Able to Leap Tall Buildings

Two Heroes and a Red-Headed Buddy, 2009

"Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive.
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane. . .
it's Superman!"

The best Heroes always fly. I saw a couple of mine do just that the other day. Sliding down the stairs, skimming the surface of the garage floor, in one motion they swooped low for their scooters and sailed down the street. These guys knew where they were going.

Micah, 1979

Thirty years ago I had a heart-to-heart with their dad, when he was five. We chatted about his exploits and relationships, and then I asked, "Well, Micah, do you have any problems?" "Yes," he reported. "I can't fly." It was a complication, I could see, and I didn't have a solution for him. Eventually he found ways to soar anyway, but I've never forgotten the conversation. I think we all want to fly.

Recently I read an article by Donald L. Staheli that said, "Take responsibility for what you want to become." He posed some questions that made me think:

"Is the road you are now traveling,
and the present conduct of your life,
leading you to achieve your full God-given potential?"

"If you were to make no changes in the present course of your life,
would you be happy with who you are and what you have become five years from now?"

Time to get out my compass and see if I'm heading where I want to go.

SuperOma 2003

After all, I want to fly!