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POSITIVE POSSIBILITIES
POSITIVE POSSIBILITIES
BE FLOW-ER
ground. At its peak, the
slender stem, capped by
a surrendered display of
delicate petals, shows us
how we too can open
to the light and share our
sweet fragrance with the
world.
I am an apt lover of various spiritual texts, from the
Bhagavad Gita and the
Yoga Sutras, to the Bible.
One particular biblical
passage comes to mind
often for me, as I contemplate my own particular
relationship with Nature,
and being continually
and lovingly held within
the whole. It is a passage
that has stayed with me
since I was a child going
to Sunday School and
then, in my late twenties,
worked as a lay assistant
minister at the United
Church of Canada. In this
passage, Jesus has just
shared his famous teachings from The Sermon on
the Mount:
25 “Therefore I tell you,
do not be anxious about
your life, what you will eat
or what you will drink, nor
about your body, what
you will put on. Is not life
more than food, and the
body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of
the air: they neither sow
nor reap nor gather into
barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
27 And which of you by
being anxious can add a
single hour to his span of
life?
28 Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they
neither toil nor spin,
29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these.
30 But if God so clothes
the grass of the field,
which today is alive and
tomorrow is thrown into
the oven, will he not much
more clothe you, O you of
little faith?
31 Therefore do not be
anxious, saying, ‘What
shall we eat?’ or ‘What
shall we drink?’ or ‘What
shall we wear?’
32 For the Gentiles seek
after all these things,
and your heavenly Father knows that you need
them all.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these
things will be added to
you.
34 “Therefore do not be
anxious about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will be anxious for itself…”
As you go about your life
today, remember that
you are immensely supported, just as the flowers and the trees. You are
lovingly held within a vast
and intelligent whole, of
which you are an integral
part. You are never alone.
For more on how to go
with the flow and flow-er
into life, please enjoy my
meditation Going With
The Flow on page 22 of
this issue.
Image credit: Sanmitrakale
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pring reminds us that life is a renewing force. After the desolate landscape of winter, colourful, tender leaves and new life begin to sprout.
As we move about the routine and unexpected events in our lives, it is easy to get caught
up in feeling we need to take charge and do everything ourselves. We forget that in every
moment, we have Nature’s ever present support. But that which we receive from Nature is
beyond its abundant physical resources, such as food and shelter. Nature also provides our
body/being with the energy that literally gives us life.
Parvati Devi is the editor-in-chief of Parvati Magazine. In addition to
being an internationally acclaimed Canadian singer, songwriter, producer
and performer, she is a yoga teacher and holistic educator. Having
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