The Western Gull
I have always loved the sound of gulls. Sure, the persistent squawking can get annoying but the initial sound usually signals the beach and relaxation. Until recently, gulls have simply been scenery–that is until I learned about the fascinating behaviors of the Western Gull.
Have you ever taken a good look at the pecker of a Western Gull? On the tip of their beak is a bright red dot. Western Gulls have ridiculously horrible parenting skills. To encourage their maternal instincts, their chicks peck at the red dot when hungry. Their constant pecking makes their parent throw up their food and….Voilá…dinner is served.
Baby Western Gulls feeding.
Can you imagine what it would be like if, like the Western Gull chicks, you had to be a demand every time you needed to be fed? The truth is, we are much more similar to the little peckers than you might assume. What relationships in your life need to be fed? What aspects of your community are starving for attention? What goals in your life need to be fed? What parts of your spirit are hungry? Each of these things require us to be a demand, to understand a need and to meet it with our unyielding persistence.
What could you be a demand for? A demand for goodness? A demand for change in your community? A demand for authentic relationships? A demand for quality family time? A demand for a better relationship with a friend or spouse? A demand for what is right at your job? We were each created to be a demand for something–to feed a greater good–but we must commit to unabashedly press in to make sure the things to which we are called are adequately fed.
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “Press On” has solved and will always solve the problems of the human race.”– President Calvin Coolidge
Kimberly Goode
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