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A spiritual lesson from homing pigeons
PIGEONS FIRST FLEW INTO my life when I was about ten and living with my family in San Carlos, California. While I was walking home from school one sunny day, I saw a large flock of what I later learned were homing pigeons circling over a neighbor's back yard. I was fascinated that all these birds weren't flying away but landing as a flock on the pigeon loft he maintained.
I soon learned that most homing pigeons, which are used as racing pigeons, are released for an exercise flight at least once a day. Seeing my interest, my neighbor invited me to look at his birds. His loft was immaculate, and his birds were of almost every color pigeons come in: opal, indigo, yellow, red, and more. I was hooked, and within a year I had a pigeon loft of my own!
I began to discover the sweet nature of these loving birds by seeing how much they are attached to their home. At first, I just wanted to have them around to enjoy. With time, my appreciation of them grew, as I became more aware of their abilities and heard about their heroic contributions during both World Wars, saving many lives by delivering important messages.
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May 17, 2010 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from BARBARA FLEMING, PATRICIA EDWARDS, MARGE THORNTON, CAROLYN WORSHAM
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MODERN-DAY SAMUELS
STEVE GRAHAM,
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Adelle M. Banks, Kelly Hughes
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DON'T GET STUCK IN BREAKING NEWS
GREG JARVIS
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OUR TRUE HOME
MIKE HAMILTON
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THE POWERFUL STILLNESS OF LOVE
BY IFIGENIA ZUVIA
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LET IT BE ...GOOD!
BY HELEN STEVERMER
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A spiritual lesson from homing pigeons
BY PAUL AMES
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A KITCHEN TABLE CONVERSATION WITH GOD
BY LOIS HERR
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Yielding*
Elizabeth Mata
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Time to listen
BY LARISSA SNOREK-YATES
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CAMP SWAP ... AND SAVING SPIDERS
BY ANN SEBRING
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DEAR ANNIE,
BY TOM BLACK
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WHAT IT MEANS TO 'BE THE BEST'
BY MARILYN WICKSTROM
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DIAGNOSED SKIN CANCER HEALED
JOSEPHINE BAYARD
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BURNS HEALED QUICKLY THROUGH PRAYER
ERIK CARLSON
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QUICK RECOVERY AFTER BIKE FALL
CINDY SNOWDEN