Gathering

Squirrel Teaching -

Squirrel is the Spirit of Gathering.

We as Human Beings are great Gatherers. This is a Lesson in what we Gather, material things and people in our Lives.

Squirrel Teaches us the importance of planning ahead for the Winter, here symbolizing times of turmoil in our lives, when the Trees will be bare and the Nuts will be long gone. He Teaches us to always be prepared, and to always have plenty to share with others if need be. Squirrel Teaches us the way of burying a special seed now, and watching it grow into a beautiful Tree that will protect and provide for others in the future. He also offers us a Lesson as well, and that is not to Gather too many things so it becomes cumbersome, impractical or harmful.

Sometimes, it is important for us to lighten our load if we have Gathered too many things or people that do not meet our needs, or relationships that are hurtful. As Squirrel knows, there is a certain Balance that must be struck in the process of Gathering, in which we are prepared and fulfilled, but not overloaded or over-whelmed. Not only Things also People can Over-whelm us, Physically, Mentally and Spiritually.

Squirrel has a special hollow in a Tree where he stores all of his Gathered Nuts. This special place represents an untroubled Heart, Mind and Spirit, in which to store the right amount of Wisdom and Caring.

Sometimes, opening-up to the Universe requires that we let go of the things and people which weigh us down and disrupt our movements or Life. Sometimes, if our hands are closed, or if they are completely full, we have to Choose to drop something in order to open them. And other times, we just have to open our hands in order to receive what the Circle of Life has to give.

The process of Living always involves something to Learn, something to experience, something to understand. Life Lessons. There will be both GOOD experiences and BAD ones, depending on individual interpretation. There are people we Gather around us who are helpful, and there are those who are harmful to us.

What we take away from each experience, each encounter, veries from situation to situation, time to time, and is simply a matter of perspective and Choice.Unfortunately we sometimes get so caught up in troubling experiences, destructive thoughts and feelings that we are unable to experience the fulfilling ones. In a sense, we do not allow ourselves to experience the good ones and to open up until we are ready, until we decide that whatever burdens us, or carrying, is no longer worth carrying.

Remember, as Squirrel, GATHER ABOUT YOU WHAT IS NEEDED, be it Things or People.

Gathering to much may become a BURDEN, let go of the EXCESS.

Gathering, necessities or burdens, your Choice.

White Crow Febuary 1949