Meerkats

The Meerkat

So for some reason I googled "the happiest animals in the world" and this picture came up. While I'm sure there are other equally happy animals in the world this picture made me smile. And of course led to a youtube search to discover this:

Which got me wondering, what makes Meerkats so obviously happy?

They are extremely social animals with very large, tight-knit families. They groom each other, raise each other's kids, is ALWAYS, without fail, there to help in hard times. They console each other and allow for completely silly behavior. Obviously sleeping is one of the things they do together.

It's not always sunny as I just read they sometimes eat their own young....we'll just pass over that.

The moral of the story is support. Everyone needs it and rarely do they fully use it the way it should be used. Part of having support is being totally honest with oneself and those around you. Need to break a habit, tell your friends, so that you can't cheat without either humiliation or a stern word.

I'm finally using mine! It's making me focus on priorities and it has kept my head on straight. The fear of shame, however small, pushes me to do better. That being said I am 3 for 3 today!

Because I spent eight hours on a fire damage job site today, still pretty sure that I smell like smoke, on my feet the whole day and have another five days of the same; I'm going to eat a nice mound of cheese and then have a good nights sleep. Because cheese is wonderful and so is small victories and especially a support system that tells you that eating cheese tonight is a good idea.  :-)