From The Rooftops To The Sea

In the spring and summer, seagulls nest on high rooftops, which mimic cliffs that provide a haven for their nests and young gulls.

While walking in my neighbourhood a few weeks ago, I noticed all the gulls were gone. Where did they go?

I discovered that once their young gulls can fly, the parents return to the sea to teach them how to find food.

This impulse to go back to the sea is inbred in the seagull. They know when to go. There is no wavering or discussion in their squawking to decide when to go. They know it is time to go to the sea.

My wife and I lived in our home in Calgary for thirty-two years. We had a beautiful garden and I had fallen into a comfortable rut of my easy chair and my neighbourhood.

At first, I objected and resisted any discussion about leaving our home, in which I felt so comfortable. Unlike the seagulls, I did not realize it was time to go.

I love certainty and familiarity. The idea of packing up and leaving without a plan was unnerving for me.

However, Kerry knew that this was the time.

It’s the uncertain path that stops many of us from leaping when it is time to go. We love the certainty of familiarity, unlike the seagulls, who know it is time to go, not knowing what conditions or threats will be at their destination.

The city we have decided to live in has been an amazing and pleasant surprise. Several serendipitous events and meetings have occurred that we could never have planned.

We have a beautiful home in which to live and a city we have come to love.

Every one of us has this sense of knowing, which we call the essential self.

The opportunity is to activate your essential self, guiding you more than the certainty presented by the people, places, and things you know.