Sunday, February 27, 2011

Literally..........a way of thinking

I think Coyotes are interesting creatures. Most people view them as pests, but I see them as a creature that is adaptive and full of paradox. This one has shown up quite abit at my place and every I see him he makes me smile. I usually find him bouncing about on a snow drift, or letting my dogs chase him a bit so he can turn around and follow them back up the driveway.This fascinating creature also invokes a sense of mystery to me. I often find myself wondering where the rest of the pack is, what does he manage to eat to stay so healthy looking?, but mostly I ask what is it that he is trying to tell me.

The last little while has been nothing short of amazing. The messages, flow, and the general feel good feeling and yet there is something else. I have found I am almost obsessive about wholeness and what it means. When it comes to people, I often find myself disappointed that in this day and age we are still viewing and reacting at a primal level. By that I mean that we often don't think past the immediate when it comes to the environment or past the surface when it comes to people. I have been gaining some razzing for how I think. "Ruby don't you think you're being just a little too literal it isn't going to make THAT much of a difference"
Well perhaps not.....or perhaps these vibes will grow and spread!  I am an Aquarian so obviously it is exactly what I am hoping for! Let's push the bar! Let me take you on a wee tour of how MY thinking works....

Take the environment. Sure we say we recycle and all that jazz, but what if we took it a step further? What if instead of buying that dozen eggs stuffed in a plastic or Styrofoam carton we bought them in the cardboard carton? Why? It would eliminate the recycling depot because the shells and the carton work wonders in the ol' compost pile which then is used to grow our veggies without the aid of chemical fertilizers, which eliminates a trip to town to buy them AND saves our health AND our pocket book AND our carbon footprint AND our Earth.

What if we took a look at people and quit judging them over hear-say and all that, and took the time to toss judgement to the curb and get to know them or at the very least understand that THEIR choices are exactly that ......THIERS. And we don't have to agree, accept or otherwise, but KNOW that they have a UNIVERSAL right to engage in THEIR own life EXPERIENCE just like us. AND what makes us think we are more than the next when  WE ARE ALL PERFECT...WE ARE ALL GOD... because...and say it with me...... WE ARE ALL ONE!

Now maybe I am completely off the mark and perhaps I have rose coloured glasses, but frankly.....I love these glasses! It allows me to see past this still picture and see that yes this coyote is obviously on the move and yes he seems almost aloof and blends in to his environment, but past that he's AWARE, CONNECTED, and IS MOVING TO HIS OWN INNER SPIRIT!

 I can guarantee you, the animals that come here come because as a connected being,(because we are ALL CONNECTED) I listen and have provided for them what I would want to be provided with. A clean environment, with an endless food supply that grows with the natural rhythm of the earth, and a being that accepts me for what I AM. I may not be right, but I am not looking to BE right....I am merely asking that you consider taking a closer look and a closer listen......you may be pleasantly surprised to RE-find YOUR "forgotten" piece of the puzzle.....

With Love and Gratitude
Ruby