Just Float

JOYPEACE

========== It is spring in South Africa and I was working in my garden. I noticed that a little dove had fallen from its nest and into our swimming pool. The bird was still alive, but only just. It had been in the pool a long time. Its feet were stiff from the cold and its little neck just hung limp. I took it out of the pool not really knowing what to do. Instinct jumped in. I wrapped the bird in a towel and blew softly into the towel to warm it up. A couple of hours later, the little bird made a full recovery. As I was sitting and looking at this bird, I realized that when I found it in the pool, it was just floating. Had the little bird spluttered and flapped, it would have tired itself out. Its feathers would have become completely water-logged and it would have drowned. Instead, it just floated. The lesson I learned is this: When I am in a situation, I too should "float" instead of flapping and splashing around. I should "float" in the arms of the Everlasting Father who always will carry me and rescue me. ~A MountainWings Original by Sandy Lange, South Africa~