{"id":193,"date":"2009-07-17T21:03:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-18T02:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marvalisa.com\/blog\/?p=193"},"modified":"2011-08-31T13:21:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-31T18:21:15","slug":"193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marvalisa.com\/blog\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"A moment in time…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hummingbird<\/h1>\n

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Yesterday I had the deepest pleasure of sitting on a very large rock, bare foot, by a stream that flowed from a waterfall in the mountains.\u00a0 I watched a hummingbird in it’s natural environment perched on the branch of a tree for about 3 minutes.\u00a0 It has been said that <\/strong>the Hummingbird comes when we need to spend time soaking in the love of nature so we can learn how to integrate joy into our lives.\u00a0 I can admit that <\/strong>this mystical encounter filled my heart with joy and great happiness. According to hummingbirdworld.com authors Larry and Terrie Gates:<\/a> <\/em><\/span><\/strong>In many traditional cultures of the western world the hummingbird has powerful religious and spiritual significance.\u00a0 In the high Andes of South America, for example, the hummingbird is taken to be a symbol of resurrection. This is because each hummer becomes lifeless and seems to die on cold nights, but it comes back to life again when the miraculous sunrise brings warmth.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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