051 Your Own Warm Tail
Hey Snow Leopard, in the freezing cold of the high mountains, you wrap your long, thick tail around yourself like a blanket.
What do we carry that keeps us warm in hard times?
What do you carry that keeps you warm in hard times?
High in the Himalayas, snow falls on a rocky ledge. A snow leopard lies curled against the cold.
Its long, thick tail is wrapped around its body and over its nose like a scarf.
What really happens
The snow leopard's tail is very long and thick with fur.
It helps the cat balance on steep rocks, and when it rests in the cold, it wraps the tail around itself to keep warm.
How we know: Snow leopard biology is well documented by conservation groups and zoologists.
The turn
In cold seasons of life, we look outside for warmth.
The snow leopard carries its own: something it grew, something always with it.
Three takeaways
- Build your own warmth before the cold comes.
- Some comfort must come from within.
- What steadies you can also warm you.
Carry your own blanket.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.