The Dove
- lisa boeck jenkins
- Jan 28, 2015
- 3 min read
THE DOVE
The dove represents peace of the deepest kind. It soothes and quiets our worried or troubled thoughts, enabling us to find renewal in the silence of the mind. The dove’s singing is most prevalent when the veils between the physical and spiritual worlds are thought to be at their thinnest – first thing in the morning and last thing at night – again representing a link between two divergent domains.
Doves teach us that, regardless of external circumstances, peace is always a touch a way – within us – and always available. It is said that if a dove flies into your life, you are being asked to go within and release your emotional disharmony. The dove helps us to rid the trauma stored deep within our cellular memory. Doves carry the energy of promise. When inner conflicts are banished from our thoughts, words and feelings, goodness awaits.
The dove’s roles as spirit messenger, maternal symbol and liaison impart an inner peace that helps us to go about our lives calmly and with purpose.
YUP, definitely a dove this morning. I find it so odd how since I saw that first bluebird I have all of these strange bird experiences... Maybe it is because I live in the city and that is the only type of animal that I ever see. Good thing I don’t live in the forest, I would be completely screwed up if all of those animals started telling me things. I guess I would need google to figure out what they are saying like I do now. Boy, google is the most amazing thing that has ever been invented. I love answers, I love answers that are only a click away. I love filling my brain with new thoughts. There is a big new world out there for me to explore every day with the help of google.
The only bird that really talked to me was the sparrow and the magpie. I have not seen my friend the magpie in quite a while. He is a funny guy who has a messy house. Kind of like mine at the moment with Jason as a roommate. Good god, he is one messy guy.
The dove wants me to find peace and harmony. It wants me to let go of the pain from my past, and that dove wants me to move forward in a positive direction. This dove is calm as it sits on the side of the railing. She is by the window and looks like she could stay there for a long time. This is most definitely a she dove not a he dove.
I do feel calm as I watch her gaze out at the sunrise. I slept like shit last night and I like watching the sunrise when that happens. I like the changing of the guards from night to morning, it is kind of like the hotel staff that gets off at seven, and the new shift arrives. The dynamic is completely different and it always leaves me a little blue. Saying good bye to one time and friend and entering a new realm of time and new friends I always liked the late night guys at the hotels, and they are always nice to me. The early morning shift is all stressed out and loud, where the night owls are quiet creatures.
This dove works the night shift. She likes to watch the fabric of time change just as I do, the letting go of the calm and opening the doors for the sun and exuberant energy.
How am I supposed to get rid of the hurt though? I have held on to it for such a long time, it is a friend of mine. I can’t let go of the hurt while I don’t have my kids in my life, I just can’t do it. I need them to be fulfilled and whole, there is nothing in this life that will fix the whole in my heart when they are not in it.
I feel calm for this one minute. I can feel calm for these few moments and that feels nice. The she dove gave me this today. Calm is where I want to be today, where I want my head today, and how I would like to live more often.
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.”
Mother Theresa
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