Flying

Imagine that you are a bird, flying through the sky. As you soar, you admire the view below you: trees, rivers, lakes, and hills. The wind beats against your face as your altitude increases.

What an amazing sensation! As you move through the air, alternately flapping your wings and gliding, you feel absolute exhilaration. This is the life you were made for. This is what you were meant to do.

Gravity still exerts a pull on you, but you have found a way to overcome it. Lift is a more powerful force than gravity.

You spot a lake in the distance, and you descend towards it, entering into a steep dive. Just as you are about to reach the water, you adjust the angle of your wings and your feet skim the water.

This is how it feels to be fully alive! You are one with the sky. You twist, turn and twirl, diving and ascending and feeling renewed. Then you enter the forest below. Finding a shady spot near the top of a tree, you perch on a branch and rest for a few minutes.

Life has ebbs and flows, high points and low points. There is a time to push higher, and a time to fly lower; a time to speed up, and a time to slow down; a time to revel in the beauty that surrounds you, and a time to quietly reflect.

After resting for a little while, you take flight. You are ready once more to dance among the clouds.