Day 12

Coyote howling at night

www.51in51days.blogspot.com is a blog about the journey of getting my life back 

on track in the 51 days leading up to my 51st birthday on January 13, 2013.

DAY 12

For several nights I've woken up to the howling of coyotes. They sounded very close by. My roommate said he saw them in our driveway. They supposedly come down the mountain forrgaing for food. It was an eerie feeling to awake to their howling. I do beleive when you come across an animal that is not your everyday cat or dog, the animal may be trying to teach you something. I have mentioned this in previous blogs. So I googled coyotes howling...

Coyote is playful as well as skillful.  She reminds us not to become too serious and that anything is possible.  Coyote teaches balance wisdom and fun and shows us how they can go hand in hand.  Through the coyote we can reawaken the child within us, open the intellect
and stimulate our intuition.

Like the coyote we can work with others to get what we want in life, or we can dive into a lake to catch a reflection.  We can send troubles away or invite them carelessly.  When coyote wanders into your life you are being asked to look at something you have been avoiding.  Coyote is our mirror for the lessons we need to learn in order to walk a good sacred road.  It will hold up the mirror 
relentlessly until we finally get the picture. 

Yesterday was quite exhausting, and I still have day 13 to write.  I still have to digest this bit of wisdom, and I think over a cup of coffee might be a good place to start.

Elissa is a freelance writer & graphic designer somewhere in Los Angeles.

Until tomorrow and Day 12 of my blog....