Gotta Be Like An Eagle
August 30th, 2007 by bigmachine47Inspiration on the "7 Principles of an Eagle" - Author Dr. Myles Monroe
1.
Eagles fly alone at a high altitude and not with sparrows or mix with
other smaller birds. Birds of a feather flock together. No other bird
goes to the height of the eagle. Eagles fly with eagles. Never in a
flock. Even when Moses (Old Testament Bible) went to commune with God
on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills. Stay away from
sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly with eagles.
2. Eagles have
strong vision, which focuses up to 5 kilometers from the air. When an
eagle sites prey- even a rodent from this distance, he narrows his
focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle
will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision
and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.
3.
Eagles do not eat dead things. He feeds on fresh prey. Vultures eat
dead animals but not eagles. Steer clear of outdated and old
information. Do your research well always.
4. The Eagle is the
only bird that loves the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get
excited. The eagle uses the wings of the storm to rise and is pushed up
higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle stops flapping
and uses the pressure of the raging storm to soar the clouds and glide.
This gives the eagle an opportunity to rest its wings. In the meantime
all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We
can use the storms of our lives (obstacles, trouble, etc) to rise to
greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.
5.
The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and
they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male pursing her
and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male
pursuing her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she
lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male
chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases until
he reaches it and has to catch it before it falls to the ground, then
bring it back to the female eagle. The female eagle grabs the twig and
flies to a much higher altitude pursued by the male until she perceives
it high enough, and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This
goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is
assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig
which shows commitment, then and only then, will she allow him to mate
with her!
Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.
6.
Eagles prepare for training. When about to lay eggs, the female and
male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can
reach; the male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the
crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which
he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth picks thorns and
lays them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft
grass to cover the thorns, and then flies back to pick rugs to put on
the grass. When this first layering is complete the male eagle runs
back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; runs back
to get grass and rugs and lays them on top of the thorns, then plucks
his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the
nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles
participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects
them; he builds the nest and hunts. During the time of training the
young ones to fly, the mother eagle throws the eaglets out of the nest
and because they are scared, they jump into the nest again. Next, she
throws them out and then takes off the soft layers of the nest, leaving
the thorns bare. When the scared eaglets jump into the nest again, they
are pricked by thorns. Shrieking and bleeding they jump out again this
time wondering why the mother and father who love them so much are
torturing them. Next, mother eagle pushes them off the cliff into the
air. As they shriek in fear, father eagle flies out and picks them up
on his back before they fall, and brings them back to the cliff. This
goes on for sometime until they start flapping their wings. They get
excited at this newfound knowledge that they can fly and not fall at
such a fast rate. The father and mother eagle supports them with their
wings.
The preparation of the nest teaches us to prepare for changes;
The preparation for the family teaches us that active participation of both partners leads to success;
The
being pricked by the thorns tells us that sometimes being too
comfortable where we are may result into our not experiencing life, not
progressing and not learning at all. The thorns of life come to teach
us that we need to grow, get out of the nest and love on. We may not
know it but the seemingly comfortable and safe haven may have thorns;
The
people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to
grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good
intentions for us.
7. When the Eagle grows old, his feathers
become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels
weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks.
While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is
completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new
feathers, then he can come out.
We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us without adding to our lives…
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