Lessons from a Frog-Baby: We Are all Connected
“Who does he look like?” My hairdresser asked.
Honestly, in these early weeks, my grandson Arlo seems more creature than person.
He is a baby frog.
Watching him from behind, curled up on his mama’s chest or on a blanket, we are struck by his frog-like shape: his feet tucked up close to his bottom; knees splayed out beside the well-fed belly curving beyond his ribcage. His loose, amphibious hips are perfectly suited for swimming in the sea of the womb and clamoring out onto the shore of life on earth.
He is a baby mammal.
He shares with kittens, bear cubs, coyote pups, baby monkeys - and even baby mole rats- the mammalian infant pattern of snub nose, round cheeks, bulging forehead and recessed chin so brilliantly designed for nursing - and for tugging at our instinctual, protective adult hearts.
Enjoying Arlo’s creatureliness I am reminded we are more akin to all other creatures than we are different.
We are all connected.
We share DNA.
We share the gift of life.
We share this remarkable and sacred planet with all our kin: human, animal, plant, fungus and mineral.
Remembering and acting upon this connection is more urgent today than ever before.
Cradling Arlo’s precious and vulnerable body, I feel called to step up my care for future generations.
Now is the time for all of us, of every age, from every profession, every country, every faith and belief system to come together in love for our shared Earth home, for the future of the children we love - and for the future of all species.
Do you feel a deep calling to bring your particular talents and skills to help make the world a better place? I’d love to hear from you. Please drop me a note or leave me a comment below.
The focus of my teaching and coaching work has shifted over the past few months toward supporting big-hearted changemakers want to use their unique gifts to create more powerful, positive impact - empowered from deep joy and love.
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