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April 23, 2008

Tunnels, Flying, and Where You Belong

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:31 am

Building a Business Is for the Birds

Central American Archway - ETStrauss photo

Ever find yourself lost in a tunnel? Lost your job. Lost your best client. Lost your trust in yourself. How you got there isn’t the point. The problem is whether you’ll find your way out.

You’re faced with a choice. Do you keep walking forward, lay down in the dark, or try to blast through to the outside?

The voices in your head tell you that you’re foolish to think that anything but walking will get you anywhere. The voice in your heart is broken and tired. Yet the voice in your soul whispers, “Don’t give up.”

And you have this thought that maybe . . . well, they say that there is always a darkest hour . . . but you wonder whether the world you believe in exists only in your mind.

I’d like to offer one word.

Fly!

Fly out of that tunnel. That’s what the birds do. They take a deep breath, look to the light, and keep flying until they’re in the sun again.

Oh yeah, it’s work. Oh yeah, they get tired. But every instinct tells those birds to keep flying on, . . . and oh yeah, they sure seem to know when they get where they’re going. And when they get there, they sure look like they belong.

The world needs your song, your determination, and your laughter. The world needs you to “Build and Become.” No one else brings your version of clever.

Fly.

We’re waiting for you.

You belong in the sun.

Seagull landing


–ME “Liz” Strauss
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11 Comments to “Tunnels, Flying, and Where You Belong”

  1. April 23rd, 2008 at 7:40 am
    Patricia Skinner said

    Liz, this is just what I needed today. Thank you. I most definitely find myself in a tunnel…

  2. April 23rd, 2008 at 8:04 am
    Michael A. Stelzner said

    I’m stuck in a time tunnel.

    It is sucking me dry.

    Need to escape.

    More time… Need more of it

  3. April 23rd, 2008 at 8:08 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mike!
    I’ve got a moment. . . . Here catch!

  4. April 23rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Patricia!
    Every now and then, we’re all in that tunnel. It’s good to remind ourselves that we don’t have to stay. :)

    So glad this came when you found it useful. :)

  5. April 23rd, 2008 at 8:37 am
    Mother Earth said

    I love this imagery and this message.

  6. April 23rd, 2008 at 8:43 am
    SpaceAgeSage said

    “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” ~Winston Churchill.
    I guess one might as well fly to fulfill this quote!
    And if you can’t find the light, may it find you — whether in a post like this one or in the smile of a friend.

  7. April 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mother Earth!
    How are you?!! Hope you’re flying!

  8. April 23rd, 2008 at 9:58 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi SpaceAgeSage!
    Thank you for those lovely words from a friend. :)

  9. April 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
    amypalko said

    This post is just, quite simply, wonderful, Liz. I read it earlier on today and my mind keeps turning it over. You see, I’ve been doing my phd for almost 4 years now, and I’m beginning to catch sight of the light at the end of the tunnel. Only, now I’m thinking, ‘Hey, maybe the tunnel isn’t so bad after all! It’s cosy, it’s comfortable, it doesn’t ask anything from me that I’m not able to give.” I really needed this reminder that I don’t belong there. I do need to get out into the sunlight: swooping, soaring, belonging. Hope to join you there soon!

  10. April 23rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Amy!
    I love the way people like you find what they need in the words. I can’t wait to have you out here with us too. :)

  11. April 26th, 2008 at 10:44 am
    Links Less Ordinary « Lives Less Ordinary said

    [...] Blog has written a couple of posts this week that have really resonated with me. The first is Tunnels, Flying and Where You Belong, which includes this wonderful gem: The world needs your song, your determination, and your [...]

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