Pink Story: Owl

The completion of one of my notebooks meant the beginning of another.  In the midst of my cancer treatment I hoped to be a wolf.  I hoped I was strong and able to take on the disease and the treatment.

I went to buy my next notebook and was strangely drawn to one with an owl on it.  Usually I simply buy the cheapest or a simple one, but this time I spent a little more money and bought a simple notebook with an owl on the front that spoke to my soul.  I thought about this as I do everything and wondered why I was drawn to an owl.  This is the first animal that found myself drawn to and encouraged by, I wondered why.

I think we all have things that speak to us without speaking.  There are things that bring us joy or peace. Here's a little about mine:

Along this journey I found myself being drawn to owls.  I studied them with my students and without thinking about it, I find myself choosing things with owls on them.

Owl’s ears are asymmetrical and their faces are shaped like a satellite dish so they can hear everything and know exactly where the sounds are coming from.  Owls are excellent listeners.  Owl's heads can turn 270° so it can easily see what is going on.  It is observant.  It’s wings are specially made to move it silently through the night.  An owl is unobtrusive and patient.  It spits up the remains of its food so everyone can see what it eats.  The owl is transparent, it has nothing to hide.  I can imagine it sitting on a branch watching and listening.  The owl is a picture of peace.  

Perhaps I’m drawn to the owl because that’s how I wish to be seen: wise, attentive, observant, unobtrusive and patient.  I want to be at peace.  Perhaps I am drawn to the owl because I am already these things.  Perhaps I drawn to the owl because I am becoming these things as the owl becomes part of me.