When creating this blog, I wrestled with different titles and also with the background. One of the other titles for the blog was 'Believing for Impossible.' (There might be a title-change in the future) and here's the reason why.
Today, I really noticed the background I ended up choosing for this blog. I chose it originally because I liked the white area for typing and the colors of the background, but I hadn't really noticed that there is a hummingbird.
Since there are symbolic meanings to so many things in our world...birds, trees, flowers, etc. that I thought maybe there was something symbolic about hummingbirds. Here's what I found:
In Native American culture, a hummingbird symbolizes timless joy and the Nectar of Life. It's a symbol for accomplishing that which seems impossible and will teach you how to find the miracle of joyful living from your own life circumstances.
They are really spectacular birds, and have a lot to teach a person about self discovery and healing.
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small
By: Ted Andrews
It stands for immortality. Or sometimes the Sun. Hummingbird is seen by some as a messenger of love and joy. It symbolises energy, wonder and swift action. It is associated with the Ghost Spirit native American religion which teaches a dance that is intended to return the natural balance of the world.
I found it interesting that I originally thought about naming this blog something with 'impossible' in the title and finding the symbolism of hummingbirds.
The other day, I was in the backyard of a friend's home and saw something fluttering overhead. I looked up and near the top of a tree, flying around, was a hummingbird.
All of this seemed to come together for me just before typing this message and noticing the hummingbird background of this blog. Having seen the hummingbird in real life about a week ago, also my friend's house-mate had mentioned a couple of weeks before that, that he had seen a hummingbird in the backyard, too. Then sensing a nudging and thinking, "do hummingbirds have a symbolic meaning?" and finding that all of this somehow seems to tie together.
Now, you might live in an area that has a lot of hummingbirds, and to be perfectly honest, there might be a lot in the area I was in, too. It's just that I've never really noticed them before, until now.
Are there impossible things in your life? Dreams that seem impossible and/or just an impossible situation you might be going through? Sometimes, seeing something that seems so insignificant at the time, can later, bring such great and profound meaning. All creation speaks to us and we can begin to see messages of hope and inspiration as we open our eyes to the world around us.
In my next post, I plan to include what I've been encountering and going through - along with some unexpected encouragement along the way. Maybe writing about what seems impossible for me, will help to sort out the struggles, instead of wanting to hide under the covers and not wanting to come out.
Stay tuned - I also plan on having more give-aways soon. Thanks for stopping by and hope you see the realization of your impossibles.
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