{"id":74,"date":"2008-09-16T04:58:18","date_gmt":"2008-09-16T04:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/09\/even-pigeons-are-teachers.html"},"modified":"2008-09-16T04:58:18","modified_gmt":"2008-09-16T04:58:18","slug":"even-pigeons-are-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/09\/even-pigeons-are-teachers.html","title":{"rendered":"Even pigeons are teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"nida<\/a> As a young girl my mother told me pigeons were dirty birds, nasty rats with wings. I believed her.  The other morning I was feeding the swans and a pigeon landed on my hand. I felt its energy and gentle touch before I saw what it was. My heart opened and in an instant I saw pigeons in an entirely different manner.<\/p>\n

I mentioned the experience to my translator and she agreed. Her mother also had judgments about pigeons yet, she pointed out that they are also used as symbols of peace. So, a pigeon showed me my limiting thinking and I had the opportunity to open my heart up and love another being I formerly judged.<\/p>\n

I realized I could think of even pigeons as angels in physical form. What angles are in your life that you still have judgments about?<\/p>\n

With love and aloha from Nida,
Susan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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