Rev. Danny Fisher

A baby bird nestled in a wooden sleeper on a train track leading to the Sugar Creek Trail in Crawfordsville, IN.

In his Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, author Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche writes:

The genuine heart of sadness comes from feeling that your non-existent heart is full. You would like to spill your heart’s blood, give your heart to others. For the warrior, this experience of sad and tender heart is what gives birth to fearlessness. Conventionally, being fearless means that you are not afraid or that, if someone hits you, you will hit him back. However, we are not talking about that street-fighter level of fearlessness. Real fearlessness is the product of tenderness. It comes from letting the world tickle your heart, your raw and beautiful heart. You are willing to open up, without resistance or shyness, and face the world. You are willing to share your heart with others.

I thought of this passage not long after I found this baby bird during a walk.