Animals. They can teach us something.

I think we can learn a lot from animals.  Especially their way of “soaking” in the moment.

Two weeks ago, I took my toddlers to the zoo. It was a magnificent fall day – warm, the sun was glimmering and the fall colours were in full display.

All the animals were outside soaking in the sun, just like this baboon, who I snapped a picture of.

It felt magical and for a moment I felt I was in their natural habitat, far, far away.

I felt it even more when we got to the lions. When we arrived, a family of lions were outside and calmly hanging out on a hill – chilling, cuddling, napping and absorbing the sun.  Just being.

My breathing slowed, my eyes opened, I felt their primal energy and moment by moment existence.

Animals. They can teach us something.

Here in the modern world, us humans, think we have made such “progress”.  We’ve figured out how to digitize everything, make communication flow at the speed of light, view multi-tasking as a sign of competence.

It may be worth reflecting the odd time however, whether this is in fact “progress”?  Maybe we can produce things faster, reply faster, but are all these measures of “progress” making our lives better?  What finish line are we racing to?

I wonder if the animals are the ones getting it right.