Comments on: When Life Is “For the Birds” http://stresstopower.com/blog/2008/07/20/when-life-is-for-the-birds/ Stress Hardiness, Optimizing Stress, Being Fully Alive Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Life Is For the Birds Revisited — Transforming Stress Into Personal Power http://stresstopower.com/blog/2008/07/20/when-life-is-for-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 Life Is For the Birds Revisited — Transforming Stress Into Personal Power Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:05:54 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=493#comment-2477 [...] I used this picture without the labels in When Life Is For the Birds. It has even more meaning for me [...] [...] I used this picture without the labels in When Life Is For the Birds. It has even more meaning for me [...]

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2008/07/20/when-life-is-for-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 bikehikebabe Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:19:37 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=493#comment-1885 Square Peg---Right on! That pic. was sent as a joke. "How you know if you're Mom's favorite." Someone sent a reply saying what you said, but you said it SO well. Square Peg—Right on! That pic. was sent as a joke. “How you know if you’re Mom’s favorite.” Someone sent a reply saying what you said, but you said it SO well.

]]> By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2008/07/20/when-life-is-for-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-1847 Jean Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:39:10 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=493#comment-1847 Square Peg, Thanks for coming by and reminding us that our first interpretation isn't always true. :) Square Peg,
Thanks for coming by and reminding us that our first interpretation isn’t always true. :)

]]> By: Square Peg http://stresstopower.com/blog/2008/07/20/when-life-is-for-the-birds/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Square Peg Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:46 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=493#comment-1846 One way to react to this is to feel sorry for the bird that's being stepped on. It's missing out on the food, and its momma is ignoring it. Another way is to view the stepped-on bird as a food-stealing bully that always takes away its sibling's food. "You had enough, Roscoe," the momma bird scolds. "Let your sister eat in peace for a change." Now the picture symbolizes justice, fairness and a reward for patience. One way to react to this is to feel sorry for the bird that’s being stepped on. It’s missing out on the food, and its momma is ignoring it.

Another way is to view the stepped-on bird as a food-stealing bully that always takes away its sibling’s food. “You had enough, Roscoe,” the momma bird scolds. “Let your sister eat in peace for a change.”

Now the picture symbolizes justice, fairness and a reward for patience.

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