While I'm not a hummingbird, I can relate to the guy protecting his territory. When you've got something good you don't look around much. Recently I was forced into a lesson when I had to take some unexpected sick time. My doctor prescribed two weeks of rest, boredom and no computer work, which is not exactly the prescription a workaholic, type-A personality wants to hear during deadline. My friends, family and colleagues stepped up to the plate, worked long hours, sat in extra meetings, did laundry, cooked meals and did everything else necessary to give me time to recover. What does this have to do with the hummingbird? That little hummingbird is so fixated on the backyard and the one feeder that it misses out on the rewards that are just on the other side of the house. How true is that of our own lives? We can become so focused on our own area that we miss what is just beyond our current view. So let someone else into your territory. Learn to let go a little and see what is around you. I learned that our team is more than capable to keep the ship on course (didn't they do a great job!), and we even made our deadline.

Geneva Rinehart