One should be light like a bird, and not like a feather.      

      – Paul Valéry

We’re all knocked down at some point, no matter how sturdy and sure-footed we may be. And mostly – eventually – we rise.

It’s such a relief to be up off the ground that we might not notice at first whether we are flying like birds or floating like feathers.

If floating is all that’s possible right now, that’s okay.

But dear Honeybees, I hope we fly.

I hope we soar.