Screeching Crows

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself

just as I am, then I can change."

Carl Rogers

Deep in thought, I wandered through a field.  The sun was invigorating on my face and the gentle breeze seemed to blow my blues away.  I became aware of an annoying noise coming from a leafless dead tree.  Perched upon the branches were crows screeching at each other.  Their harsh caws grated on my freshly established serenity.

I turned, seeking another direction hoping to regain my peaceful state of mind.  I looked up in to the blue sky watching the fluffy clouds gently pass by. A hawk caught my eye as it flew by.  The wings were stretched guiding the flight of this magnificent bird.  I felt the creature's sense of freedom, and I began to soar into the sky with it.  

As I followed the path back out of the field, I knew like the birds, life has its fair share of screeching crows.  My experience was a waking dream, showing me how I withdraw from screeching chaos and seek a path offering pauses of silence and freedom.  It is with this understanding that I can embrace myself, but still be open to the discoveries while traveling in different fields.