Are you just part of the flock?  Or are you an outcast? 

If you’ve read A New Toy on James blog, this won’t be the first post you’ve read this week mentioning birds.

I just finished the first part of a new book which tells the story about a certain bird, an outcast, who doesn’t enjoy hanging around with the normal flock.  Most of his friends have a routine of flying around fishing boats fighting for scraps of food to eat.  That’s about all they enjoy doing.

But Jonathan (the bird character in the book) would much rather follow his heart and do what he likes to do.  He likes flying fast and high, improving his flying skills, and could care less about being unwanted by the rest of the flock.

Imagine being unwanted just because you’d rather follow your heart.  As you read the book, you’ll feel his pain pass as he finds new friends, and begins living a much more abundant and healthier life.

This book has got to be the easiest book I’ve read in a while.  Well, besides some of the books I’ve recently read to my nephew.  It’s “a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules”.

The book is called Jonathan Livingston Seagull By Richard Bach.  It’s not new.  It was first published in 1970 (before my time) but this edition of the book was published in 2006.  It includes a lot of seagull photography which would be more appropriate for a child.

I will probably be giving this away to one of my customers as a gift.  But if you do come across it, it’s a good book to pick up.

- Aaron Brandon