{"id":4587,"date":"2021-02-24T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2021-02-24T10:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:43:31","slug":"little-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/24\/little-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4588\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/61933237_10219723220529972_4674116859883159552_o-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/61933237_10219723220529972_4674116859883159552_o-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/61933237_10219723220529972_4674116859883159552_o-700x451.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/61933237_10219723220529972_4674116859883159552_o.jpg 753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6>I turned to see a little bird, hopping in a tree, and as I was watching him, he was watching me\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>What do you see little bird hopping up that tree?<\/h6>\n<h6>Perhaps an unsuspecting bug, breakfast for thee.<\/h6>\n<h6>Joy comes in many disguises sometimes we don\u2019t see<\/h6>\n<h6>While we are watching something, we are what they see\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>A baby playing, a woman walking, a child singing with all his might\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>The world is turning, children learning, to do and say what\u2019s right\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Setting an example our lives will always be\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Shining in the darkness for many an eye to see.<\/h6>\n<h6>What will they see when they look at me?<\/h6>\n<h6>Complaining, criticizing, happy or honesty?<\/h6>\n<h6>Am I someone they want around, or do they run from me?<\/h6>\n<h6>Lessons from the little bird, hopping up a tree\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>While I am seeing him, what does he see?<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill February 24, 2021<\/h6>\n<h6><em>Ecclesiastes 10:19-20 The Message<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em><sup>19<\/sup><\/em><em>Laughter and bread go together, And wine gives sparkle to life\u2014 But it\u2019s money that makes the world go around.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em><sup>20<\/sup><\/em><em>Don\u2019t bad-mouth your leaders, not even under your breath, And don\u2019t abuse your betters, even in the privacy of your home. Loose talk has a way of getting picked up and spread around. Little birds drop the crumbs of your gossip far and wide.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I turned to see a little bird, hopping in a tree, and as I was watching him, he was watching me\u2026 What do you see little bird hopping up that tree? Perhaps an unsuspecting bug, breakfast for thee. 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