Okay, so there's the story of the winning painting of the art contest of the theme "Peace" being of the Raging Tempest and Craggy shoreline, with Nesting Bird, showing the UNSHAKABLE CALM of the GULL. But...
But that bird doesn't stay on his nest all his life, but spends plenty of time dancing in the skies, playing with his friends, and even dives into the water to get yummy for his tummy! He isn't about to let a few bad storms rob him of any joy in living! As I told Joyce, if he's a real optimist, even during that storm, when a wave crashes on the rocks near him, the spray won't frighten or irritate him; he'll be looking on the boulders to see if there are any fish flip-flopping about, lifted and deposited there by the water!
And most of birds' heads are filled with EYES, little room left over for the thinking BRAIN. Methinks we Christians would do well too, to LOOK for the beauty of God's working in our lives instead of THINKING of potential problems (You know, lifting our hearts to the Lord often with comments like, "Thank you God, for giving me little blessings during the day, like that CUTE little baby that grandmother was holding!"
