What does it mean when a roadrunner crosses your path?
It is about exploration
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power, love, and self-control.” — 2 Timothy 1:7
The feeling I get when I come across a roadrunner is as though it’s teaching me what living life fearlessly entails.
Roadrunners’ action pushes me (for instance) to recover the long lost art of spontaneity.
Also, every time I see a roadrunner it feels like untapped territories in my journey of life are oppening.
The roadrunner spirit teaches that life is about going with the flow, not trying to control everything.
They move quickly up and down the roads, over the rocks, across the desert, showing me my way to be found within myself.
Quickness is not to be confused with financial expediency.
It means simply being at one and the same time immediately present and transitory way.
It happens through me arising, facing the thing I once feared and transmuting it into a greater peace.
It is about resourcefulness
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1
The roadrunner flourishes in conditions where others would fail.
Even the harshest deserts are game.
I aspire to that resourcefulness when a roadrunner flies across my path.
I simply have an inner source of energy that sits ready to be unleashed at any moment.
There are moments in life when resources feel limited.
Then there is the spirit of the roadrunner to keep telling me that scarcity is a mirage.
It forces me to re-imagine abundance.
This is a a state that is not rooted in how much financially I can acquire but more which means I have at my disposal to utilize.
It is about focus
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.” — Colossians 3:23
A remarkable aspect of observing a roadrunner in motion is its sustained attention.
It does not splatter everywhere in a bunch of one-off directions.
Whenever I see a roadrunner cross my path, it’s that singularity of purpose I particularly remember and take to heart in what I do.
I have witnessed how this focus can change lives — mine definitely included.
The roadrunner instructs me to put all my energy into one thing at a time so I can get more done.
This bird is in many ways, a symbol for what it takes to become truly masterful in anything in life.
I can train my mind to keep moving past the coyote distractions and stay dedicated to what is most important, like the roadrunner.
It is about instincts
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” — 2 Corinthians 5:7
Roadrunners are clever animals, but do not follow instructions.
No time is ever wasted – they can not.
Roadrunners will not allow themselves the luxury of hesitation.
They are guided by their compassionate hearts and the wisdom of the earth.
You see, this is the real spiritual lesson here.
Each time a roadrunner runs across where I stand it is telling me to trust within myself.
I have a deeper intelligence, one which often passes unnoticed in the cacophony of daily life.
I think that instinct, is the language your soul speaks.
When logic just won’t do, it leads me.
Watching the roadrunner dart about showed me that when I trust my intuition I can be very proactive.
It shows that when I listen to my instincts, life gets twists and turns that pure logic cannot explain.
Swift action
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13
The one thing people think of when someone says, “roadrunner” is SPEED.
They move fast and with precision.
There was a power, in the immediacy of it but also a slight sting that waiting around for the best time is in fact one more way to be your own saboteur.
A roadrunner will cross my path and I think it means to take (the way of the) bisect habit — there is power in showing up anyways.
I can surprise myself with how far momentum will take me — when I have it in my favor.
Lack of movement can give inertia, but fast & purposeful moves opens opportunities which I never before anticipated.
I can drive fast, but it doesn’t mean being reckless.
Instead, it is about moving with my internal compass.
Moving forward
“The righteous keep moving forward…” — Job 17:9
It has me pondering just how easily for the roadrunner to navigate through periods of transition.
In an instant, it is scurrying across the road or soaring up to a bluff.
Life is a long journey, lots of transitions along the way.
Some predictable and many more not.
The effortless nature of the roadrunner running is like a promise that these transitions are possible.
It can be hard transitions, but I have the capability to at least keep going.
Through all of this I learned change is the most certain thing in life (aside from death and taxes) and that trying to resist it only makes things worse.
The roadrunner embodies this adaptivity.
That I am able to move through life shifts, but that it involves re-entering the realms of hold and adjust rather than just holding firm.
I have been becoming more resilient which is the beauty of adaptation.
Vision
“But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn.” — Proverbs 4:18
A roadrunner’s acute vision helps it sight prey at considerable distances.
This clarity of vision feels like a gift the roadrunner gives me when he/she crosses my path.
I have found vision, both physical and spiritual, to be an invaluable means of moving through life.
When my mission and vision are correct, the way becomes clear.
The roadrunner reminds me that vision is not about the full road- just to trust what I see today. But each step I take shows me more. For me, the roadrunner symbolizes my ability.
It is about the journey
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” — Psalm 37:5
Something about the way a roadrunner moves always seems like a little, to me.
It moves as though, step by step, it listens to some higher direction.
There is something magical about the roadrunner striking my path, I find it has to be a sign.
A higher power is orchestrating all of this.
The roadrunner teaches me to let go of control over every aspect of my journey and trust that a higher power is leading my way.
The journey of life is such that there are ups and downs.
I guess I realized that I can hope and plan as much as my heart desires but at the end of the day, He plans better.
The roadrunner, with its quick and specific movements, signifies surrender to that guidance.
He is calling me to surrender my desire to have it all figured out and control everything, and trust that the universe has got me.
Peace
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha
Able to live where few other organisms survive, roadrunners seem the epitome of desert life.
When a roadrunner crosses my path, I perceive it to be a way of sending me and all around that we need to find peace.
No matter how chaotic things get, there is always a path to inner-peace.
Peace is not the absence of chaos, it is finding tranquility within.
Agility
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” — Albert Einstein
A road runner has the speed and immediate capability to move over challenging land surrounds.
Agility is not just about the body It is also about the mind; it is mental flexibility.
The people who manage to push through and keep going despite numerous obstacles are the ones that really succeed.
The roadrunner never backs down from a tough situation.
The roadrunner always changes and evolves with the time. I have tried to put this one into my own life as a lesson I learned.
Lightheartedness
“The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?” — Psalm 27:1
A roadrunner cannot walk without joy.
Its quick, light steps and playful nature are a lesson in not being too serious about life.
When I see a roadrunner passes me by, it is a reminder to fill my life with joy and laughter.
While life can appear difficult, the roadrunner inspires me to negotiate my way through with a light hearted sense of play.
If I approach things with a lighter heart, the load becomes easier to bear.
I’m Bulgarea Candin Stefan and I have started Spiritual Whirlwinds to pass my learnings from my spiritual journey. Spiritualwhirlwinds.com provides a space of spiritual awakening with guided meditations, e-books, mantras, and pendulum readings.