Perfect Timing, Perfect Feather
When the universe offers exactly what your grieving heart needs
It’s been a tough few days—feeling all the feels, when grief ransacks your life, like an internal rising king tide gaining momentum.
I tend to turn inward if I can, and tend to my tender soul, offering self-care that at its best, involves nature and engages my senses.
Sometimes, something simple comes to me, slicing through everything, instantly. Grounding. Bringing a startling, an astonishment. Unexplainable. Soothing my soul, heart, emotions, helping me self-regulate my “nervous” system. Maybe there are times when this occurs for you, too.
Last night, unbidden, on the eve of the two-year anniversary date of my dad dying unexpectedly, it happened.
I’d driven to my home, to meet a friend. My gaze caught something in the freshly mowed grass, and I drove on by, parked.
My friend and I met.
An hour later, departing, it caught my eye again. I stopped, opened the car door, walked to pick up ...
A feather, no ordinary feather.
In the grass, I’d thought it to be a large leaf. Instead, lying next to the driveway with no possibility to miss it, when I paused to pick it up, time stopped.
I burst into tears.
An absolutely perfect Eagle feather, on its side, a knife through green blades, waiting.
Waiting to show me, remind me,
Keep breathing in this astonishing world. You have so much visible and invisible support. I am always with you. I speak your language. Take your time. Give yourself permission. I love you Pegger.
I 💯 am certain that feather was waiting for me. I’m not sure how, yet I realize why, and I’m so full of gratitude.
I love you Dad, miss you daily, and know your love soars and shimmers everywhere. Thank you. —your daughter, Pegge
PS: A very similar occurrence happened one year ago, also with a perfect eagle feather: https://open.substack.com/pub/pegge/p/death-day-anniversaries
Peace be with you my friends, especially when you too, experience those king tides of emotion, and the only way through, is through. May you too become astonished, receive soul messages when you most need them, and trust, even when things, sounds, timing, occurrences, are unexplainable. I believe this is love, in action, embracing us, connecting.
Love this so much!! Always signs and tangible symbols for us on this side of the veil, the living communing with the spirits of our loved ones. I bet you burst with immense joy, and with grief, one of the same coin.... :) Beautiful!
It's always so incredible to see the signs isn't it?