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My boy boy, Ernie, he's a Blue Crown conyer. For
over thirty two years, he and I have overlooked this
forest right here in South Charlotte, North Carolina. I mean,
every day, Ernie and I sit in this very beautiful home,
overlooking the trees, the nearby lake, and every bit of
the wildlife strolling so peacefully on the earth below. Ernie
and I share the same vision. It's this forest. We
both look into these trees and study the earth below.
I mean, there is something extremely spiritual going on here.
The lyrics to Ernie's Forest, we both receive an amazing
amount of energy. I put all of my trust and
skills as a student into what he is willing to
share with me. Me These are not my words, These
are the lyrics from Ernie's Forest, chapter number four hundred
thirty three, June twenty second, twenty twenty four. This forest
today feels darker than most days, very few clouds in
the sky, and yet the identity of the moment reminds
a person of the effects of an eclipse. Maybe it's
this year's squirrel population explosion. Anyone with bird feeders are
going broke because these fuzzy tailed trapeze artists are going
to do whatever they can to get those seeds inside
those eighty bitty tummies. Squirrels are actually pretty powerful animal totems.
As pesky as they are, their spiritual connection to humans
is very special. They remind us to clear things out,
get rid of things that no longer serve us, be
vigilant and cautious at the same time. Rule number one,
be willing to escape any threatening situation. Squirrels teach us
to prepare for the future. Although you have your eye
on the reachable goals, the squirrel reminds us its balance
and the pursuit of socializing as well as including play. Wow,
how tough is that for you to find your balance
while being social and allowing yourself to play in a
world where there's constantly so much change. Your guard's got
to be up. You got to be on your best behavior,
and if you're not, then people either look at you
as a freak or they go I don't know about
that one. I like the chances they take, but in
doing so, what's it doing to the image of the
rest of us? You see what I mean. It's not
one of those easy things to jump into. Balance with
pursuit as well as play. And we can learn this
from the squirrel, because look at how a squirrel will
climb a tree and jump to another without any hesitation
in the world. But yet if it were you, or
if it were me, we would get about two and
a half feet up into that tree and start looking down,
because that's what we do. We tend to look down.
Balancing our life is oh making that comparison, when in
fact what you should do is learn how to trust
even more, trust yourself, trust your environment, trust the skills
of one thing, accepting failure. I don't believe in failure.
I see whoe another opportunity, another chance. And I didn't
get that lesson in that last book. I was studying
this in where this is a great day. Balance, pursuit, play,
study the squirrel. I don't care where you are in
the world. That squirrel is connected to your path more
than you could ever imagine I'm Meryl. These are not
my words, these are the lyrics from Ernie's Forest