HUMMINGBIRD GURU

The other morning, I did some Yoga to loosen up my muscles and had a wonderful session, becoming very calm and peaceful. After a bath, I began thinking about someone who had not returned my time-sensitive email. I became anxious and began imagining all kinds of reasons for why that was, blowing it up to involve other people until I realized that my mind was doing this crazy imagination thing. I reprimanded myself about my negative, paranoid thoughts, until I had the epiphany that I was still in a negative state of mind, only now I was directing at myself.


I sat down relaxed all thoughts, becoming peaceful once again. I felt better and got up to open the curtains, and what should be right in front of the window but a hummingbird hovering a foot away, looking right at me for a good ten to fifteen seconds. She danced back and forth until I got that she was confirming my better state of mind. A little guru giving me a high five, so to speak. She then flew off.

I later found that she had made her nest on the porch near the light bulb on the ceiling. She sits in it until she gets startled by my going out to water or if I sit on the porch, at which time she flies off to the nearest tree and waits for me to leave. She comes and checks on me about every thirty seconds. So, I decided to capture her on video after the snapshots weren’t very good. She’s too fast! So, here’s the best video I could get of my little hummingbird guru. (Be sure your speakers are on if you want to hear her little squeaks)