Another great lesson from the Great Blue Heron: Balance

Another great lesson from the Great Blue Heron
The relationship BALANCE required between SELF + OTHER
It is not uncommon to see a Great Blue Heron standing with one leg drawn up in a resting position, and balancing like a seasoned acrobat on the other leg. Herons are often spied 'dozing off' while standing on one foot ... demonstrating their internal sense of balance, willingness to meditate anywhere, and their ability to tune out the disturbing noise found in the distractions of LIFE.

One of the dominant physical characteristics of the Great Blue Heron are its long, spindly legs. Like all members of the Stork family, Blue Heron utilizes these elongated limbs to wade through the marshes and swamplands that constitute their natural environment, in search of the food that swims in the water or crawls along the spongy banks.

You will always find Herons near wetlands because they know how to GO TO their source for the ABUNDANCE that they seek.

Seldom, you will see them standing, dozing off where they cannot maximize their abundance....a good lesson to learn for all of us.

For those who share this Earthwalk with the Great Blue Heron in their Totem, you will have many experiences to learn to operate independently ... AND... to trust and rely heavily on the yourSELF.

This can be a dual-edged sword because as much as the Heron must find the proper equilibrium to balance on one leg, the two-legged beside whom Heron flies must also learn that delicate balance and counter-balance between independence and cooperative loving and living with Others.

Often times there are likely two distinctive scenarios which contribute to the development of the Blue Heron individual.

The first such set of circumstances is where the human counterpart enters along the Sacred Hoop of Life as a very peaceful and sensitive person that seeks out the company of Others, yet is often rejected by the very souls he/she loves and trusts the most. This may establish a fear of rejection, and often effects their later interactions in adult relationships, as there is often the inherent fear or expectation that as soon as a bond of love or trust is formed, they will be rejected or betrayed.

Until the Blue Heron individual can heal from these painful episodes, examine the lessons that they have been present to teach, and integrate the experience to find a better center of balance, they will often either shut themselves off emotionally to avoid future hurts, or they may become lost in a repetitive pattern of choosing partners that will ultimately fulfill their expectations of abandonment.

SELF-COMPLETION is the KEY to this first lesson.

The second grouping of Blue Heron individuals are often highly independent(seemingly from the moment of birth), and they tend to prefer the solitude and comfort of their own company over interacting with family members and friends.

There is the sense about these souls that they are capable of handling any task so long as they are left alone to their own devices to accomplish it.

The difficulty surfaces when they ignore the interactions with their fellow human that is a vital and integral part of our life in flesh.
Until these individuals are fully able to embrace the understanding that we are all here to interconnect with our fellow two-leggeds and the animals of the Mother Earth, there will be an underlying restlessness and general dissatisfaction with life.

For these folks, their challenge becomes learning to find the HARMONY between time spent alone and time spent with their fellow Earth inhabitants.

In both instances, the primary focus is upon gaining enough SELF-confidence (SELF-completion) that they are well capable of relying upon their own highly developed sense of timing and action, and tempering IT with embracing loving relationships that operate within healthy parameters. This involves the requisite sharing and co-nurturing with the respect of each individual's sense of freedom and independence.

AND when this fine balance is struck, the end result is a beauty to behold which often leads these souls down the pathway as impartial judges, counselors and artists who convey through their choice of medium a world in which all live in true Harmony.