While out for a walk TPP (The Pondering Paw) had the pleasure of watching a hawk in search of lunch in the field next to the path TPP was on. The conditions were blustery so the hawk was fighting nature while zeroing in on his meal. Despite the conditions he made it look it look like there was nothing to it, gliding and manoeuvring effortlessly through the air.
Regal and elegant were the words that come to mind while watching him. Oh, to have only an ounce of his elegance and poise, especially with someone watching!
There were many times he looked like he was not moving while flying into the breeze – maybe he was “standing” still in the air, hard to tell from the distance. From his standstill he would dive forward come close to the ground and arc back up into the air, then start the next fly by in search of lunch.
His dogged determination in search of lunch was a great lesson that we can all learn from.
Was he successful in getting lunch? No, not that TPP saw, but with the distance between us he could have easily succeeded without TPP actually seeing it.
Your homework from this is to ponder on the image of a hawk flying in you mind. Imagine what it must be like – the freedom to fly with no impediments other than fight the blustery conditions and the single minded determination to succeed.
Ponder away!
