The first fruits to appear are the wild ones. Manzanita, alpine strawberries, gooseberries, nourish the young birds that have hatched are are growing more and more outspoken in their demands. Madrone trees in the mountains of California shed their beautiful white flowers to make brilliant orange berries.Thimbleberries and blackberries arrive a little later. These wild fruits hold the potent vitality of the early part of the year, when things are shaping up and showing forth.
Your wild energy still lives within you, no matter where or how you live. It's our primal source of energy as humans. The deepest longings of the spirit are for freedom and mobility, such as those expressed in our love of birds.
The birds enjoy the first fruits of the season, critical to their ability to survive. Humans have larger and cultivated fruits that we eat later in the year, after the wild ones have run their course. Out ancestors gathered every source of food they found, including the first fruits.
We believe that birds have vast freedoms, which they do. Watch them tumble just for fun some time and you will see joy in its purest form. Birds also have a lot to do. They defend their territories with the songs that we cherish for their beauty, or with raucous cries that we detest, according to what species of bird is making the statement.
Each one is being true to its own needs and those of its community. Although they may have conflicts, these also fit into a pattern defined by the boundaries that nature sets. Sources of first fruits are fiercely guarded as they ar critical to survival.
The way that the message is presented, at what time of day or night, and its intended listeners, are the message of the time.
When we humans express ourselves, we have an intended audience. Thinking carefully about who you want to hear or see your message allows you to understand your audience and to reach them in the way that you desire.
Who do you want to reach?
What action do you want them to take?
How will you make that a good thing?
Nobody can please everybody. One person's great book is another's boring slog.
Make the decisions that suit your message.
All my best, always,
Betty
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