How To Live Like A Bird And Soar Higher
It’s a new beginning, wake up! A thank you note to God.
“Sit on a telephone wire, like a bird! Get a higher perspective of your next step!” — Kris Bedenian
I’m sharing this story as a thank you note to God for his beautiful work of creating all the animals on earth. Today I’m especially observing the beauty of the smaller birds.
My Story
Today I’ve decided to wake up early, eat less, fly high, and rest when NEST-essary. I’ve heard of eating the frog first thing in your day, but I’m not going to eat any worms — or perhaps we should!
My window is cracked open and my husband’s alarm just went off at 5:30 a.m. Spring is in the air and the birds are chirping. It’s early for me!
My passion lately is words! I’m obsessed over the poem called haiku. I have written just over 365 of them in the last 4 weeks! However, today I need to get busy with some new content.
Today I thought: What’s a life of a bird-like? They really only have so much time in their days. Do we sometimes think that we have enough time or I can do it tomorrow attitude? What if today is it! Would you live differently?
Wake Early
I’m up and singing softly. Not really; it’s early! Yet, I’m trying to wake my son for school. He’s only been back at school for about a month after a long stay-home-school-cation. I asked him to set an intention for today. He set out to have a good day!
What intention have you set for your day? If you don’t set one, others will! How can you start flying above the noises of life?
I even made my son a pancake! It’s his lucky day! Watch out, you boxed bowls of cereal, there’s a new bird in town!
I even put away the dishes from the dishwasher. It must be my husband’s lucky day, too.
I made the bed, and I wasn’t even the last one out. That’s our rule. Maybe this is a good enough reason to get up early.
I started the laundry and only have a few chores later for the day. I will share them in a little while.
With all these little things out of the way, I have created a relaxed space for me to write.
Oh wow, I almost forgot I have a class at 11 a.m. on Zoom today, and I need to give my mom eye therapy. That’s okay; I still have more time to write, now that I woke up early! This is what my hope is, anyway.
Eat Less (Yucky Worms)
I never eat much when I’m busy writing. This is a good strategy for today if I’m trying to eat like a bird. I hope they like Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili and cornbread later. It’s a cool, rainy day, and this is going to hit the spot after a long afternoon of writing.
Have you heard about eating a frog first thing in your day? It means to do the biggest task first. However, I have decided to look at it from a bird’s-eye view and start with a few small worms instead!
Having a clean, orderly environment is so much more productive. Even the way we dress has something to do with it too. Have you read my article?
Back to all the little things that I did before sitting down to write. You might be able to jump in and eat the frog if you have others to pick up the slack, yet I say be of help around your home and set up your nest to soar!
Soar High (Movement)
If you feel you haven’t been as active as you would like and have found yourself sitting in the nest too much, it’s okay. Now is the time to push yourself out of the nest and start living that life of excellence!
This is not implying that you need to be perfect. It’s just a statement that leads me into knowing right from wrong.
I know that regular movement is the best. So today, I will write for a while and then be intentional about getting up to move around more.
I used to wake up at 5:30 a.m. every day and head to the gym right away. I feel that I have a new lease on life, so for now I would like to live more in alignment with true balance.
It’s been a busy day in the life of a bird. My wings are tired, and a little rest goes a long way!
Rest (Nest)
Maybe you have heard me talk about the 20/20/20 rule — at least this is my name for it.
Let me explain the three-step process:
- Pick a task (frog) of your choice and work on it for 20 minutes.
- Pick another frog and do the same.
- Now grab a glass of water (stay hydrated) to rinse the frogs down — and now comes the dessert! You could either move for 10 minutes (if you have been sitting) and then the last 10 minutes of the hour is intended to do something that you love. Like writing a Haiku! What is your favorite pastime? I’m learning a lot from these little bird friends. I still have some chores to do before I can transition from work to a home mindset.
Here is a habit I formed due to the pandemic that I would love to share. I usually do a quick 10-, 15-, or 30-minute tidying up before I start making dinner and shift my mindset into truly being home with my family.
If I were a bird, I would try to make my busy work during a set time, and then my home time would be clear! I feel strongly about this. Sometimes the lines can blur, and balance gets pushed out of the nest. For me, this is for the loony birds!
I had a very productive morning, and it isn’t even 9:30 a.m. I’m wondering if I will hit the repeat or snooze button tomorrow morning.
Repeat or Snooze (?)
Tonight, I must go to bed early. Yet tomorrow, maybe I will study the life of the Night Owl!
Life has a funny way of leading us. God is good, and his sense of humor at times leaves me soaring in delight!
Even still, I need to remind myself that I’m human. Even though I wish I could fly above the noises of life, I will rely on the Lord for my next steps!
Thank you, Trista Signe Ainsworth, for this memory-producing publication, Thank You Notes.