The Birds and the Bees, Lessons for the Hopeless

Being in the hopeless category and finding some crumbs and specks of hope to munch on to get me through the next crisis or fearful thought gave me hope that I could help the hopeless. We swim around in our pool of fear and bleak outcomes while scrumptious bits of life go floating by us. My dogs are a good example of this. After telling the youthful customer service representative ( I think this was her first job) for the third time I did not know when my tax refund check would come in the mail to pay my overdue car payment, I gave my best guess at a date and said "if the check is not here by then, take the car" and then I dramatically slammed the phone shut. By this time my face was beat red and I was doing laps in a pool of indignation. Just then my teacup sized chihuahua slinks her way up onto my chest and lightly licks my nose. I could not help but to look into those tiny bulging eyes and melt a little.

While you cannot ride a chihuahua into town to get groceries or have her bring you to work, she sure earned her keep by approaching me in such a state and extending love. Life is not what you have or what people think of you, life is about moments. When we are in the moment, the fear of what might be and projection of the future cannot co-exist there. Being in the moment is about not letting the past or future in, just "what is" right now. There was no lack or angst in the moment, I was injecting this into my experience using my mind. As my pet chihuahua was licking my nose there were no bill collectors, self doubt, worry of what might be, just a little wet tongue tickling my nose. I might of missed it, by shoeing her away or jumping to thoughts of worry and visions of taking the bus.

Don't miss your life because you are sad or feeling hopeless. Look at the sun, the trees and birds they don't anguish over finding food or global warming they just are what they are. Yet birds find worms, bees find flowers and trees find sunlight magically with out goals, plans, action steps, life coaches, self help books or religion. I often question if we are really superior to animals and plants? Perhaps they know something we forget over time. Something about the anchor of the universe being within us and to listen and trust this knowing.

If you are feeling hopeless stop thinking and just do. Get momentum going and do anything that will make you feel good that is not destructive. Let your perspective shift and then be in the moment. I recommend getting a little dog or cat they are always in the moment and can help you get there too. Just remember :

When you come to the edge of all the light you have,
and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown,
believe that one of two things will happen to you:
either there will be something to stand on, or,
you will be taught how to fly.
--Patrick Overton

This is what the birds and the bees already know...