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It’s Time to Fly: Facing our Fears and Letting Go

It's Time to Fly: Facing our Fears and Letting Go, by Kristen Noel. Photograph of baby bird leaving nest by Kristen Noel.
Photograph by Kristen Noel

The edge of a nest, like a comfort zone, can hold us back or propel us forward. If you’re ready to fly in any aspect of your life…read on!

On a recent annual pilgrimage to exciting thing that happened each morning (aside from the hot coffee and fresh baked goods delivery to our campground) —was this. Look closely, a baby bird about to fly the nest. Initially, there were 2 and this guy (I decided it was a ‘he’) was left. Though it appears from this photo that I just happened to capture ‘the’ moment before the big leap — alas, it was not and in fact, it took a few days of back-and-forth.

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