A steady forward motion

March.  In name, it's one of my favorite months.  I mean, moving into spring, like it or not.  A steady forward motion.  Marching orders.  March march march.

I was marching a few animals around town last night.  It's maybe my last night out for a while.  So, a rodent.  Maybe a chipmunk.  People don't give rodents much credit.  But the truth is, they're smart.  And chatty.  They're external processors, liking to figure things out by talking things through.  And they're stealthy, too.  You don't notice them picking your pockets, whispering in your ear, running up your pant leg-- they do it anyway.  If you got this little non-descript rodent you're likely operating under the radar.  And this could be to your advantage.  But look around, there is a whole community of rodents doing the same thing you are.  Power in numbers, friend.  Don't isolate yourself.

And the seahorse.  Or maybe it's a seadog.  This is an animal who operates in both worlds:  the weird wet emotional dreamy realm, and also the hard firm and grounded realm of straight up reality.  Tricky.  Not just tricky for the seahorse spirit, but tricky for the rest of us, too.  People who live in the ecotone, the space where water and land meet, are special.  Like weeble-wobbles, they are innately balanced and it takes a lot to knock them down.  But it is maybe not always comfortable for them.  They struggle a little with where they belong, feeling a little out of place even when things seem to be exactly right.  And this one has something about perspective happening, too-- because when I mentioned that I was looking for a seahorse, I don't think this literal interpretation is what folks expected.  There is something unexpected about this spirit person.  More than meets the eye.

A few little buggers have made their wild way to the great North-- sailing around frozen Norway.  Possibly the furthest we've been from home (although one did wind up in Russia, somehow.  And certainly California has attracted a few.)
And this week a little bundle of spirit animals are headed to South America.  Wildbeings world tour.  Keep your eyes peeled and your pockets unzipped spirit people!   Happy MARCH!