Does peace elude you? If I’m honest, it happens to me, and life does get hard, and peace can seem out of reach. At times, it’s as if I’m drowning from the weight of unresolved and heavy situations circling above my head, and yes, they’re often out of my control. Thus I wander, search for peace, and go places to escape the weight, like a city park.

Recently, while walking a trail, I took my camera and noticed an egret feeding in the marshy water across the pond. His white body and long nec...