Avoiding the Elephants: ​Avoidance, Preparation, Discernment, Fear vs. Intuition, Naming the Elephant in the Room

Do you recall the honey-making elephants in the looking glass world? Many people forget about them, but they are there. Hard to imagine forgetting something so large and unusual (even for this strange tale), yet few people recall that Alice spies, what at first she believes to be large honey bees, yet turn out to be elephants (who, in this case, can also make honey): “. . . why what are those creatures making honey down there?  They can’t be bees . . .” Alice is drawn to this breathtaking sight, yet decides to turn around and go a different way, offering “It’ll never do to go down among them without a good long branch to brush them away . . . “ 

The elephants have probed their way into your reading to ask you if you are truly heeding wise caution in avoiding a particular circumstance or conversation, or whether you are letting fear dictate your moves, leading you away from opportunities for growth and deeper appreciation of your internal land of wonder. ​