I noticed a baby lizard on my door yesterday morning. A couple of hours later, I noticed that it was still at the same place. It hadn’t moved an inch.
A part of me was glad because I knew where it was, but another part of me started getting worried for it. “What if it falls? Do lizards fall? Why is it perched so precariously? Should I do something?” By night, it still hadn’t moved an inch and I decided that if by tomorrow it was still there, I would try to help it along. I would try to move it, despite of my fear of things that crawl and slither.
Unfortunately, the baby lizard died some time during the night. The fact that staying in one place killed it, is mind-blowing to me. We believe that we want to reach somewhere, some goal, some ‘happy’ destination. And we believe that once we get there, we will stay put because it’s so blissful. But what if that isn’t true at all?
I think the baby lizard is teaching me something. I may think staying put is blissful, that it’s creating safety, but it may also be creating stagnancy. And that will kill me faster than anything else. So, I think the baby lizard has left me with a few questions – Can I be ok with flux? Can I thrive in flow? Can I find my own rhythm on this road of life?
As I take a leap of faith, I thank the Spirit of the baby lizard for sharing this wisdom with me. I am eternally grateful.
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