When We Rhinos come upon a marble, just lying around in our vicinity, the Question is: Where did it come from? Marbles are not common in the Wild.
These discoveries make Us wonder, are We losing our Marbles?
If so, what should We do about it?
Category Archives: R Outlook
From here to there
Growing up is a unique process. Each Rhino must follow an individual path forward. Each of Us sees that path our own way. No map, just a journey.
What is interesting about this process is how clearly We see the beginning, and how We know so little of where that path will take Us. Where things will lead, and what will occur along the way. All of that is masked from Us.
In some ways, this is true of any given day; We step forward, but cannot assess what is ahead.
Cold Comfort
Mishaps come in many sizes and shapes, and each Mishap has a Recuperation attached to it. Those also come in a variety of sizes and shapes.
Getting reassembled takes Time, and who wants to spend it mending? When a Rhino is the Patient, it is not easy to be Patient.
In the Wild, the only comfort is considering that things could be Much Worse.
Just deserts
Since Rhinos don’t own stuff, the only rewards We can offer another critter, Rhino or not, are Consideration and Encouragement.
“They got their just deserts” usually means some appropriate punishment, though sometimes it means reward. So, We assume We need to Earn decent treatment? Our goal is to gratify somebody else? Not Rhino, No thank you, neither today or tomorrow. No. As in, No. Like Never, or even more seldom.
Rhinos prefer to dole out Kindness and Respect as the normal social transaction, day to day, Everyone to Every Other One. Everybody wins.
Haaaaaaaappy New Year
Today is Chinese New Year, this year being the Year of the Pig.
Unfortunately for Us, there is no Year of the Rhino in the Chinese Zodiac.
We try to be philosophical about the oversight, with varying degrees of success. It probably is part of some Natural Scheme to help Us Rhinos build character. Ah well, that’s what We say.
Wake Up Call
In the Wild, Rhinos can only sleep with their Alarm System engaged. That System is hooked to one nostril or the other, wired to jolt our Rhino into consciousness.
At that point, the Rhino can analyze matters, and decide to Take Action, or roll over for more winks. But, still with one nostril cocked.
That way, the off-duty nostril gets a good night’s sleep.
Awareness
Being Robust Critters, We Rhinos are aware that there is only so much Space to go around in the Wild. Some critters take up Much Space, and some Less Space. But here We all are, a crowd of sorts, busy, busy, busy.
Being aware of Natural Limitations, We Rhinos try not to spread ourselves out all over the place. We keep ourselves condensed, so other critters have room to function.
Seems so obvious, but you’d be surprised how many critters are inattentive to the issue.
Congrats
Each individual Rhino is best tuned to our Inner Rhino, in subtle, unique ways. Thus each of Us is aware of our Victories over Dubious Choices, those moments when We approach our potential for Excellence.
So who is better at acknowledging these Triumphs than We ourselves? Right. Nobody.
Rhinos are not double-jointed, which makes Pats on the Back tricky. But We each do what We can, when appropriate; it’s the spirit of the thing that counts.
Upbeat
Inside each Rhino there is a jolly Self, making its way to the jolly Solution. Just what might need Solving is not always clear, but We feel that, all in all, We are on Track.
We think Positive (assuming We are thinking at all).
Our Inner Rhino is like a GPS for Good Times.
Phys Ed
Sometimes Rhinos will sense that We are coming apart at the seams. Not so much physically as mentally. The Stresses associated with Santa, Dietary Indulgences, one Festive Hootenanny after another form a cumulative Pressure.
What can a Rhino do about it?
Hold on. Maybe take a nap. In a week or so, Normalcy will return from Vacation, and then We can complain about how dull things are.
Your Inner Rhino 