Like An Eagle-Soar

“He who has imagination without learning, has wings and no feet.”  Joseph Joubert

Imagination:  Webster defines it as, “the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality; creative ability and the creation of the mind”.

Did you ever let your imagination go a little wild – let the creative juices flow?  I think we all have.  It’s when we have the vision and don’t follow through that we crash and burn.  The wings spread wide, we take off, and then at the first sign of turbulence come tumbling down.

We have a couple of choices after the crash.  I choose to pick myself off, brush myself off and spread those wings again, taking with me the lessons learned from the previous failures.  The alternative, well, I won’t even go there right now, as I am imagining a wonderful weekend of pumpkin carving, a long walk in the woods with my binoculars in hand so I can see my feathered friends, a soccer game, Church and a fun birthday party!

I wish you all a wonderful weekend as well – spread those wings!!

“Clouds of insects danced and buzzed in the golden autumn light, and the air was full of the piping of the song-birds. Long, glinting dragonflies shot across the path, or hung tremulous with gauzy wings and gleaming bodies”. by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

OK, so I have been missing in action for a couple of days.  Autumn is my favorite time of year, and the weather has been unbelievable and I just had to play hooky.  I experienced the clouds of insects dancing in the golden light of autumn.  There were so many of them, they did look like a cloud!

Yesterday, I took a walk at dawn and got to revel in the sounds of the morning dusk, the final crickets chirping off and the tree frogs croaking down, and the glorious sound of the birds waking up and filling the air with their piping and melodious songs.  I literally stopped in my tracks and took it all in, and was suddenly overwhelmed with nature and the beauty of the sunrise and sights and sounds of the day coming alive.

I am grateful for the time I gave myself!!  Have you taken a moment for you lately?

No one can predict to what heights you can soar. Even you will not know until you spread your wings!

As the news headlines remain focused on the economy, even the lack thereof, it is so easy for all of us to lose sight of some the promises that have been made to us.  Yesterday, when it all seemed to be caving in on me, and I needed the solace of His Word, I received this passage in an email.  It was if it dropped in on the wings of an eagle:

“So I tell you, don’t worry about everyday life– whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Doesn’t life consist of more than food and clothing?  Look at the birds. They don’t need to plant or harvest or put food in barns because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are.  Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?  Of course not. And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.  And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, won’t he more surely care for you? You have so little faith! So don’t worry about having enough food or drink or clothing.  Why be like the pagans who are so deeply concerned about these things? Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern.”   Matthew 6:25-33

“Celebrate your success and stand strong when adversity hits, for when the storm clouds come in, the eagles soar while the small birds take cover.”

Author Unknown