Saturday, March 26, 2011
natural habitats
The Woodland park zoo in Seattle is known (at least by zoo people) for having some of the best natural habitats for it's animals. This sometimes means that you can't see the animals when you want because they have trees and caves and things to hide in, but it's good for the animals. Other zoos may be much bigger and have many more animals, but they have them just in fences with grass or dirt and no attempt is made at recreating the habitat of the animal. As we delve into the wilderness of Lent it is an interesting thing to think about our own natural habitats. Just as the wilderness looks different to each person, the place that you feel most natural, most you, most comfortable, most right, is yours and yours alone. People get described as "outdoorzie" or "country folks" or "city people" or "suburbanites" or whatever other label you might put on them for where they choose to live, how they have always lived, how they seem like they should live and those descriptions mean something for how people see you, but your own self description is what matters a lot to those who know you or are trying to. This is not about your sense of a place as "home" it is about doing what is right and feeling right about where you are and who you are. It is about being in the place you know you are supposed to be so that you can be who you are supposed to be. It's is about comfort and giving yourself a chance to thrive. It is about not letting someone else put you in their box. Where do you feel most comfortable? What is your natural habitat?
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