The Buzzard, the Bat and the Bumblebee

THE BUZZARD: If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

THE BAT: The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble Creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

THE BUMBLEBEE: A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

PEOPLE: In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up!

Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, but faith looks up!

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our Creator who loves us.

Is Security Safe?

Risk taking is the only way you'll get security. If you seek security, you're taking the biggest risk of all.

There was a very cautious man.
He rarely laughed, he never cried,
He never won, he never tried.
He rarely laughed, he never played,
He rarely talked, he never prayed.
Then one day he passed away,
His insurance was denied.
They claimed because he never lived, he never really died.

You never want to seek security, because risk-taking is security making.

-Dr. Dennis Waitely
2004 Jim Rohn Leadership Conference

If you are never able to afford risk, how will you ever get ahead? Times have changed, and safe is just not secure anymore. The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. Invest in risk. Start small, to see little return, and keep increasing. You might say, "The bigger risk, the bigger potential loss." However, I say to you, "learned risk is a good risk." Throwing dice out on the craps table not understanding the game may not be that smart. But if you know the odds, what numbers can win, and know how to win when usually the dice says you lose, the greater your odds of winning. Win by throwing the dice with wisdom behind it. That's success. That's true security.

Live To Dream Big!