Self Image and Self Deception

I always thought of myself as a “builder.”

I was good at writing code, I created things (systems, algorithms, spreadsheets). Not to brag (too much), but back when I had my job, all the guys in the office used to call me, “Larry, Larry, Extra Ordinary” whenever a particularly difficult or tedious problem came up. They know who you gonna call all right.

I was an engineer, for Pete’s sake! We’re “builders” by definition, even if we don’t build actual physical things these days. At least not in America. In this recession.

But that was my false self-image.

During my prolonged surgical recovery, I had time to do some reading about my inner self. I went through my wife’s subscription to O, the Oprah Magazine. And that’s how I discovered I am in fact more of a creative “nester.”

Did that shake me to my core? Admittedly, at first, yeah, a little.

But then I came to embrace my “nester” instincts.

Think about a nest. What is it? Twigs and bird spit? Sure, but it’s also a home. A place where eggs can hatch and chicks can grow. And in China, I hear, it’s a delicacy.

So here I am, a nester, creator of homes, a hatchery, a growth engine...a delicacy!

You see, this is how I embraced my inner Larry.

And you can, too.

Daily affirmation: Universe, you are the Great Nest and we are your hatchlings. You nurture us and you teach us to fly. Watch me fly, Universe!

Images and links:

lBird's Nest Olympic Stadium, Beijing, China

(architectural and engineering marvel!)

  

Bird's Nest Soup

(a delicacy in much of Asia)

Bird's Nests

(where birds come from)

Egg Pictures

(Academy-Award™ winning actress/director Jodie Foster’s production company...and remember without a nest, how can an egg grow?)