No one knows why whales throw themselves out of the water, in an act called “breaching.” Perhaps they do it to loosen barnacles from their skin, or to signal to comrades in the vicinity. Maybe they do it because it gives them a glimpse into a world outside their watery home, or simply because it’s fun.
What do you like to do just for the heck of it, for a little variety in your life
“A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man’s self-respect and inherent human dignity.” –Aung San Suu Kyi
What small, daily act of courage have you taken recently?
“There are bees in every hive with inherent imperfections: they cannot navigate from the directions given by others. They fly off everywhere. They are always getting lost. They never gather much pollen. Yet, by an incongruous twist of fate, these bees can still dance directions to others. And so they occasionally return from their misguided wanderings with delirious gospel of what they have found. Good god, what they have found! It is the lost bee who finds new flowers.” –Jack Haas
What have you found by getting lost?
Happy spring! For a moment the earth hangs in perfect balance between the light and the dark, and then, ever so subtly, tips toward the light and the growing day.
How is your life tipping toward the light?
“The state can’t give you freedom, and the state can’t take it away. You’re born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free….”
―Utah Phillips
How have you resisted attempts to limit your freedom to be who you truly are?
