The Postcard Picayune » Message from Michael http://hazelmail.com/postcards Create Custom Postcards and Send Them Worldwide with HazelMail! Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:25:21 +0000 en hourly 1 Kites and Pelicans http://hazelmail.com/postcards/kites-and-pelicans/ http://hazelmail.com/postcards/kites-and-pelicans/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 01:32:33 +0000 Michael Lato http://hazelmail.com/postcards/?p=12 I dusted off a stunt kite recently and spent an afternoon at the beach as the kite’s pilot.  It was a perfect day…clear, sunny, cool, and breezy–just beautiful.  Watching a kite fly is always neat, but steering the kite was really satisfying.  Instead of being at the mercy of the winds, stunt kites give you the chance to maneuver the kite in different directions at will.
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You learn to adjust to the wind as best you can.  And, the winds changed constantly.  I was struggling to set the kite on a steady course as unexpected gusts blew it in different directions…quick adjustment was the key.  After some clumsy moments of trying to keep the kite on some sort of course,  a flock of pelicans glided overhead.  They were so graceful and steady!  The image of these big awkward looking birds soaring on a flight path as smooth as glass was so beautiful.

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Then, it occurred to me that those pelicans were adjusting to the same constantly changing winds that I was.  Their adjustments were so fluid, so subtle and so natural.  They made it look so easy, so friction-free…and, I’d like to think that somehow maybe it is.

The moral of the story:  Let’s be more like a pelicans.

…AND, send some postcards.  Make your people feel loved with a memory they can hold in their hand.

Michael

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It’s beautiful in its simplicity and soooo true.  Amid the hustle and bustle of the external world, peace of mind is a great thing.  When I look around this spring at the flowers blooming, birds chirping, pollen flying, sprouts growing, I remind myself that there are so many good great forces at work.   As I try to make things happen, fix what’s not “right”, and absorb the news of what seems like chaotic change in the world, I can afford to take a step back and know that the world is in perfect balance.  Easy does it.

So, this spring, reach out to friends and family, enjoy the time we have together, relax, have fun, and remember…Easy does it!

P.S.  SEND SOME POSTCARDS.  People are waiting to hear from you!

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Michael

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