Do You React or Respond?
03/24/23 • 7 min
Nature has lessons for us humans. We're different than animals, of course. But we can learn a thing or two from them. Sometimes their behavior reminds us of ourselves.
Do you let the first impulse drive your reaction to things? What if you could do something differently? What would you do?
Be Encouraged podcast is practical, in the moment, quick encouragement.
Nature has lessons for us humans. We're different than animals, of course. But we can learn a thing or two from them. Sometimes their behavior reminds us of ourselves.
Do you let the first impulse drive your reaction to things? What if you could do something differently? What would you do?
Be Encouraged podcast is practical, in the moment, quick encouragement.
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My dog Callie and I were walking on the berm around the pond. It’s a place of sanctuary for fish, ducks, geese, humans walking and fishing. The geese may honk or move when they see the dog, the ducks may move or quack when they see her. Today none were walking around. Instead, the geese were in a silent flotilla majestic on the glassy pond, with a few ducks by the shore in couples. Suddenly there was a watery explosion from a duck that bolted out of the water into the air to get away from my
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