Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Spirituality: Catherine Raven in Fox and I
Gestures, actions, and facial expressions may be less precise than the spoken word, but they are altogether a more reliable form of communication. Reading to [the wild] Fox mattered because of pauses and eye contact. Our actions, not our words, built our trust in each other, and we based our relationship on shared activities, not dialogue. In fact, I was more relaxed communicating to Fox than I would have been with a person. Consider how difficult it is to communicate when our tongues send us in one direction and our feet take us in another.
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Thank you for citing from FOX & I: AN UNCOMMON FRIENDSHIP (2021) Spiegel & Grau. I think you will find other passages that are relevant to your mission. Cheers Catherine
ReplyDeleteCatherine Raven, one of the most profound writer's about the natural world and the souls we share this life with. She understands we are surrounded by a myriad of creatures every day, sense them every day if we listen, look, hear or smell. That is enough complementary existence and information we really need. She honored me by blurbing my book, Essential poems, Redhawk Publications 2023 nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2024.
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