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Birds

 If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of birds.  I find them to be completely unpredictable.  Monday morning when I arrived at school I was preparing for the day when I remembered I wanted to collect acorns (It's letter A week).  I went out my side door and began to collect, upon returning to my door I saw a dead bird on the ground.  I must have missed him when I came out because it looked like he had been there for a bit.  We cleaned him up so the children wouldn't see.  

About 30 mins into our morning I was leading out "morning meeting" when I heard this terrible thunk and quickly looked over to see a bird strike the window.  In that moment I knew that had to be the fait of the other bird.  I didn't say anything because I didn't want to scare the children.  I eventually had my assistant get someone to clean it up before we went out for recess.

I couldn't stop thinking about it all day, and again it continued to cross my mine.  I decided I'd google it to see if I could find some meaning for it. Does the second cancel out the second.  This is what I found...

In Many cultures, a bird striking or flying into a window is interpreted as an indication of death or misfortune, serving as an indication that something meaningful is about to occur in one's life.

I'm honestly not sure what to make of the above.  It has be a little unsettled.  

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