A few mornings ago, I walked outside to breathe in the fresh morning air when I first heard the familiar buzz. A hummingbird brushed above my head, but then silenced. I look up and saw that it had landed to a rest within a tiny nest in a tree branch above my driveway.
I ran inside, grabbed my camera, and then took several shots of this little bird catching its breath. It looked at me. Didn’t seem to care much that I was taking its picture. It simply sat in its nest. With a heart rate at around 1,300 beats per minute, I can’t imagine anything or anyone needing a rest more than this little bird.
But it occurred to me as I marveled at this tiny creature that I could learn something from its rest. Life hits hard, sometimes, and over the last several months, it has blasted me in the face with its wackiness. I’ve had to recalibrate my career path, as the one I was on ended rather abruptly and without warning.
I’ve done my best to figure out what I’m supposed to do with my life. So far, I am “ok” with my current situation. While I’m not sure this path is the right long-term path for me, I am aware that it’s a good time for me to be like the photogenic hummingbird. I need to allow myself to reflect and process what I want to do.
It’s been a good ride. I’ve gotten to lead fun and interesting projects and I’ll keep doing so as long as someone will have me. But I can’t operate in a world that values perception over reality and I think my true career will finally unfold.
Not sure if a birdwatcher can make much money, but I seem to be pretty good at it. Who knows? But like the hummingbird, I think we all need to take time to rest, reflect, and recover. Life can be a b***h.
