Kite Flying Days

I remember those days in springtime when winter had finally loosened its icy grip and the snow in the ditches and along the fence lines had been reduced to grubby, rapidly-shrinking crusts. The days got longer, and the birds returning from a winter in southern climates began to sing in the budding trees. The air quivered with the promise of warmth to come and the first tiny shoots of green grass pushed up through the cold earth to greet a new season.

That’s when the kites came out. I’m not sure why we only fly kites in springtime, but the sight of a colourful kite against a clear, blue sky is synonymous with springtime, warm weather, and bright days. It’s a sight that lifts the heart with the expectation of good times to come.

I don’t know about you, but I often experienced the thrill of running with my new kite, the wind in my hair, only to be followed within minutes by disappointment when the silly thing would not fly. You remember… you hold the spool of string in one hand and the kite overhead in the other and run like crazy into the wind. If you do it just right, the moving air will catch the wings of the kite and lift it aloft. The lift unravels the string from the spool in your hands and it’s away. But sometimes instead of flying, the kite flips sideways and nosedives into the mud – disappointingly again and again.

Doesn’t this experience seem like a metaphor for growing a business, creating something new, or changing your life? You start off with lofty expectations. This is going to be great! You run like the wind but the thing just won’t lift off. Or it takes off and begins to fly and the string gets tangled up and sends your project or your plans spinning to the ground.

This has certainly happened to me. I can think of so many ideas that glowed with bright promise, but for one reason or another never flew. So many projects begin with high hopes and unlimited possibility, only to tangle up in tree branches, fences, or other impossible obstacles. And I don’t even want to think about the work that I’ve put into some ventures then watched in horror as the economy stumbled and took my craft down with it.

That’s why, after my years spent growing a business (and living a life!), I’ve come to recognize how important it is so have a clear idea of the objective of the operation. This applies to every other area of life as well. Questions like these need to be answered:

1. What am I here to do?

2. Who am I here to help?

3. How can I best to do that?

I can answer these questions myself, but I’ve done that before and my kite crashed. I have learned that my plans fly much better when I have better advice. So I asked God for the answers to the questions and got these answers:

1. I am here to brighten lives, and to inspire and encourage profound spiritual and personal development. My mission is to help others develop more confidence, creativity, courage, and joy, and a deep and meaningful relationship with God, to spread light and light-heartedness.

2. I’m here to work primarily with women, but anyone who has a need in the above areas will be helped. If you have a longing for more knowledge of God’s ways and how they can change your life, I can help.

3. How I best do this is by writing and creating books, courses, programs, teleclasses, and other materials that teach how to develop a luscious personal, spiritual life. I also speak to audiences, lead workshops and retreats, and design and create products that lift the spirit, help you laugh, or support your dreams.

When you allow God to determine the answers to these life questions, you can be assured that your kite will be tied with a good, strong string. It will be lifted by just the right breeze and as you let God design the course, your pretty kite will soar into the future on the wings of his Spirit.