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An eagle can sense that a storm is approaching long before it breaks. The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.
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While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it. The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm.
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When the storms of life come upon us, we can rise above them by setting our minds to our goal and dedicating ourselves to our strength and faith in what we believe in. The storms do not have to overcome us.
We can use our own wisdom and strength to rise above them.
Our dedication to what we believe in enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy,failure and disappointment into our lives. We can soar above the storm. Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.
We can soar on our wings like eagles, to freedom, on the winds of the storm.
[This message has been edited by confused (edited September 25, 2001).]