On Friday evening I was walking home in the rain with bags of groceries and sort of stewing away with all these negative thoughts that I posted about earlier. I was trying hard to fight them but I just kept running up against bad feelings: anger, annoyance, disappointment (directed at myself) and the general feeling that the inside of my head was a bit chaotic and scrambled. And then something amazing (to me) happened. Just as I was walking up the path to my house, I encountered a little friend. A red frog! Why is this special? Well, until last year, I had never seen a red frog before. Then, last year in September I went for a longish bike ride because I was feeling a bit down then as well. On may way home on the bike path I had seen something red just in front of me. I stopped and met this little guy:
I was so amazed and intrigued by the bright colouring of this frog that I completely forgot my worries and I cycled home with a heart full of joy and wonder, as excited as when I was a child and I was bringing home some new creature to show to my mum (I used to do this a lot... sometimes to her horror). These days I only take photos home rather than my little friends, but the sentiment is the same. I find these encounters wonderful and soul-lifting, just like how a cute cat or dog might make you feel.
Anyway, discovering a second red frog on an evening when I was feeling confused and down, felt like a gift. Actually it felt that way the first time as well. I'm probably making myself sound increasingly strange with this post, but hey, everyone has things that make them happy, and this is one of mine. :-) A while back I posted on here about affinity with various animals, sort of like how in some cultures people are considered to resemble a particular animal spirit. Frogs are such a creature for me, I used to befriend them as a child and even had one that would follow me around. They are lovely creatures. And to see one with such beautiful an unusual colouring, and twice now! I know it sounds superstitious but sometimes things just feel lucky, like good omens. Like my animal friends are watching over me and there when I need them. Haha! Ok, that sounds crazy, but hopefully you can understand and know that I'm still a rational person, but there's nothing wrong with retaining that sense of wonder.
On Friday night after my encounter, I cooked dinner for my Bear (boyfriend), and on Saturday morning we drove down to Cardiff to visit with a couple of my dear friends. We had a lovely, relaxing weekend with plenty of good food and conversation and I feel refreshed and ready to carry on with renewed energy and enthusiasm this week. I'm going to make it a good one :-)
I'd like to thank all the froggies and other wondrous creatures and people out there who are all a part of the great gaia that is our planet, for making me feel whole again.
Here is another picture, which to me captures some of the magic I feel:
I remember that older picture and thinking it was amazing that you were able to get so close to get the angles you got. That last pic (in this post) is awesome. I feel the magic!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like he (red frog) was exactly what you needed.:)
Hehe, yeah. That's probably a comment you never pictured yourself making. "What you needed... was a red frog".
ReplyDeleteDude that last pic is awesome! put it on AM3! Anyways I too remember the little red frog...my mom would say that it is your guiding animal spirit - hers is a wolf she says. Whenever she needs to make a difficult decision or is feeling down she almost always encounters a wolf in some shape (even paintings or pictures) and automatically knows what she has to do! Froggy could be yours?
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