tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834494557358412462024-03-13T09:55:21.552-07:00WISDOM OF THE FOUR WINDSBarry Brailsford "Wisdom of the Four Winds"Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288550120238510934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483449455735841246.post-16094066858931075052012-03-25T19:45:00.000-07:002012-03-23T19:46:14.861-07:00<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20width=%22100%%22%20height=%22166%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20frameborder=%22no%22%20src=%22http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40764819&show_artwork=true%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40764819&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hope is all around us</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hear its voice in the call of the night</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See its colours in the rainbow's light</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Touch its magic in the hand of the child</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Taste its wonder in the fruit of the tree</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Know its spirit in the joy of the free</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Trust its message and learn to be</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hope is all around us</i></div><br />
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I decided to share 3 of the 50 wisdomcards on this blog....Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288550120238510934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483449455735841246.post-55494754313098929782012-03-24T00:43:00.001-07:002012-03-23T19:21:14.786-07:0001<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Keeper of The East</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdsf09kyi4LhDz8yqm8K_wLxdicVoyQ1yfKkC5a-yqoRPy-oNF15Z_uw2a-bfnzqwmkxuzZYUU6ADd0LfrWGqm2KMRH8PBNUs3ovErlZufvzHUUIwqPsFtlX-40G_E2gEgo2NghQJ93F9/s1600/DSC_6033a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdsf09kyi4LhDz8yqm8K_wLxdicVoyQ1yfKkC5a-yqoRPy-oNF15Z_uw2a-bfnzqwmkxuzZYUU6ADd0LfrWGqm2KMRH8PBNUs3ovErlZufvzHUUIwqPsFtlX-40G_E2gEgo2NghQJ93F9/s320/DSC_6033a.jpg" width="176" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Vision</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>HAWK</b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Kahu</i></b></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> is the soaring hawk that greets us as we travel the land. It is the guardian of the trails that cross the mountain passes, and the messenger who joins us with the stars and ages long gone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">It soars far above the Earth to embrace the towering peaks, the sweep of rivers, the spread of the forest and the shift of the waves along the sea-shore. <i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> captures with discerning eye the merest detail far below, the shift of its prey, the smallest of movements that gives its hide away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> is vision and birthing. In the springtime when <i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> brings food to the nest, it follows lore long lost to other birds. It feeds the weakest chick first, for it understands that while the strong will survive in their own right, the vulnerable one may not. When the young hunters bring food home, they feed the elders first. These caring traits have become the higher ways of people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">The energy of <i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> is dynamic, intense and powerful. It is fearless in pursuit of the needs of family. <i>Kahu</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">, in its completeness, is a mover and shaper, a presence in the land that reminds us to look at the world with a far-seeing eye. <i>Kahu</i></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is vision.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20width=%22100%%22%20height=%22166%22%20scrolling=%22no%22%20frameborder=%22no%22%20src=%22http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40763472&show_artwork=true%22%3E%3C/iframe%3E"><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="http://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F40763472&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></a></span></div></div></div>Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13288550120238510934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483449455735841246.post-73946235818303607692012-03-23T00:51:00.003-07:002012-03-23T19:30:31.004-07:0002<div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Keeper of The South</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG2s73jfI5yBnrSsEGnDuKAdl6AR2UkXTKV7PMGMJnW1tbeNLDv0LFprdWdyEBYDWJ4UnuPRfsLZDIPfs8SmPCDVmVBm3W4QbA5A6K9ijI1pUPTsZvxKNUIcHSucrlypIeXpairEqck5o/s1600/DSC_6035a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLG2s73jfI5yBnrSsEGnDuKAdl6AR2UkXTKV7PMGMJnW1tbeNLDv0LFprdWdyEBYDWJ4UnuPRfsLZDIPfs8SmPCDVmVBm3W4QbA5A6K9ijI1pUPTsZvxKNUIcHSucrlypIeXpairEqck5o/s320/DSC_6035a.jpg" width="180" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Innocence</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>KEA</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Mountain Parrot</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> is of the high beech forests, the yellow tussock lands and the rocky peaks, for it is the mountain parrot. <i>Kea’</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">s home is in sheltered crevices where the families gather to bring forth young in the new light of the spring-born days. Its spirit is of the vast open spaces and the closeness of the child’s world of fun.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Coloured a beautiful olive green to match the upland forests, <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> reveals its first surprise in flight when it presents the scarlet underside of its wings. This flash of joy is true to the nature of this alpine bird. The walker, new to the mountains, is often astonished when <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> arrives to share the trail, one or two hopping in front and several following close behind.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">This is <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">, trail companion, child of delight and wayward humour. The wary know it is unwise to leave packs and tents unguarded. For the moment they turn their backs <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> hops in to investigate the wondrous toys carried by the traveller. Socks are shredded with razor-hooked beak, toothpaste is opened and tasted for flavour, a shiny spoon is a welcome boon and instant source of <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> laughter. This is the play that is their way no matter how old the bird, for all are of the child eternal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">We have named other parrots, taught them words to say, and caged them for our amusement. <i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> gifts to us its joy without giving up its freedom. It visits entertains and leaves by its own choosing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Kea</i></span><span lang="EN-GB">, child of the dawn, fun on the run, spirit of innocence reborn, the ever-joyful one, soars on high to greet the sun and touches everyone.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">When <i>Kauri</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> is damaged by the storm-winds it bleeds. From within itself it finds the means to seal and heal the hurt. This amber gum is its inner essence shared with the world. Some see these oozing droplets as tears of grief for the hurts of the past.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Few <i>Kauri</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"> remain today. Yet they bear silent witness to our actions in the past, to a wanton harvest that cut deep without asking, that failed to honour the needs of our children seven generations hence.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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