Healing Hawks

Cooper's Hawk

According to some American Indian lore, hawks are seen as messengers from the Great Spirit, protectors and visionaries, as bringing good omens and messages, recalling past lives, or bringing blessings from the creator. Most often they are messengers that remind you to work hard to fulfill your purpose.

Today, I saw two red shoulder hawks dancing together about 100 feet above my backyard. Then after an hour of sitting on the porch, I decided to walk across the grass to stroll in the sun, after a long birthday week of feeling sick and entertaining a miserably lame self pity. As I reached the back fence, looking for lizards and California Quail, one lovely little Cooper's hawk buzzed me. It flew right behind me. I could feel the wind from its' wings on my neck and back.

This hawk reminds me never to give up, however small and defeated I might be feeling.