bikehikebabe sent me these pictures of a young, hungry bear in her neighbors’ cherry tree:
This bear is a great example of the power of motivation. Mostly bears stay away from people, but when they’re hungry enough they’ll come into back yards looking for food. As you can see from the second picture, they’re not concerned about the damage they create in the process. Hopefully we humans are learning to choose our goals thoughtfully so we don’t destroy our environment and our futures in our pursuit. We have to be careful of unintended consequences.
That reminds me of a story I read in the local paper a few years ago. A man went up into the mountains to hunt wild turkeys. He was sitting under a tree blowing his turkey caller when a mountain lion leaped down on him from the branches above. The man managed to fight the lion off and said he didn’t know who was most shocked, he or the mountain lion. The lion obviously thought he was pouncing on a tasty turkey dinner. And presumably the man never again hid under a tree to blow his turkey caller.
What about you? Have you ever been surprised when you were pursuing a goal? if so, what did you learn from the experience? Please share your thoughts in the comments section.
Thanks to Robert, Robin and Shilpan for commenting on last week’s post.
And thanks to bikehikebabe for the pictures!
Have you watched Kung Fu Panda, the movie? In the show, the panda was motivated to practise martial arts, because of his “greed” for food.
Great site you have here! It is my first visit here. Love the pictures that you have put up!
Evelyn
Yes, I was surprised. When I got married I thought I’d be “Queen of the Castle” & my husband would entertain me. I found I had to entertain myself. It was a shock. But I had 4 kids & got interested in a lot of things. It all worked out.
Evelyn,
Glad you like the site. bikehikebabe took two great pictures, didn’t she?
I haven’t watched Kung Fu Panda—I see my movies via Netflix. I’ve now added KFP to my list…presumably they’ll tell me when it’s released. I’m always grateful for suggestions. 🙂 Thanks.
bikehikebabe,
I imagine it was a big surprise. But you clearly handled it just fine! What were your father and your mother like? was she Queen of the Castle?
Now that you mention it, yes my mother was “Queen of the Castle”. Mother treated him like a King though. My father was hard working and quiet like my husband. I think of my hubby as a King, but I don’t always treat him like one. 🙁 Times have changed.
It stands to reason, then, that you would have expected to be a queen, too. Life is full of surprises…as I said above, it sounds as if you handled it just fine.
I had a goal to just feed my passions and let go of my volunteering for the first time in my life. It was like giving up a baby to me… And reall get focused on a specific goal I had with art . And then evryone was sick..or and I just kept learning just not what I intended to be focusing on…Though I manage to take a couple of classes here and there.
Diane,
I agree, we don’t have to take formal classes to learn new things. I learn best by buying books and trying things. I’m a problem solver at heart.
Thanks for coming by. 🙂
Me too!
i love it when you and bhb talk about your own life stories!
and yes… that is a dear picture of that wee bear just trying to eat some cherries. poor little guy, to be that hungry to walk into the danger zone that you know his mommy told him to stay away from!
i didn’t see myself as a queen. but i fell so hard and stayed “fallen” for the entire time we were married, that i did treat my bob like a prince. he looked like one. he was one!
i was definitely not just the scullery maid. but he remained the prince. and would still be, had he lived. would have loved to grow old with that man.
oh well.