At times, out of fear of the unknown, we hold ourselves hostage as we hold on far too long to things that have ceased to work.
Those relationships that leave us ill instead of enriching our lives, no satisfaction from jobs that drain us while on the highway to nowhere, a lifestyle that has gone bankrupt and done more harm than good…there are so many crooked lines.
For as long as we hold onto those crooked lines, we don’t free our hands to draw and hold on to better ones.
It’s not always that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A bird in hand might peck your hands bloody and finish your seeds, yet it’s neither singing nor hatching meaningful stuff.
Sometimes, not holding a bird for a while might be a better deal. It opens your mind to think on how to go after the two in the bush.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Love this Jaqueline! 🙂 Lately, I have been sending a lot of “birds” away lol… Fly free birdies! I have my own wings 😉 xo
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I love your comment as well Cavelle 😊 You are better off with your own wings.
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I need to learn how to let birds “fly away” a lot better than I do now. Something to think about i guess. Lovely words…as always.
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Certainly not an easy feat, but with practice one can let go of quite a good bit 🙂
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I can relate to holding on to that which serves drains us.
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Doesn’t pay us. Thanks Rose 🙂
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now you have me wondering if I am holding to to things I shouldn’t. I need to examine my life closely.
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Sometimes, I take a little time to just dig and I always surprise myself with my findings.
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I need to schedule some time to do that 🙂
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Spot on! Sometimes we have to make life happen rather than wait for life to happen. It’s not always easy but it makes such a difference between simply existing and actually LIVING!
Thank you for sharing these motivating words. 🙂
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Thanks my dear Nedoux. Simply existing is simply exhausting 🙂
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I have recently started letting go of some birds. This came just in time.
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Me too my dear. Learnt to chase a lot out of the coop and still repeating.
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Hang onto that bird too long and all you will end up with is a hand full of poop!
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Ha,ha! That’s really true 🙂
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