Can you fly?

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On Monday of this week over at Contemplative Photography there was a very descriptive post about an Advent service the author had attended; also a quote in her Advent readings from The Gospel of Thomas about a heron sitting, perhaps listening to the sounds of the winds and grasses, seemingly as though "he'd forgotten how to fly." That sentence was just the thing to complete a thought that's been percolating in my mind a week or so.

Have I forgotten how to fly? Have you? There must be a time in our lives that we can remember "flying." Of course, I mean metaphorically flying - I'm not a total nut - but really, were we 6 or 8 years old on a new bike, or 22 or so when graduating from or quitting college, or falling in love for the first time, or landing the job or starting the company that no one really believed would go anywhere for us? Couldn't we fly then even without support from anyone? We didn't need a dad or mom holding the bike, or paying the bills (anymore), or smugly smiling at our plans to graduate magna cum laude, or telling us that first loves were notoriously weak, or that dreaming you could just walk into a big corporation and land a job or throw together a small company and sell ourselves was just a ridiculous notion? We could fly, we flew! We did those things confidently, maybe scared to death, but confidently. We did well.

For some of us that confidence may have or may be diminishing as we age. Perhaps, we tell ourselves, we're wiser and more cautious now realizing that others really never knew "who we were" or they wouldn't have entrusted us with so much responsibility. They didn't know then that we couldn't and can't really fly and what if they find out now? Our bodies, as well as our self-esteem, are now plummeting to the ground as though we've forgotten how to fly!

Well I say, in the censored voice of a politically correct blogger, - baloney! We/you do too still know how to fly. We are masters of the air by now. We can do more swoops, loops, and calls than head-over-heels in love Red-Tailed hawks in full court courting! We have more experience than we ever expected we could acquire and people cry out for our experience daily. The only thing holding us back from launching anything whether it's business, or friendship, or straight talk with our families about life, is ourselves! I say step out into the air and fly, soar, and strut your stuff - there are probably more people supporting your success now than there ever have been in your life!

Another quote quoted months ago as fodder for blogging is from author Wendy Garrett (my apologies to which one of my blogger pals quoted Wendy, but it was a great quote and I'm using it here without giving you credit:(

"As you think, so you are.
As you dream, so you become.
As you create your wishes, so they create you."

And finally, have you flown today and if not, why not? Have you taken any great flights this year or you saving them all for a fabulous 2010? I've got wonderful flying plans for myself - what are you going to be up to? I'd love to hear..........