Taking The World On With A Smile!

There’s an American bald eagle living on my fence. He’s brown and white and has an awesome wing span. He is also made of wood and appeared a day or two after Halloween.

I have NO IDEA how he got here.

At first I thought, maybe this is a mistake, he’s lost and somehow got left in front of our fence. Someone picked him up and hung him here so his owner would see him and could retrieve him.

He is after all,beautiful.

But it’s been nearly three weeks now and no one has come to claim him. His wooden presence is beginning to feel very deliberate and I’m starting to think this is not a mistake. He is not lost.

In fact, I believe this king of birds is here to stay.

Life is a journey, a constant learning experience. I seek meaning and reason for the people, places and circumstances I encounter. I always have. After the second week of “no sign of this bird leaving his new nest”, I started to try to make sense of him. I couldn’t seem to get him and how or why he came here out of my mind. I don’t know much about these birds of prey or what they represent so I decided to see if Google could enlighten me.

Maybe, I thought, there is a connection between this raptor and my life.

Here is the first thing I found, leaving me with no need to look further:

Eagles and the God Jupiter
“Jupiter believed that the Eagle could look directly into the sun, and many stories link Eagles to both the Sun and to Jupiter, as a symbol or sign of strength and courage. Images from the ancient Near East and Iran show the sun with an eagle’s wings, a sign that the bird was linked to the sun god; as well as other symbols in various cultures-usually divine associations showing strength, power and freedom.”  ~ Squidoo

Karma? Coincidence? Fate?

It’s Ironic that a few weeks before I begin the trepidatious process of moving, this lion of the sky has come to rest on my fence.

I’m certain of it now; it’s a good sign and it makes me feel much better about taking Edward. There’s a replacement; something else to watch over this house that no longer feels like a home to me. The eagle stays.

What is the message?

It takes strength and courage to spread your wings and fly but with that, comes freedom.

Photo Credit #1: Karen Szczuka Teich & http://www.takingtheworldonwithasmile.com

Photo Credit#2: Jupiter (Zeus) King of the Gods

Photo Credit #3:  Rolt Hicker