In the face of any Experience, each Rhino has options for reactions. The meaning of the word Response-Ability. What shall We make of things?
Whatever We choose to think, Rhinos need to recall that our thoughts are under our control. We Choose our focus, and our interpretation.
So obvious, and yet so easy to forget.
A Reminder that you Readers, at this precise moment, as you read this, are older than you have ever been. It’s hard to come up with any news that’s better, right?
Rhinos do a lot of celebrating in general, but when in doubt, We tingle with the merriment that goes with Today, Now, Us, Here.
Try it, you’ll like it.
Most Rhinos, when dealing with physical hardships, experience a decreased Merriment Quotient. Grumpiness comes easily, and frequently, oftentimes.
In most instances, Time comes to our aid, if not as quickly as We’d like.
In the Wild it’s that way. Even not in the Wild, it’s that way. We growl.
We Rhinos live in many Interesting places, and a few less Interesting places. We adjust, We assimilate, We endure. We move.
One thing that keeps coming up, and for which We have no worthy answer is: Where is North? Readers seem to take this question seriously.
We might too, if We understood the point of knowing.
Some Rhinos are wired Positive and some others, Negative. That’s simply how it is. But each knee-jerk reaction to Life’s many challenges has its limits, right?
Too little Caution, and We are Gumfoozled. Too much Caution and We petrify.
Tricky, that’s about it.
CATASTROPHISM is today’s topic. For those of you who have forgotten just what that is, it is theory that most of the big geologic events in the Earth’s history are due to cataclysmic incidents, like meteors arriving unexpectedly. Like that. Big Bad Unavoidable News.
Then things on Earth have to adjust in quick time. Whether they like it or not.
A little Resignation seems in order here, since there is next to nothing to be done about it.
Most Situations have a lurking Lesson somewhere there in the rubble. Rhinos always like to take a good look, in case there’s something To Learn.
Granted, even when We do locate a Lesson, it doesn’t mean We will Learn It.
Rhinos sometimes get distracted and imagine We are Seeing what there is to See, keeping track, adjusting as necessary. We are an observant species, We Rhinos.
But We are inclined to forget that, in the Wild, Rhinos are more Observed than Observing. Critters all around Us, some near, some far, of many sizes, capabilities, and descriptions, are keeping an eye on Us. Just because.
In the Wild, each moment is a study in Fine Tuning oneself to the realities around Us. For other Critters, We are a Reality Seen. They and We are united in one concept: Better Safe than Sorry.
Rhinos know what Criticism can achieve, how it can undermine happy interactions by implying that Somebody has Failed to measure up. We become the Critic or the Criticized. The Superior or the Inferior.
Rhinos do their utmost to avoid this unhappy Dynamic. Do We succeed always? No. Occasionally a Rhino goes Rogue and starts nit-picking.
We do not Encourage such tendencies. Rhinos resist with all the Good Grace We can summon. Sometimes We can summon more G.G. than at others…
Hot and Humid are the norm at this time of year, known as the Dog Days of Summer. They are called that because of an associated star, by name Alpha Canis Majoris. We guess it must show up when Nature cranks up the thermostat.
Rhinos are used to heat, so it doesn’t impact Us as it might folks in cooler climates.
Drink water. That’s the Rhino in-depth hint.
Your Inner Rhino 