Sometimes a good Friend is not available to chum around with. But Rhinos have to be philosophical about the missing playmate.
We concentrate on the energies and uplifts that Friendship has provided, and surf forward, riding the wave of that Friendly Goodness and Encouragement.
There’s no reason to suppose We Rhinos are not fully rooting for Friends, absent or present. Time has nothing much to do with it.
Every now and then a Rhino gets embroiled in an unpredicted mess. Not a catastrophe, but an awkward situation, a pivot point of tensions. A case where the Rhino is unprepared.
In these prickly moments, Rhinos question themselves. “What possessed me to be here at this time?”.
Ah yes, Education always comes at a price. Ask anybody.
‘Time Outs’ for Us Rhinos, are usually associated with a rock, next to which the moody Individual has to stand. (We don’t have corners to go sit in.)
That Rhino stands there until a sense of Shame has made itself evident.
Or until it’s time for lunch.
Sticking out the tongue is thought of as clever in some circles, very few of which include Rhinos. Derision and face-making are frowned upon, except in highly stressful situations.
At Your Inner Rhino, We seldom stick out our tongues, and assume our Readers don’t either. In a pinch, a Rhino might stoop to an “Oh, Yeah?”.
(Some Hints are more heavy-handed than others.)
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican festival, dating back to the Aztecs. The three days are spent celebrating and honoring friends and family who are dead. It embodies a happy sense of lineage and connection.
Rhinos are completely familiar with this sort of acknowledgment for family. Ours is a rich and varied history, and We are aware of the privilege of Being Rhino.
Maybe it all relates to a Sense of Gratitude.
As with other holidays, Halloween supplies enough Sugar to put any critter into Overload. Even Us.
Of course, it does not mean Rhinos avoid these festivities, but they do take a toll.
Jittery, that’s how We get.
When deciding to get a grip on Reality, there is no better place to focus on then “Here”. Obviously.
That’s because anywhere else, or anywhen else, or even anyone else would have a different point of view, a different take on what was what… and where it was doing that ‘what’.
No, Rhinos are more content with Here. and Now. And frankly, it takes all the wits We have to absorb This!
Rhinos are used to hearing about getting out of bed on the Wrong Side. This faulty activity is supposed to account for Grumpiness, though nobody ever says why.
What We are unable to ascertain is: which side of the bed is the Right Side? One looks like another, as far as We can see.
We are being set up for failure. Is it any wonder that We are occasionally Moody?
Even when Fortune seems to bestow a giftee, We Rhinos find that Wishing is insufficient for delivering the goods.
What a surprise Wishing Bonanza does encourage Us to do is to assess just what it is We want. That exercise can be revealing and astonishing.
All said and done, the most dependable way of getting what a Rhino wants is through Effort.
Some Rhinos just whack our way into the Holidays, while others muse over their Holiday Efforts for weeks.
Does one Approach seem better than another? Perhaps, and perhaps Not; We might be tempted to say that it depends on the Results.
But Rhinos feel strongly that the Results can only be assessed in relation to the goals of the particular Artist. Right? The Artist alone defines the Art.
Your Inner Rhino 