The Eagle in a Storm
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the windows to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.
The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply used the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm.
When the storms of life come upon us- and all of us will experience them-we can rise above them by setting our belief that we can make it. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow our inner power to lift us above them.
We can enable ourselves to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm.
Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.
Two Oaks
If you want to understand adversity, take two seeds form the same oaks tree and plant them in two different locations. Plant the first in the middle of a thick forest, and the other on a hill by itself.
Here’s what will happen. The oak standing on a hillside is exposed to every storm. As a result its roots plunge deep into the earth and spread in every direction, even wrapping themselves around giant rocks. At times it may seam the tree isn’t growing fast enough-but the growth is happening underground. It is as if the roots know they must protect the tree from the threatening elements.
What about the seed planted in the forest? It becomes a weak sapling. And since it is protected by its neighbors, the little oak doesn’t sense the need to spread its roots for support.
Don’t be afraid of adversity! Welcome it! That’s your surefire route to final success.
It Take Strength
It takes strength to do what must be donewhen the work is unpleasant and uncomfortable.
It takes strength to persist in the face of obstacles, when it would be much easier to simply give up.
It takes strength to be polite to someone when that person has been rude to you.
It takes strength to be truthful when a lie would be more convenient.
It takes strength to build for the future.
It takes strength to resist temptations and distractions.
It takes strength to do what is right.
It takes strength to do all these things. And all the while, these are the very things that build even more strength.
Be truthful, do what you know is right, put forth effort when it is called for, persist, and the more you do so, the more easily you’ll be able to do so. Exercise your strength, and you’ll surely grow stronger, more capable, and successful in each endeavor.
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