The lunar new year arrived in January and welcomed in the year of the water rabbit (in Vietnam it is the year of the cat). The rabbit is a symbol of peace, abundance and prosperity. Rabbits also symbolize longevity despite having a short life expectancy of 2 years in the wild, although some species can live as long as 9 years.
There are times that I have seen so many rabbits in the wild that they certainly seemed to be living up to their prolific reputation. In other years there were so few rabbits in sight that I worried their population was being impacted by California’s drought or a disease. In recent years there has been an ongoing and severe drought here in the west. In times like these the rabbits, like many animals, struggle for survival. Certain physical traits help them to survive such as their large ears which allow heat to escape, cooling them down. Rabbits also survive on the water in the vegetation they eat. They rest and are rarely seen during the hottest time of the day. It seems fitting that a new year celebrating the water rabbit has recently brought much needed rain and snow here in the west.
I love to watch the local wild rabbits running, at play and at rest. They can move so fast and they can be so still. They are a reminder to me that life is a mixture of great action and also of rest.
I hope this year of the water rabbit brings to you a year of creativity, tranquility, and great abundance!
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Stay Inspired!
Wendy