The Coyote

Nature is a terrific teacher.  Two weeks ago when I last came home, early on Sunday morning I looked out and saw a beautiful coyote hunting for breakfast.  It was a lonely sight but a lesson in how hard life is on our natural environment and the creatures who inhabit our world.  The coyote criss-crossed the yard, stopping occasionally to listen for potential prey below the snow.  Then wandered off into the neighboring woods.  It was a very chilly morning.

Later that same day I was amazed to see the coyote return.  He or she kept retracting the area looking for small creatures to fill his/her tummy.  Nature requires persistence.  How often do we forget that lesson in our daily lives.   As a sometime participant in longer distance running, I appreciate what it takes to frequently go out, even when you may not feel like it, to try and achieve your goals.  I wish the coyote best of luck.  The winter isn't over and hunger can be a great motivator.

The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running. ~Author unknown, in reference to Ecclesiastes 9:11, "I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all."