Soar like an eagle, work like an ant, Sing like a dove, Float like a swan. All of nature proclaims, This is life! Free of worry, Alive in wonder, Each moment open, now to the next. Trust intuition, instinct profound. No thoughts to bare down and fill with fear. Fly free now! Eagle cries out. See the truth, beyond the now.
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“If you dream of becoming an eagle, you follow your dreams and not the words of a bunch of chickens.”
-Penny Johnson Jerald
“There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.”
-Carl Sandburg
“If a bird believes it is an eagle long enough, it will eventually end up soaring like one.”
Today, as I reflect on my week to see what inspires me, I look to my grandson who received the highest Boy Scout award, Eagle Scout. Sev joined Cub Scouts at age 5 and today at age 18 he looks back at hundreds of hours dedicated to learning, serving others, donating time, helping his community, and leading others to develop skills in planning, preparing, and living with vision.
I bow to Sev and other young men and women like him who look to what can appear as a ‘sorry excuse for a world’ and rather than give up in despair, move forward with integrity, kindness, thoughtfulness, and creativity while living from their heart to heal and make whole.
Also at age 5, Sev received his first drum kit. Music fills his world, and he has dedicated many hours of learning and practice in becoming a talented drummer, adding keyboard, guitar, and vocals. He is off to college now and we send him off with love and joy and a greater hope for our world’s future.
“Rise up and adopt an eagle mentality. Challenge yourself to leave environments where people have accepted mediocrity. Surround yourself with people who are going places.”
Germany Kent
“You can run with turkeys, but it takes greater strength to fly with eagles.”
Matshona Dhliwayo
“Be an eagle instead of flocking like pigeons. Self-discovery will always be the highest type of knowledge in one’s life.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo
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