FLY
by Val Leichtman
It whips against the backs of my legs, sounding like a large flag in the wind. It’s heavy, a literal weight on my shoulders as I stand tall with all my strength. Looking over the edge of the building, cars meander by like multi-colored ants, the pedestrians dust particles. Will it weigh me down? My pulse pounds in my ears, drowning everything out but my own labored breathing. Closing my eyes, I take in a deep breath, hold it, and jump off the ledge.
The heavy cape is suddenly light as it flows behind me and I soar through the air.
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I am a superhero. No, I don’t have a cape, nor do I have magical strength or other superpowers, but I have a skill that no one else has: I have direct insight and control over me. We each have enormous power to affect positive or negative change, or no change at all, in the world around us. It’s an unbelievable amount of power, and with that power comes great responsibility.
We shouldn’t look at those invisible capes on our shoulders as weights though, but opportunities. We each have amazing gifts and power within us, but most of us don’t even know what they are, let alone how to tap into them. I am one of those people, but today, I’m making a pledge to myself, to start affecting positive change around me on a daily basis, even if it’s just making someone smile.
Wanna fly with me?
JUN