Cormorants
February 24, 2010 – 5:56 pm
Cormorants at Bear Island Refuge
I took this photo at Bear Island last weekend. Upon closer inspection I was struck by the pose of each one. Despite the calm of the water’s edge, none were looking at their reflection. They were all too busy looking around to avoid danger.
It reminded me of how people do the same thing. We seek safety outside of ourselves. I heard someone once liken this behavior to walking into the room and taking everyone else’s temperature to see how we feel.
Don’t think you do this? How about when you’re having a great day until someone “rains on your parade.” Or when you obsess over someone else’s bad mood. Get sad when your child is upset.
What’s the alternative? How about really looking at your own reflection?
Food for thought.
Happy day,
BTW – Broccoli in bloom – just as nutritious as the florets themselves and higher in Vitamin C.
2 Responses to “Cormorants”
See! I was going to say broccoli rabe… go with the gut go with the gut.
As for reflecting the moods of others, think of it this way too ~ everyone emits electrical energy, negative or positive, depending on the moment. If your guard is down, it’s easy to absorb, say, that negative energy, and if you aren’t looking around for a source, you suddenly find yourself with a “bad mood for no reason.”
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