Learning Gratefulness from Animals

Choose one quality which comes through most strongly in the animal you chose. Ask yourself whether you’ve underestimated this quality in yourself, on the one hand, or gone overboard with it, on the other. For instance, if you chose a fox – an expert at camouflage – you can ask yourself whether you’re disguising yourself not enough or too much. Resolve to pay attention to this quality and bring it into fuller harmony with the rest of your nature. In this way, you become grateful for an essential gift which enhances the world for you and for all those you meet.