The Laws of The Spider
There is something to be said about nature and what we can learn about ourselves.
With the blessing of the sun and rain, out come the spiders one by one and two by two with the promise of spider-babies.
I loathe spiders but I respect them, going with common sense that if I leave them alone, they will leave me alone.
When I was teen I tried to watch Arachnids and screamed girlishly before hiding my face behind a big pillow. The funny thing is, I can sit through Eight-Legged Hairy Freaks because the spiders in that movie were hilarious - they made squeaky noises whenever they died!
As for Aragog in Harry Potter...okay, I might have jumped a foot or two...
When I was in my early twenties I kept have nightmares about a spider the size of a beach-ball using its stinger to paralyze and drain me.
So my experiences with imaginary spiders have been, up until now - (with the exception of Eight-Legged Hairy Freaks) quite unpleasant!
Recently the real spiders have sought the sanctuary of higher ground - a total of five spiders have taken up residence between a big tree and my balcony and they haven't been a bother.
But recalling those nasty dreams from my early twenties, I always feel a bit queasy if they happen to be snacking. But in all of their creepiness, this week I learnt that spiders can be good teachers.
1) Don't go through life carelessly, or you will get stuck in a web (I am saying this on behalf of the poor little critters that the spider colony have been munching on.)
2) Be as resilient as a spider. Not many people like the look of spiders but they put themselves out there anyway knowing that people will probably destroy their web or flatten them with the flat of a shoe.
3) Prepare like a spider. What those little critters have going for them is their ability to store food so they can eat whatever they like, whenever they like. #spidergoals
4)Build and Keep your home like a spider. What is super impressive about spider webs is that they can weather anything but humans. We have had three lashing storms here over the past two weeks and alas, the golden orb spider webs (and the spiders themselves) are fine and thriving.
Despite the fine, dainty threads of the web - it will hold unless a human bull-dozes it with a stick.
I think the spider web analogy can be used to describe us too. Humans, despite their mortality, are strong unless someone destroys our web. But the beautiful thing about being resilient as a spider is that if you survive you can build your web again, bigger, stronger and more intricate and beautiful than before.
5) Observe like a spider. Be still, be quiet and watch what is happening around you so you learn from others and know what to do when something unsuspectingly lands in your web.
6) Socialise like a spider. Invite friends over to hang in your home. Be hospitable with like-minded people and enjoy their company and expand the web of your knowledge!
Life so much more fun and productive together!
So there you have it, friends. Spiders are wise, all-seeing and beautiful in their freakiness.
Just like us!
- Sarah x
With the blessing of the sun and rain, out come the spiders one by one and two by two with the promise of spider-babies.
I loathe spiders but I respect them, going with common sense that if I leave them alone, they will leave me alone.
When I was teen I tried to watch Arachnids and screamed girlishly before hiding my face behind a big pillow. The funny thing is, I can sit through Eight-Legged Hairy Freaks because the spiders in that movie were hilarious - they made squeaky noises whenever they died!
As for Aragog in Harry Potter...okay, I might have jumped a foot or two...
When I was in my early twenties I kept have nightmares about a spider the size of a beach-ball using its stinger to paralyze and drain me.
So my experiences with imaginary spiders have been, up until now - (with the exception of Eight-Legged Hairy Freaks) quite unpleasant!
Recently the real spiders have sought the sanctuary of higher ground - a total of five spiders have taken up residence between a big tree and my balcony and they haven't been a bother.
But recalling those nasty dreams from my early twenties, I always feel a bit queasy if they happen to be snacking. But in all of their creepiness, this week I learnt that spiders can be good teachers.
1) Don't go through life carelessly, or you will get stuck in a web (I am saying this on behalf of the poor little critters that the spider colony have been munching on.)
2) Be as resilient as a spider. Not many people like the look of spiders but they put themselves out there anyway knowing that people will probably destroy their web or flatten them with the flat of a shoe.
3) Prepare like a spider. What those little critters have going for them is their ability to store food so they can eat whatever they like, whenever they like. #spidergoals
4)Build and Keep your home like a spider. What is super impressive about spider webs is that they can weather anything but humans. We have had three lashing storms here over the past two weeks and alas, the golden orb spider webs (and the spiders themselves) are fine and thriving.
Despite the fine, dainty threads of the web - it will hold unless a human bull-dozes it with a stick.
I think the spider web analogy can be used to describe us too. Humans, despite their mortality, are strong unless someone destroys our web. But the beautiful thing about being resilient as a spider is that if you survive you can build your web again, bigger, stronger and more intricate and beautiful than before.
5) Observe like a spider. Be still, be quiet and watch what is happening around you so you learn from others and know what to do when something unsuspectingly lands in your web.
6) Socialise like a spider. Invite friends over to hang in your home. Be hospitable with like-minded people and enjoy their company and expand the web of your knowledge!
Life so much more fun and productive together!
So there you have it, friends. Spiders are wise, all-seeing and beautiful in their freakiness.
Just like us!
- Sarah x
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