Greetings Everyone,
It can be difficult to adapt to many of life’s changes, some changes may be easy to adapt with while others may feel uncomfortable and difficult to transition with. Much like the statement “pulling teeth would be easier.” Ever feel like no matter how hard you try you just can’t get used to new changes that have presented themselves in your life, whether these changes be it at work or with family life. Someone that has learned to adapt and roll with the changes in its surrounding is the Red Fox.
A Fox being an animal that is extremely intelligent and willing eat what it can easily find from its surrounding; the Red fox’s original habitat being woodlands and farm areas. Though the fox is still found in rural areas, with more land development taking place and less rural areas available the clever fox has learned to adapt and live in urban dwelling alongside their human neighbors.
The fox has the ability, similar to that of a cat, to run up a tree if it needs to. Although fox’s do not enjoy getting wet, they are excellent swimmers and will get into water if needed. One of the fox’s greatest ability is their highly developed sense of hearing; they are able to pick up the squeal of a mouse over hundred and fifty yards away. One of the fox’s biggest challenges is within its first year of life, as fox cubs are born blind and deaf and as they get older their hearing and eye sight develops. Recent figures from England are showing that the highest concentration of urban foxes can be found in Bournemouth, 23 per square kilometer and London showing 18 per square kilometer. We can see that these highly adaptive animals have quickly learned to move in to better surroundings where there is a plentiful supply of food.
So we have all been there in situations that are difficult to adapt with, if the new changes in your life are getting you down remember to stay in a place of clarity, if you can’t think clear your actions will reflect this. When you find it difficult, do what you need to get yourself back to a place of clarity within your mind, and remember the majestic fox that has found its way to adapt and flourish within its new surroundings. Many times when going through trying times I have found comfort in looking towards animals like the fox to know that I am not alone.
May you all be well in spirit and health.
~Peter Lorean, CLC, CH.t
References
Andrews, T. (1993). Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small. Llewellyn.
Brinkhurst-Cuff, C. (2017, April 16). Foxes surge into England’s towns and cities. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/16/urban-foxes-number-one-for-every-300-residents-study-suggests
Irwin, A. (2017, January 4). There are five times more urban foxes in England than we thought. Retrieved from https://www.newscientist.com/article/2116583-there-are-five-times-more-urban-foxes-in-england-than-we-thought/
People’s Trust for Endangered Species: Red fox. (2017). Retrieved from https://ptes.org/get-informed/facts-figures/red-fox/