What can birds tell you about your emotional state?
One day I woke up and turned on my right side. I looked over at my window where I saw a Blue bird resting on the a tree trunk that always blocked my view of the street. I just stared at it. I started thinking about how things could have been different for me if I didn’t make the mistakes I did in my teenage years. But here I was entering my 20s still living to see another day. Blue birds are supposed to symbolize happiness but I wasn’t feeling all that great about myself at the time. That was 2 years ago.
When I got up that morning I called my best friend at the time. I needed help because I was digging myself into a mental hole. I told her how I was feeling. She tried to instill motivation in me but my mind kept telling me “I cant, I cant, I just cant keep going on.” I felt undeserving and scared for what the future holds. For 2 years I have been living in guilt. Angry at the world and what I felt it made me do because of the position it put me in. I would come to find that bird was really hope as I moved through the struggles the next two years would put me through.
If you’re spiritual nothing is just a coincidence. Everything has meaning to it. The most common bird connected to spirituality is a cardinal. Cardinals symbolize an angel of a loved one. Other common birds such as Dove’s symbolize peace. But when you see these birds you have to attach them to experiences you are currently having in life. Are you upset? Did someone just pass away? Is there something you really want but don’t have right now?
Birds are often my connection to a greater presence than mine. Something of another world. Maybe they can start to be yours as well. As you exist on this planet really think about your current emptions. Then observe the outside world. I’m sure there is a bird around. Take some time to gather information about the birds you see. They might be telling you something.
Today I woke up and looked outside of my new home. Nothing blocking my vision. It was just a bright blue sky. Was this the sight that the blue bird promised 2 years ago?
I called my therapist and as we talked I heard a pecking noise. It was a woodpecker. I immediately googled “what do woodpeckers symbolize?” and to my astonishment I found words like “new beginnings” and “forgiveness.” It was definitely my time to start living the life the blue bird told me I would have.