Of Birds,

Today was a rainy (mostly drizzly - bleck )  But the greatest thing caught my eye. A bright Red cardinal singing and fluttering around from thin twig to twig. He seemed to be energized by the weather all most as much as his color contrasted with the sky. I only saw him a brief second or two as i scurried from the dorm to my Geography class. But it was enough to make my day. That little bird seemed to flaunt his fierce determination to be bring despite what the rest of the worlds' color scheme for the day was. Just to suppose that he had a choice in his wardrobe that dingy morning and yet decided with a toss of his beak that he would wear the best contrast color to the otherwise dull sky. Though he didn't have a choice in the matter,  my Father did. And for it i am thankful, and challenged to make the same decision to be bold no matter the rest of the worlds attitude.

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.
Tony Robbins