While we were sitting outside at a meeting, a hawk flew into the tree next to our table. It was an impressive bird -- with a proud, majestic stance as it sat on the limb and surveyed the scene. Suddenly a group of blue jays surrounded the hawk and began diving into him, pecking at him and trying to roust him from the tree. These three birds together weren't the size of the hawk, yet they kept at it with diligence.
Turns out that there was a blue jay nest nearby and these little birds were doing what it took to protect their territory. Eventually they succeeded in shooing off the hawk, who totally disrupted my meeting as he flew overhead with the noisy jays trailing him to ensure his departure.
Sometimes we feel as small as the blue jay and our problems look as big as the hawk. But if they are important enough to address, we need to find a few friends or colleagues to peck away at the problem and achieve the seemingly impossible goal. No need to tackle everything alone.
-- beth triplett
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