Double Life

Earlier today I was watching a recording of "Life", a beautiful nature series narrated by Oprah Winfrey. Yesterday, actually, I blogged about something from this series regarding Spider Crabs and how they shed their old skin and move on to a bigger, stronger shell and how that relates to you and me and our journeys in health and life. Today I watched a show about reptiles, and Oprah narrated a short piece on amphibians.

Amphibians, as you may or may not know, actually are a bit different from fish and reptiles, but they also share qualities of both. The origin of the word "amphibian" is actually from Latin for "amphibios", "amphi" meaning both or double, and "bios", meaning life. Two lives. One animal. Amphibians are born in water, similar to fish. When they hatch, they resemble fish (think tadpoles) and swim, breath, live, and eat in water. The most significant change in their lives is marked by their change from a water-based creature to an air breathing animal, often times growing legs, breathing air, and hunting, eating, and sleeping on land. (There are a wide range of amphibians, and all don't live the same, but follow me on this example). They have lived half of their life knowing one way. Learning new things. Then they are forced to adapt and change, or they won't make it. They learn new things. They grow limbs. They take on new challenges, obstacles, and adventures, and they succeed in life! Oh what we may learn from this simple example from nature! Think about this. And if you are struggling to make necessary changes in your life, remember the amphibians. Grow new limbs. Take on new challenges. Learn more and learn often and you will create a new life for yourself! Thanks for reading everyone!