Did you know that the African Impala in a zoo can be held back by a three foot wall even though they can jump ten feet in the air and travel as far as thirty feet in one single bound? Yep, I was pretty amazed when I read that so I started to study this beautiful animal more I found a lot of interesting things. I knew of the car and would see the beautiful animals run past safari trucks on shows but I never really understood how amazing these creatures are until the other day when I did some research.
Not only can they jump amazingly but they survive a cheetah chase by being maneuverable and unpredictable at less speeds giving them the ability to change directions rapidly allowing for a great survival rate but when they panic and try to out run the fast predator they usually succumb to the attack. I guess I am not surprised that these majestic creatures are also anxious animals who tend to cry wolf, they sound the alarm of a predictor so often that twenty-five percent of the time their cry to worn others of danger is only the grass moving, its so bad zebras usually don’t flee at their cries.
I continued reading but I couldn’t help but think of how often I am like these anxious animals and maybe you can see some similarities with yourself. I think of the times I hold myself back when I could move forward accomplishing a long term dream but I settle for my three foot fence never utilizing my full wonderful potential because it is so much easier to stay on the safe side eating grass that is easily maintained by others.
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If I do venture out I let my imagination get the best of me so I succumb to my anxiousness, cry wolf and flee when it is nothing but the wind in the grass. Maybe you haven’t done the fleeing but instead you don’t use the tools or gifts that make you so unique because you panic and try what everyone else is doing so you get caught by the very thing your running from.
Worry and anxiety can have such a hold on use we assume it’s normal and almost accept it ,but maybe if we look at it as a three foot fence knowing it can easily be jumped, it wont be so scary and in times when I forget at least I know the one that can help me jump.
