
Thank you for this evocative image of Creator God as a moving mystery.
And for the reminder that the river is new each and every time we visit, always moving, always changing. This season of cold temperatures and freezing and thawing makes that change more noticeable but it is always there. You encourage me to observe how I might bring this same presence and observation to the river in other seasons.
You also inspire me to think of the river as both a body, a movement, and always changing. Thank you.
I am awestruck by the beauty of this, your words, the images of ice shifting and rearranging, which reminds me of how much we are all being called to shift our previous certainties, our hopes, our ways of thinking. Thank you for being one who observes and records these moments with such deep thoughtfulness.
Thanks, Becca. The word shift comes to mind for me frequently these days too - the literal shifting of things like the ice, as well as the invitation to shift perspectives, and to shift how we focus our attention.
Tears started falling as I began to read your Newsletter today. It wasn't one to rush through. I had to walk away and come back to finish reading and then watched your video which was equally beautiful. I think was are all feeling fragile. Your words gently moved us forward.
I'm grateful for your slowness and gentleness with yourself in these times of fragile feelings. I have felt fragile this week too and the opportunity to share my story a bit here was a help. Creativity and sharing supports our connection to each other.
Thank you, for your connection, sharing, and support. Mary Oliver writes of how witnessing the beauty of the world helps her to be strong-souled. I feel a similar way, witnessing and sharing the beauty in the natural world strengthens my soul and spirit.
Oh Kathryn, you are always so spot on with your reflections. I too was heartbroken by the crash. And the ice changing, like our global consciousness is shifting as well. Parts are broken, and there is sadness and yet, also an expansion, some coming together in connection from the heart, witnessing the awe and brilliance of Mother Earth, and helping each other in community with the continued changes and hardships to come.
Thanks Anna, your words here are heartening to me. Grateful for your connection.
I love all of this, Kathryn. Your words, the images, and all the connections you made - both human and ideological. Having been to Alaska and seen glaciers, I agree with you; I see those hints of blue in the ice as well. And the video is absolutely stunning. Thank you for bearing witness - to creation, to life, and to the both/andness of the world we live in, which is, at any given moment in time, both beautiful and terrible.
Thanks, Kathy, grateful for your connection, encouragement, and support.
Oh that is so cool.
Thank you - I have seen the sheets of ice piled up in the past but always wanted to be there just in the moment when it shifts and breaks. It felt like a real gift to finally get to see this!
Kathryn, Thank you for your very touching and meaningful words… they bring me comfort. It’s a helpless feeling hearing tragic news of innocent people who lose their lives and their families who hurt. I pause to reflect on beauty and brokenness and find that there is no escaping this but accepting it and being kinder to ourselves and others.
Thanks, Ladelle. I love what you say about being kinder - both to ourselves and others. This feels like a time for gentleness and care with ourselves and each other. In your words I also read a sense of living in the both/and of beauty and sadness, may it also be a space of connection.
Kathryn, thank you for sharing your words and video of the River. We know to stick your toe into any moving water is singular, what you feel and experience is singular and can never be repeated. I think that in itself is a miracle and your going several times to see what was happening is a gift.
I am reminded that Creator God is always on the move bringing us new mystery for us to untangle every day of our lives.
Barbara,
Thank you for this evocative image of Creator God as a moving mystery.
And for the reminder that the river is new each and every time we visit, always moving, always changing. This season of cold temperatures and freezing and thawing makes that change more noticeable but it is always there. You encourage me to observe how I might bring this same presence and observation to the river in other seasons.
You also inspire me to think of the river as both a body, a movement, and always changing. Thank you.
I am awestruck by the beauty of this, your words, the images of ice shifting and rearranging, which reminds me of how much we are all being called to shift our previous certainties, our hopes, our ways of thinking. Thank you for being one who observes and records these moments with such deep thoughtfulness.
Thanks, Becca. The word shift comes to mind for me frequently these days too - the literal shifting of things like the ice, as well as the invitation to shift perspectives, and to shift how we focus our attention.
Tears started falling as I began to read your Newsletter today. It wasn't one to rush through. I had to walk away and come back to finish reading and then watched your video which was equally beautiful. I think was are all feeling fragile. Your words gently moved us forward.
Many thanks, Kathryn
I'm grateful for your slowness and gentleness with yourself in these times of fragile feelings. I have felt fragile this week too and the opportunity to share my story a bit here was a help. Creativity and sharing supports our connection to each other.
Thank you
What a beautiful reflection!! Your words, thoughts, and images fill my spirit with a peace and joy that is much needed in our world today! Thank you!
Thank you, for your connection, sharing, and support. Mary Oliver writes of how witnessing the beauty of the world helps her to be strong-souled. I feel a similar way, witnessing and sharing the beauty in the natural world strengthens my soul and spirit.