For those of us lucky enough to live in a wooded country setting, the sounds of life are astounding. We hear everything from fox yelp, coyote howls, bobcat growls, to birds chirping, bees buzzing, leaves rustling from the weight of multiple possibilities deer, armadillo, squirrel, snake, etc., and tree frogs. Today I want to talk about those little tree frogs called peepers and add in a few things from my perspective.
Yesterday when I began my walk, I could hear the separate sounds of the individual frogs. But, as life and awareness would have it, before too long I could hear them all in harmony, in the same vibrational pattern, almost like the sound of an ocean wave hitting the shore, or like traffic on a freeway. This made me think about my life, my spiritual journey, and its need for harmony.
As I raise my spiritual level and awareness to all that is around me (seen and unseen), I realize that I cannot continue the struggle between finding my authentic self and stresses of the ego; work, home, spouses, children. I must like the frogs pattern find the ultimate balance between them, the harmony that truly does exist. Have no fear, everyday brings me a little closer to this balance. And if you are on a similar journey, you will get there as well. It is about living life filled with love and passion in each moment and having faith and not worrying about what has not yet arrived, for all will work its way out, and teach us lessons along the way.
As I sit here writing, and letting you all know a little about this tiny frog, I think it synchronistic that my nickname growing up was Kermit or Frog. When I asked the person who started the trend why that? He simply said it was the first thing that came into his mind. So I will begin to teach you about the unseen part of the frog. Several cultures believe in spiritual animals. They look to them for guidance, reassurance, and knowledge. With that said, I did look up the Spiritual meaning of the frog.
Frogs symbolic meaning is growth and transformation. They sing their song to remind you to sing yours, to find your voice, and live your truth. They want you to cleanse yourself, to connect with your emotions, look at all perspectives, and rid yourself of negativity. They cannot live very long in a toxic environment, so they challenge you to release your anger, hatred, and bitterness and find a way to love yourself. They come to people who simply are not taking care of themselves to let them know it is time to change, to renew, to rebirth, to step back and look at new ideas and outlooks. Because tree frogs form from a tadpole, which is similar in appearance to male sperm, the sign of fertility or new life, it also takes on the meaning of bringing abundance and luck to origin. Thus, frogs also mean abundance and luck.
The peepers or tree frogs, as we call them in the south, are about an inch long, greenish-gray or brown, and feed off small insects. They have tiny, sticky pads at the end of their long toes to help them cling to plants and/or other objects. And like all flamboyant men, the male inflates a balloon like sac on his throat to make his call louder and carry farther to attract a mate. The males and females actually live on land, but females lay their eggs in water. Those eggs will one day become tadpole, and with luck and survival instincts, those tadpole will become frogs.
I find myself also in recent days wanting to know what laws exist about any and all topics. So for information purposes, the few things I did find related to frogs, was in regards to property rights and restrictions. The first one, was to let the people know who want to learn more about the frog, that they must first receive permission from the landowner to access the property where the frogs exist. The other is that the government, if they so wish, can restrict land owners from activities on their property to protect the habitat of the frog. In recent times, there have been court decisions in government’s favor on further land restrictions for the use of creating habitats for different species, even if the natural habitats are not conducive to the species. Maybe we need to think about our developing ways, and a species natural habitat, so that we have balance with restrictions to land owners. Just my thought, but I so want yours.
As always we wait for your additions to any and all posts, and hope that one day you will join in. As far as this one, I will leave you with this quote from Toni Braxton “I am not a diva, I am a tadpole trying to be a frog”.