The other morning I was taking my parrot Sadie for our morning walk. Every morning I take the dogs and my parrot for a walk to go get the paper. My cat Bennie usually joins us as well.
Sadie usually coos and rubs her beak on my check. On the way back to the house she loves to put a few beak marks in the paper.
The other morning she began to crane her head around wildly, looking at the sky and squawking in distress. When I looked up I saw a hawk gracefully soaring overhead. I thought it was beautiful while Sadie was afraid she might be somebodies dinner.
I was amazed at her instincts. She is 21 years old and when I adopted her from the parrot sanctuary her wings were clipped. When I told the woman who ran the sanctuary I would let them grow out she told me Sadie had never flown and if I let her fly in my home she was likely to break her neck flying into a window.
The Power of Fear
Sadie enjoys our morning walks and climbing on trees in my yard. She seems to be a very happy bird, very domesticated yet she reached very strongly to the hawk. Much like us humans react to our filter system. We may believe intimacy is dangerous so we avoid it or choose people that aren’t trustworthy.
Whatever you focus your attention on you get more of.
The Hawk
The hawk returned a few days later. It sat on the top of my tallest tree making the oddest noise. At first I had no idea what the noise was but all of my free range chickens were craning their necks looking skyward, on alert. These chickens all weigh at least 5 to 6 pound. There is no way the hawk could fly away with them.
The hawk hasn’t been back for several days but all the small birds I feed have made themselves scarce. Usually when I put sunflower seeds in their feeder the cardinals perch in the trees chattering away. Haven’t seen one in days.
Where is fear affecting your life?
If you are getting less than what you want in any area of your life fear is at work in your life.
How do these saying resonate in your mind and body?
I deserve a great life.
I deserve to have LOTS of money.
I deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
I deserve love.
I am an amazing, limitless being of love and light and laughter.
I am awesome.
I am the best ____________ (mom, wife, father, husband, student, you fill in the blank)
I was amazed to see how a bird of prey affected so many creatures around me. Your thoughts do become things. What are your thoughts creating?
As always I love reading your comments!
With love and aloha,
Susan
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a nice message susan, close to nature yet illustrating how powerful fear can be and with some nice affirmations at the end
Thanks Zaneta
Thank you Dr Susan Gregg!
Your daily reflections are truly inspiring and I’m very grateful to have found you.
Thanks for the loving encouragement.
I’m glad you found me too.
With a big smile and a hug, Susan
I know how the little birds feel, poor loves. It is natural, and I think I will continue to stay as much as possible in my comfort zone and keep away from the human ‘hawks’ (many about over the last years) as best I can.
Very slowly trying to get used to my own company. Love the daily reflections – a small smile is better than no smile 😉
Give yourself a BIG hug often. Spread your wings and fly!
With love, Susan
Thanks for this insight, Dr. Gregg! I’ve always been close to, drawn to things of/in nature. I believe there are always so many truths and insights for us to glean from nature, if we will simply allow ourselves to be aware. I really enjoyed the insights you shared with us with this recollection of life events. I’m still learning, and always enjoy reading/hearing any new perspectives or insights you share. Thanks for keeping on keeping on.
My pleasure Bruce and thanks for taking the time to comment!
When you say’ if you are getting less than what you want in any area of your life fear is at work in your life’, do you mean we are telling ourselves fear-based stories?
Yes indeed we are telling ourselves a fear based story. When we realize that we can tell ourselves a story of love instead.
We have lost contact with our ancient selves prople who knew instinctivley how to survive, tofay we are told by media hawkd.government hawks and anyone who thinks they know better,wr hsve lost our contact with nature and its an uphill struggle trying to ignore these people who think thry know me. Love you Susan and all your gentlr guidance. Much love