untethered

He was a stunning bird, especially during mating season with black feathers on his whole body and white, white wings. His inner and outer migrations had taken him beyond the hurdle of victim consciousness into an empowered expression of being. It was obvious, as his demeanor was innocently proud and his eyes direct. However, he still experienced a pull of neediness when attracted to a potential flying partner and this would snap him right back to judging his weakness for relying on others for validation or approval.

He truly did not want to inconvenience any other bird, believing, in his weaker moments, that his mere presence was too much. Beak chattering with anxiousness in his belly, he would replay scenarios over and over wondering what he should or could have done differently. This immobilized his lovely wings rendering him incapable of finding a mate while his family group were depending on him for just this. They needed to bolster their numbers before winter.

He had already meandered through the spiral work of inner healing and was now confronted with reconciling the deeper contractions he felt around attachment and love. These birds displayed human-like behaviors and just like humans at this level of awakening, this bird knew the answer was within. He was beyond giving himself validation and approval and was ready for an entirely new level of consciousness.

He perched on a sturdy branch with head upturned toward the bright sun, eyes closed. He basked in the light coming in through his eyelids and feathered skin taking comfort in the warmth. The outer light saturated his inner body becoming inner light. He surrendered as the light penetrated and liberated even the densest parts of his core energy field. Light. Bright. Untethered. Everything took on a deeper meaning as he gleaned insight into the inner workings of his mind, thoughts, and life!

He shook his body and wings as birds do when they are releasing energetic holding patterns at a deeper level. This instant maturing process evoked a natural calling for Love to further transcend the mind, opening him to the whole ocean of Higher consciousness. What an achievement, what a transformation as he became a carrier of Light and higher consciousness. From the depth of his being he felt calm and peaceful, with no evidence of lack to be found. He does not know how long he remained on that branch. A minute? An eternity? But, when his eyes opened, he saw with a new perspective.

Several females lit upon the branch on either side of him taking refuge in his brightness. They all rested together as his inner light expanded into a field of light around his body, and theirs. And then, at a certain moment, all the females flew off save one, the perfect one. Life and love brought him the one he needed to fulfill his role in the flock. The two closed their eyes and leaned in, head to head, with unbiased satisfaction and gratitude.