Of Eagles and Crows

While hiking Drinking Horse Mountain this morning, I noticed a bald eagle riding a thermal high above the hill. It was alone as I began my climb, just enjoying the view, I imagine.

Half way up I spotted the eagle again. This time a crow was harassing it, disturbing the eagle's majestic soaring. A few minutes later I saw another crow join in the merriment, forcing the eagle to abandon what must have been perfect thermals rising from the hillside.

As I observed this, I thought of how I am like an eagle - trying to soar upward and ride the available updrafts to lift myself higher.

To me, the crows symbolize those who would peck away at my progress, my confidence. The crows  are afraid of the eagle's hunting prowess and size advantage, so they gang up to drive it away, thus securing their own place in the food chain and protecting their territory.

Who in your life is the crow to your eagle? Can you eliminate the crows from your life? Are there some you have to learn to handle without compromising your integrity and your ability to soar? Are you a crow to someone else's eagle? That can be hard to admit!

Unlike the eagle, we can't always just move to another hillside. Besides, there will always be crows ready to pester and frustrate us. How we manage the situation will determine how high our eagle wings will take us.


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Kiki Lynn Renze
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