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Hello Monster Fans!

Well, it wasn’t planned, and I didn’t see it coming, but I ended up needing to take a stint of time off. It was a leading up of events really— a lot too much pushing from my end, thinking I oughta be doing all-the-things. This ultimately wore me out. But you know what? The break did me so much good, more than the so-called “accomplishments” did when I was pushing so desperately hard. Now I’ve started drawing again, which feels wonderful and, to better illustrate my message, let’s bring in the Perspective-O-Possum!

This brightly coloured cutie—well— he is what he is, un-O-pologetically. The critter goes where he wants to go, eats what he wants to eat (which is often oranges and grape juice, by the look of his palette), and does what he wants to do. This isn’t to say that things always end up the way he originally wanted them. This seems contradictory I know, but let me explain how it is so. The Perspective-O-Possum, or the P-O-P for short, sets about with a desire in mind. However, when he runs into barriers that he simply cannot overcome, he doesn’t huff or puff, grimace or groan— but accepts, lets go, allows and forms a completely new desire from his present options, ie. he changes his perspective. 

Yes, P-O-P’s are the very best at doing just this, for when they’re really stuck, you’ll see them looking at the world from a completely new perspective— upside down and hanging from a tree of course (though a lamp post, a bicycle rack, or even the antlers of a nearby animal, for example, are suitable substitutions depending on the given circumstances). From this viewpoint, everything that was once left, is now right; what’s closed is now open; what’s down is now up! So can you see how he, the clever P-O-P, always gets what he wants, when what he wants is what he gets? This can be a skillful way to navigate the world at times, such as when we find ourself in a particular situation that is outside of our control or not going the way we intended. 

Though I didn’t know it at the time, I was operating under this critter’s principles as the unexpected circumstances arose before me over the past few months. And while I fought it at first, eventually, I let the world turn me upside down— I accepted, let go, allowed, and formed a completely new desire. This new desire, which was to rest deeply and to simply be, served me much better than the original desire, which was to “accomplish” and do. During this simply being came new and beautiful insights, ideas, knowledge, and healing— all of which I’d need much more time to elaborate upon (time that I just don’t have, as I’m running after that remarkable P-O-P to see what he’ll get up to— or up onto — next!).

But hopefully we, being the Perspective-O-Possum and me, have painted a picture of the message at hand, which may be something like this: “When you walk into a tree, try going up, instead of through”?

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