Storms

There are many sayings about STORMS. Storms have to come for growth and for rainbows however none of us like the storms themselves as they contain winds that buffet us and may contain lightening that can harm us. None the less, how we weather the storms of life is the test of character that defines us. We can take some examples from nature.

The little sparrows usually have to fly through a storm. They flap their little wings against the wind and expend a lot of energy trying to get to safety. They often will swarm before a storm so that they can use the collect energy of the swarm to get to safety. However caught in a storm, the lone sparrow will have to work hard to counteract the winds that they have to fly through.

The eagle on the other hand doesn’t fear a storm because its wings allow it to use the up-drafts of the storms to SOAR. The eagle has the ability to use of the energy of the storm to rise to greater heights. It never gets weary or tired in a storm because it doesn’t expend any energy to SOAR.

The eastern martial arts teach the concept of using the energy of others to produce positive effects for you. In eastern philosophy, energy is never seen as positive or negative. Energy is taken for what it is – a force that can be used to affect positive change for you. Just like the eagle harnesses the energy from the STORM we can all harness the energy from every positive and negative experience to SOAR above the fray and fly to perches where only EAGLES roam!