Wood Duck Saga

Life Upgrade
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Issue 78
By Master Coach Ginger Cockerham

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The Saga of the Wood Ducks
Life Upgrade Questions
~o^o~ Resources

"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes and the grass grows by itself." Zen saying

The Saga of the Wood Ducks

There is a creek behind our house in the city with a wooded area that allows me to sit quietly, do nothing and enjoy. Several years ago, my husband, Steve, decided to build wood duck houses. He ordered the plans from Texas A & M and headed for Home Depot and started building. As spring approached, I asked him how the wood ducks of the world were suppose to know how to find the custom designed houses he had build for them.

With confidence he smiled and said, "They just know." As spring arrived, here came a pair of wood ducks exploring and soon wood ducks moved into all three houses. How did they know? Over the years, the wood ducks have become a part of life stories for us.

One year a screech owl tried to take over one of the houses, and we watched as a female wood duck staged an epic battle with the owl for control of a house while the male duck observed from branches above. I questioned Steve for days about why that male duck didn't help her! She won the battle single-handedly, and the family raised their little ones. Our stories are endless. Who needs the Discovery Channel?

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, enjoying!

Life Upgrade Coaching Questions
Where do you find that quiet place that allows you to lose track of time? Is it ok for you to spend time doing absolutely nothing? Doing nothing renews and restores us.

Coaching Challenge:
Spend an entire day without accomplishing ANYTHING! Does that sound wonderful, puzzling, or impossible? Try it!

~o^o~ Resources
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Wood_Duck_dtl.html

Media Watch:
Deanna Frazier – a great coach and friend and the Dating Diva and author of Dating 101: The Book will be interviewed on the Today Show, Monday the 1st of May in the second hour by Katy Couric and a segment shown here in Dallas on how her dating, dancing, flirting techniques work.

Ginger Cockerham, Master Certified Coach

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214-342-1147 (fax)

Ginger
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