Mother I feel you under my feet…
Mother I hear your heartbeat…
Mother I see you when the eagle flies…
Mother please take me higher…
Lens-artists Photo Challenge this week is a ‘you pick’. Reena’s Xploration challenge is a sentence to be used at the end of the post. I am indeed challenged by Reena’s words.
Joan Osborne’s words come to me:
What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin’ to make his way home?
A spiritual teacher and mentor once counselled that to live a sacred life, I should look for God in all I meet. Using the prayer/ ritual above, I approach nature in this way. ‘Higher’ to me speaks not to a place above it all, but a loving, compassionate response to life.
If I’m God, why do I need a bird’s eye view?
One Woman's Quest II 
The poem is beautiful and very moving, VJ. I love these photo captures.
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Thanks Amy!
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I love everything about this piece as it really pulled me in. One of your finest pieces, IMHO, VJ.
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Thanks so much! Guess the struggle is worth it.
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My pleasure, VJ.
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Your photo essay complements the Joan Osborne lyrics very well. I’ve always appreciated that song.
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Thank Liz. The song sure makes you think.
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It sure does. I think if my dad had seen been preaching when the song came out, he would have based a sermon on it.
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Seem to recall that the songwriter’s father was a preacher.
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I didn’t know that! It makes sense.
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Beautiful and thought provoking. And the song lyrics…perfect. Mother nature ❤️
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Yes. Mother Nature nurtures. Thank you.
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A very thoughtful post V.J. – well worthy of contemplation and beautifully complimented by your images. Loved the Osborne quote.
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Thanks Tina
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Amen! 🙂 ❤
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Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Words to guide me ….by VJ Knutson
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Brilliant 😃 – a stranger on the bus trying to find his way home ..
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Thanks Reena
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Great response to the challenge. Most definitely a place of compassion and love.
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Thanks Heather. I struggled with this one.
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I understand that struggle.
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