Speak of the Tiger
Hi everyone,
You may recall from last weekâs reflection on coincidences the invitation to notice lifeâs mysterious patterns.
Well wouldnât you knowâŚ
One of those mysterious little patterns quietly found me.
I mentioned bestselling author Martha Beck, who decided her writing self needed a braver animal than the tortoise sheâd always favored. When she chose the tiger, tigers began appearing everywhere.
Then, as if on cue, this appeared in my Instagram feed: a video of a remarkably relaxedâand, yes, very cuteâtiger* lounging in a tree.
But it wasnât the tiger that stopped me.
It was this message, spoken in David Attenborough's unmistakable voice, that did.
An invitation to slow down
One of the simplest things you should do is just actually,
just stop.
Sit down.
Donât move.
Keep quiet.
Wait.
Ten minutes.
Youâll be very surprised if something pretty interesting doesnât happen in ten minutes. 1
Maybe thatâs the real tiger medicine.
Not the animal.
The invitation to stop long enough to notice what was already there.
Coincidence?
Timing?
Or just the universe having a little fun?
Ahhh đŻ
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*PS, turns out itâs a leopard not a tiger. (Thank you, Leonora, for pointing it out.) Will just go with a more general âcatâ medicine.
Video clip
Tiger (Leopard) Medicine
Over to YouâŚ
What happens when you just stop?
Actually stop.
Keep quiet,
and wait for ten minutes?
In case you missed theseâŚ
Speaking of coincidences
When Coincidences Come Calling
What do you make of those moments that seem too perfectly timed to be random?
Let's dig in to synchronicity, curiosity, and learning to notice life's mysterious patterns.
Speaking of slowing down
Whatâs the Hurry?
Can you read this without rushing? A gentle reflection on why we hurryâeven through the good partsâand what happens when we donât.
David Attenborough's words come from the WWF podcast Call of the Wild, in a 2021 conversation with host Cel Spellman.
Just great, Stephanie. And the tiger video--precious!
Sometimes life taps us on the shoulder with something completely unexpected.
The question is... are we moving slowly enough to notice?
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