Ready To Fly

Patrick Overton said, ~When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take a step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or we will be taught to fly.~ In some aspect, each of us can be compared to an eagle that is about to spread one's wings for the very first time. It can be a scary thing when you can't control what might or might not happen when one takes that leap of faith with your heart. In a way, each one of us can be cautious as we walk to the edge and have these two options: either back away from the edge and not fly at all or take that step off the edge and soar to new heights.

If you think about it, when a person backs away from the edge, he or she tends to push away that one person that essentially you are interested in or vice versa. It's that one person who when you first meet or see, one absolutely forgets how to breathe; also one seems to forget his or her own name, which comes with the territory. In any case, each time one continually backs away from the edge, a person will lost that window of opportunity to actually feel the wind beneath your wings. It's a matter of psyching yourself up even though you, and that person as well, are absolutely scared out of your mind. One just has to let go of that fear, walk to the edge, spread your wings, and fly.

Unfortunately, for some people taking that first step off the edge to fly towards that particular person can oftentimes leave a person with a tremendous headache, in a manner of speaking. We've all experienced that awkward and sometimes embarrassing situation where one thought you were flying to someone that he or she may have a chance with; but crashed into that proverbial invisible glass window which happens to all of us from time to time. For each one of us have suffered a broken wing, which is a representation of our own heart, and it can keep us from being able to fly once again. Consequently, it's that self doubt that will keep one from stepping into the unknown phenomenon that is love.

Ultimately, falling in love or being in love is an experience that can be best described as soaring above the clouds with or towards someone you would risk life and limb for. Let me ask you this question, with the eyes of an eagle who was or is that one person that caught your attention and initially he or she captured your heart? I once said that love is like flying without wings, but when you are truly in love the sky is the limit. To be perfectly honest, when you are in the air flying high, the answers you seek sometimes become much clearer than when you are simply standing at the edge rather than wondering whether or not you should have at least tried and live with that regret for years to come.

In retrospect, love is about hoping, dreaming, continually believing and taking that step to the edge without fear, and never looking down no matter what happens below you. It's that Superman/Supergil mentality that one will always have because love is considered kryptonite; it will bring you down to your knees and can either make you lose the strength you have or make you stronger. Someone once said, ~May you soar like an eagle and shine like the sun.. and may your spirit and heart join together with someone as one.~ Every person will step or has stepped off the edge and flew high; but suffered or will suffer a broken wing that may or may not heal. In the end, a person will ask yourself this question when it comes to falling in love again, am I ready to fly?