Photo Challenge ~ One April 22, 2011
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Sometimes we are “at one” with the world . . .
Other times, it feels like we are one against the world.
The challenges we face are not always susceptible to ready resolution.
No rules. Just write!
What about you? Do you more often feel “at one” with the world, or alone against it?
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Spirit Lights The Way 
I love these birds. 🙂 Thank you Nancy for this wonderful photo:)
Thanks, Debra. We have some amazing visitors on our deck ~ herons, egrets, and the occasional hawk.
Great pic!
I took this just before he caught his lunch. 😀
Bet he had a yummy lunch too 😉
Frog’s legs . . . 😛
This is fabulous!
Thanks, Suzi. He’s a handsome lad (or a bonnie lassie).
very beautiful visitor you have, makes one feel at one with the environment
I agree. I feel most “at one” and “at peace” with the world when I’m out and about with nature.
Awesome photograph!
Majestic subject matter . . . mediocre photographer. 😀
well, you managed to rise to the occasion in this instance.
Cooperation is key ~ he stayed cool, calm, and collected while I snapped a few shots and crossed my fingers. 😎
Dear Time Out Box:
Just in case nobody answers your question, I think the idea is to be at one with the world, i.e. inner peace, even if, in reality, and truly, the whole world is against you, or as you say: at those (quote)Other times, it feels like we are one against the world. You have to walk the talk, I believe is the aborginal saying. I don’t mind you being against me, I’m quite enjoying the Time Out Box. (Just testing whether you publish this, and having fun!)
Duly noted.
Dear Time Out Box -Another quote from passion maps:
“Those who wish to sing can always find a song.”
– Swedish proverb
Absolutely.
Dear Time Out Box:
What about you? Do you more often feel “at one” with the world, or alone against it?
In reply to this, because I didn’t express it well in my first response, is that the essential thing is to be ‘at one with yourself’. (To be in the world but not of it) is the way I remember it being put. Solitude,even in company: not ‘aloneness’, and without the need to project any disparate parts of the self upon the world.
I most often feel “at one” with the world ~ I tend to accept the “what is.”
No matter how much we shake our fist at the sky, we won’t stop the rain from falling. Instead, we must learn to dance (and sing) in the rain. 😀
Dear Time Out Box:
Don’t expect you to post these, but I’m wondering if you understood my last submission. It was not about being ‘at one’ with the world, but being ‘at one’ with ‘oneself’. Perhaps you don’t credit there being a difference. But I think the quest not to have a ‘divided conscience’, or ‘disparate parts to the self’ is a primary preparation for the inevitable encounters with ‘adversity’ within the world.
I see unity consciousness as one and the same. When I am “at one” with the world, I am at peace with everything in it . . . including myself.
I love his contemplative posture.
Meditative majesty. 😀
greetings by
Nice shot.
I don’t feel at one with the world, just a small part of it.
Some days, all feels right with the world . . . other days, not so much. 😉
wow! that’s an amazing photo. great inspiration for a short story. 🙂
If you write a short story from it, be sure and let me know.
Looks like its taking a moment to reflect :)Great interpretation of “one”
Thanks, PiP! I agree ~ a moment to pause and reflect. Maybe while saying Grace:
For this bounty, which I’m about to receive . . . 😉
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Excuse my ignorance (born & bred town dweller): what bird is it?
It’s a hawk. Perhaps a juvenile red-tailed hawk:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/red-tailed-hawk/
Wow, what a fabulous pic.
Thanks
Gorgeous bird who visited every day for about a week ~ landing right outside my office window. 😀
You are so lucky!
I’m hoping the birds and otters still visit after the Australian Pines are cut down.
Awesome! I came across one not long ago in a front yard I was passing – it had a bird in its claws. When I came closer it got nervous, firmed its hold and rose up in the air. The captive renewed its struggle (actually, I had been sure it was dead) and fell to the ground, flying and hopping over to the safety of a nearby parked car. I have to say, I had mixed feelings about the outcome… could feel for both.
I know just what you mean, Ruth. It’s easier for me to watch hawks and osprey catching frogs, mice, and fish. I don’t like to see them catching birds or bunnies.
Good shot of a regal little fella, Nancy! I’m with you – it’s hard to accept all that nature puts under my nose. Including from a little black puss cat.
I understand and accept the workings of the food chain . . . but I prefer not to watch.
I could never be a nature photographer or videographer capturing a killer whale catching a baby seal ~ I would have to intervene. 😉
I love birds of prey, they are just so majestic looking. Beautiful photo
Thanks, Tony. They are wonderful to watch ~ both in the air, and in quiet repose.
Watching nature makes me feel “at one” with the world. Great shot Nancy!
I feel the same, Barb. Nothing makes me feel more connected to everything than being witness to the wonder of nature.
I like sometimes we feel as though we are all “One” in the world-and other times we feel like we are all “One”against the world. But, the beauty of nature-brings us all into tune for our thoughts of being “One” for those moments of serenity and beauty.
Thanks, Penny. I agree. Nature reminds us to Be Here Now . . . where peace and happiness reside.
I like the photo. I sometimes feel opposition, but rarely from people. I don’t feel alone. I am content with this season of my life. I love to listen to the mockingbirds that sing in the morning. Blessings to you, Nancy…
Thanks, Carol Ann. Me too . . . I am content, most of the time.
Today, I felt a bit disconnected. Too many “balls in the air” at once, I expect.
BEAUTIFUL, Nancy! I love the picture and the sentiment. My mojo’s gone walkabout and somehow your post today has been unutterably comforting.
Thanks 🙂
Yes! That’s it! “My mojo’s gone walkabout.”
Lately, I’ve been a dumping ground for other people’s problems. Seems that each time I re-ignite my flame, it’s smothered again. 😦
Here’s to getting our mojo back!
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Great shot there… and the bird posed well too. 🙂
Eliz
Yes, I thought it was rather nice of him to sit still in such a lovely posture while I fumbled about.
Very nice photo, Nancy.
Thanks, Cin. I wonder what a more sophisticated photographer could do here ~ with such glorious subjects.
oooooooooo that is wonderful. how magestic!
I delighted to make his acquaintance. 😀
Love the photo, he or she is a grand bird! Thanks for sharing. I love the quote about singing 🙂 and will always remember you breaking into song on the island.
Thanks, Jeanne! Singing, like laughing, is good for what ails us. 😀
Beautiful photo. Is that a hawk or a falcon or something else? I have a falcon that visits my office window and I just love him. As far as being One, when I’m in meditation or doing tai chi, clearly one.
From the photos I checked, a hawk, possibly a red-tailed hawk, or a red-shouldered hawk.
Meditation ties me back in to the source too. Ommm . . .
You captured his well. Nice One photo..
Thanks, Connie. Loved the challenge this week ~ One represents the Unity of all.
Taking a photo like that makes me feel at one with the world.
I agree! Thanks, Tok.
I often feel I am at one with the world, as I am the part of itself… Even though it’s a very very tiny part… 🙂
Nice bird… 😉
One drop in the ocean . . . is still part of the sea.
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