When
I was 12 years old, I went to summer camp as a boy scout. I went through
a ceremony and was told to look for a sign. When it came time to give
myself an Indian name, I had seen a hawk flying and circling about 500
feet overhead. I decided to call myself Circling Hawk. When I went to
register the name, it had been taken in 1934. The register suggested
adding the word gentle and I became Gentle Circling Hawk. Later my little
brother became Little Gentle Circling Hawk. I have always wanted to
fly like a bird and I am grateful to those who pioneered paragliding
so that we can enjoy flying and circling with the birds. It was an easy
question to answer when I wanted to name my paragliding school. Circling
Hawk Paragliding has long been in my heart. By the way I did make "Eagle
Scout" thanks to Mom, but that name was already taken by another
school.
Bo Criss
The Good Omen
The
last four years of my life I have been faced with very difficult and
life altering decisions. As I would step off that cliff not knowing
where I would land, I had an amazing thing start to happen. A hawk would
appear and circle above me or as I was driving it would fly along side
me. This has become an overwhelming experience for me. When I start
to doubt myself and what I am doing, a hawk will appear just long enough
to bring me the peace and confidence that I am at the right place at
that moment. After all that is what I have come to believe life is......letting
go, facing your fears and making decisions that put you in the right
place at each moment.
When
I was 12 years old, I went to summer camp as a boy scout. I went through
a ceremony and was told to look for a sign. When it came time to give
myself an Indian name, I had seen a hawk flying and circling about 500
feet overhead. I decided to call myself Circling Hawk. When I went to
register the name, it had been taken in 1934. The register suggested
adding the word gentle and I became Gentle Circling Hawk. Later my little
brother became Little Gentle Circling Hawk. I have always wanted to
fly like a bird and I am grateful to those who pioneered paragliding
so that we can enjoy flying and circling with the birds. It was an easy
question to answer when I wanted to name my paragliding school. Circling
Hawk Paragliding has long been in my heart. By the way I did make "Eagle
Scout" thanks to Mom, but that name was already taken by another
school. 
The
last four years of my life I have been faced with very difficult and
life altering decisions. As I would step off that cliff not knowing
where I would land, I had an amazing thing start to happen. A hawk would
appear and circle above me or as I was driving it would fly along side
me. This has become an overwhelming experience for me. When I start
to doubt myself and what I am doing, a hawk will appear just long enough
to bring me the peace and confidence that I am at the right place at
that moment. After all that is what I have come to believe life is......letting
go, facing your fears and making decisions that put you in the right
place at each moment.