Feng Shui Art

Giraffe With Bees

Giraffe represents: Vision, compassion, beauty,higher perception, gentle spirit
Beautiful, gentle, graceful giraffe comes to us when we are seeking a higher perspective. With their long necks giraffe has a vantage point like no other. Able to see above what would block all other vision. Insight is gained through love with their powerful hearts and far reaching vision. Call on giraffe energy to gently guide you to see your life or a particular situation beyond what may be your current view. If actions is required then it will be taken with compassionate wisdom.
Affirmation: “I am open to the gentle guidance of my heart center knowing that it can see far beyond to the highest good of all concerned.”
This is a reproduction of my painting, “Giraffe Bees”, Oil, Paper, Pencil, Drawer Pull on Canvas / 12” x 12” / 2012 _ Giraffe Days
Forest? How do you expect me to see a forest with all of these trees in the way?
I can’t tell you how many times I have worried myself into an anxious ball over situations that with a little higher vision on my part would have saved me a lot of precious energy and time. My mother–brave, beautiful, smart and crazy–was always the first person to jump on what my family jokingly calls “the panic train” over something. This is usually right after she has advised my sister and I not to get too previous (don’t get ahead of ourselves).
I have to laugh at that now. And on my good days, or what I like to call my “giraffe days,” I can laugh at my habitual tendency to jump on that “panic train” over life just being life.
It is a response that comes from only seeing my very small part of whatever the perceived problem is. When I am able to lift my mind to a higher view, that always does wonders for putting concerns into a more manageable perspective.
That is what I mean by giraffe days–when I am able to have a giraffe’s perspective. It is very easy to get bogged down in one point of view. When I take my queue from this tall, compassionate, higher-visioning creature then my world can encompass more and I am able to gain valuable insight that would have otherwise escaped my understanding.
Even if I am unable to “see” that higher view myself, I take tremendous comfort from the fact that there is one. I am not running this show. There is a higher power orchestrating a larger unfolding drama of which we are a small part. Giraffe reminds me not to take myself and my concerns too seriously. I am not suggesting that we cease to strive for our goals, dreams, and aspirations, but do it with a perspective that includes a larger view. This takes the pressure off of yourself and those around you so that joy can be experienced in the journey.
So when you need a little help to release anxious feelings and a reminder to “look up” knowing there is a higher, wider view, ask giraffe to stop by for a visit. They really do wonders for one’s morale.
Peace and Light, Montana