The original Pledge of Allegiance, written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, read “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
What do you pledge your allegiance to?
Category: Meditations
Following
Ducklings stay safe because although they are ready to be up and moving within moments of hatching, they are born with the instinct to follow mom, trailing neatly behind as she travels. Being a leader is great, but sometimes the wisest course is to follow someone who knows where they are going.
Who do you trust to lead you in the right direction?
Coming Down
All through that long ticking up toward the top of the ride you know it is coming—the rush and the swoop that is your reward for laboring up the hill. The vacation after months of hard work. The publication of the words you’ve struggled over. The performance of what you’ve been rehearsing for hours on end.
How has your labor allowed you to enjoy the downhill slope?
Away from Shore
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
―William Faulkner
What new horizons draw you so strongly that you are willing to look away from the familiar?
Floating on Air
Most of us can only imagine what it would be like to soar like a hawk, carried by nothing more than air. It turns out that you can only get to that peaceful place of floating by literally jumping off a cliff.
What kind of cliffs have you chosen to jump off, trusting that the experience will be worth it?