When I was at UNC, I was hypnotized and we went through something called guided-imagery, where the leader "took" us to an area of our choosing where we would be happy. I found myself in a clearing in the wilderness with a tepee and a small fire. The leader then said we were joined by someone who would make us happy. In my hypnosis came a beautiful red-tail hawk. We just sat in silence.

I looked up some Native American lore and found that the unusual appearance of hawks and other birds of prey are considered good luck. A visit from such a bird serves as a sign from above that we are preparing to move to another, higher level in our life.

I have had three such visits by the red-tail hawk in my life, each one of them preceding a great change in my life.

Appearance #2

I was driving on Pinehurst #2 during the first week of my employment with the country club. The coarse was a little full, but it was not making me wait as I drove the van on the trails between the 2nd and 8th hole. The hawk swooped over the top of my van from behind and lead me on my way for about 50 yards or so before it left.

Later that day I got online and went to a chat room. That day I met the woman who would later become my loving wife.