Insights from  Hippopotamus…

~ Be self-aware and take care of yourself  

Be sure to meet your personal needs and take care of yourself. Rest when you need to rest , eat when you need to eat, and play when you need to play. 

Hippos are very self-aware and pay attention to their own needs. As a species they are mostly on their own to look after themselves with humans as their primary predator of adult hippos. 

~ Be comfortable where you are  

Hippos don’t migrate or wander far from their water or food source, being content to stay where they are if their needs are met. 

Even if you don’t have everything you want right now, or live in what seems like the perfect place, try to find gratitude in knowing your immediate needs are being met and make it as comfortable as possible. 

~ You are  provided for 

It’s not always easy to see that your needs are met because your wants aren’t being met, or rather your preferences aren’t being met.  

Hippos know there will be water, there will be grass, even if during a draught they have to leave their usual source for it – eventually they will find it.  

Have faith in knowing your necessities are taken care of. 

~ Important Message and Ramblings from  Hippo

We are very self-aware. And we pay attention to the details of everything we need. Not in grooming, or our appearances, but that we recognize our needs, and we take care of ourselves and teach each other how to take care of themselves. 

I’m talking about personal needs, and taking care of yourself. Because there’s no one else that’s going to look out for you. So we look out for ourselves, You should look out for yourself. 

We don’t have conflicts with very many animals and we don’t really have alliances. We have just ourselves, so we make sure to take care of ourselves. 

We coexist with the crocodiles. We eat different things. And we support each other, not directly but by the tiny ecosystems we each create. Our waste ultimately helps them and their discards ultimately help us. And while sometimes they might try for one of the babies, they pretty much know not to bother because they will simply get crushed. Only the dumb ones try it. 

People need to learn to be more self aware and self reliant and to pay attention to their needs. We have the benefit of not having to hunt for our food, which means we eat, sleep and play. And it should be that way for you humans too. 

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Which one of these insights speaks to your heart and soul right now?
The animals bring these insights forward for you to understand and apply in your own unique way.
What is most important is what they mean to YOU.

Can you find a place in your life today that wants you to apply one of these messages?