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🦬 Like a Buffalo
Scientists don’t know why Buffalo do this and other species don’t, but the theory (and lesson) is this… If we run from the storm - if we try to evade tomorrow’s responsibilities, today - then we do nothing but make the situation worse. Instead, if we herd up, but our heads down, and start driving our legs and don’t stop until the job is done, then we will get through the storm quicker.
The Buffalo is my favorite animal, so I thought that putting a Buffalo emoji in the headline of each email was a GREAT idea!
…until I realized that on a lot of computers, my mean, intimidating, masculine Buffalo comes through looking like a fluffy stuffed animal.
Oh well.
We press on anyway.
Speaking of Buffalo…
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.
Nature is a fascinating thing.
Sometimes, very similar animal species have different responses to the same natural circumstance. Here’s an example…
Cows and Buffalo are a lot alike. They look similar, walk similar, and even talk similar.
(That last part was a joke. You forgot to laugh.)
But did you know that when the two breeds see a storm coming, they have two entirely different responses?
You see, when Cows see a storm coming, they run. They try to put as much distance between them and the storm as possible.
This is pretty typical among most animals. They run and try to find high ground.
The problem with this is, more often than not, the storm catches up with them, and their running does nothing but prolong the stress and exacerbate the danger.
But Buffalo have an entirely different response not seen many other places in nature…
When Buffalo see a storm coming, they run headfirst into the clouds and rain and lightning and thunder.
And they don’t stop until they get to the other side.
Why Should You Care
Scientists don’t know why Buffalo do this and other species don’t, but the theory (and lesson) is this…
If we run from the storm - if we try to evade tomorrow’s responsibilities, today - then we do nothing but make the situation worse.
Instead, if we herd up, put our heads down, and start driving our legs and don’t stop until the job is done, then we will get through the storm quicker.
So here’s a (hopefully convicting) question for you…
What storm have you been running from?
We all have something.
Today’s the day you put your head down and face it head on.
You’ve got this!
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(See what I did there.)
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