Talisman
Many many years ago, my brother gave me a necklace with tiny ivory elephants on it. I used to wear it a lot and then because of the connotation of ivory and elephants I tucked it away and haven’t worn it. Yesterday, after a session with my life coach, I pulled it out to wear as a talisman. The elephant lives in the now, it’s strong, it is content, it is a being that lives only for the present.
An elephant does not worry about being captured and taken to a circus. It does not worry about poachers. It does not worry about losing its young. An elephant acts in the now – if faced with capture it will fight to the death. If it loses its young it will grieve like any mother. But it does not worry about those things.
So in order to assume the powers of my spirit animal, I have my talisman, my tiny ivory elephants that are circling my neck – hoping these are the tusks of already dead animals and not those killed for their white gold.
Be strong. Be like an elephant. Live in the now.
November 26th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
OK, the elephant it is; at least I’ll try!
November 29th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Alice – I am touching those elephants all the time these days – i have a lot going on – all very fun and creative things that I don’t want to say no to any of them – but it is taxing because every day feels as if it needs five more hours and every day I find myself going to bed like country girl – because I know tomorrow is going to come sooner rather than later. I can’t wait to share with you the new blog I’m working on – and getting it ready is going to be the death of me.