It’s no secret, I love the outdoors. I enjoy hiking and exploring wild life. One of my favorite animals are birds. I enjoy studying their calls and songs, their habits, breeding patterns; basically anything and everything about them intrigues me.
Today I want to highlight something fascinating about eagles in particular. The eagle’s nest is made up of a strong structure and outer foundation consisting of twigs and sticks of various thicknesses and lengths, as well as a few thorns added to the mix. The inner parts of the nest are lined with soft feathers and other materials the parents manage to locate, in order to cushion the young eaglets from the sharp edges of the sticks and thorns.
Once the eaglets are old enough to fly and leave the nest, the parents encourage them to leave by removing the soft inner parts of the nest so that the hard and sharp outer structure begin to irritate and frustrate the young, in the hopes that they’ll catch the hint and leave the nest for good.
When it comes to change we are no different as humans. We enjoy the familiar surroundings, the soft embrace of our ‘normal’ and we become very protective of our safe little world and will protect it at all costs.
Sometimes you know change is on the horizon and there is nothing you can do to stop it. It could be a restructuring at work, the graduation from school or university, the change of a name as marriage takes place; and the list goes on. Sometimes, change is actually a wonderful thing, an amazing opportunity to expand who you are and become the person you were always meant to be.
Have you ever felt the need to relocate or change jobs? Perhaps not even by choice, but because of a department closing down etc… God might speak to you and tell you to move on, but because of your comfort zone and your fears, you are reluctant to leave and you stay on, in the hopes things will change. Then, the inevitable happens. God begins to remove the feathers of comfort, and various things around you start poking you and frustrating you, encouraging you to make the change you so badly need.
Don’t be a dumb dodo, complacency will kill you. Rather be a smart eagle and soar high above the rest! Embrace change and take the bold step towards your better future.
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