06/22/2026
New lessons from Bison.
I'm not gonna lie - it's been an incredibly emotionally challenging 10 days that's had me trying not to hyperventilate and begging for life to just be easier more times than I can count.
This thought arrived like a gift whispered on the wind and reminded me of the wisdom of Bison. What if, instead of asking for the terrain to be easier, I became strong enough to navigate it more easily? That one simple shift gave me the smallest little glimmer of hope. Life is never going to be easy - it wasn't meant to be. Sure, there are seasons and cycles that may be easier, but ultimately, if life were truly easy all the time we would all grow stagnant and atrophy. There would be no sense of accomplishment, no pride in navigating hard seasons and doing the seemingly impossible. Just as you cannot see the stars except during the dark of night, you cannot grow without challenge.
Now I'm not saying that all of life should challenge us - we all need seasons of rest, too. But this one shift in perspective allowed me to move from feeling like a victim of life's circumstances to having the empowered choice of intentional growth.
For Bison, there are seasons of challenge and seasons of ease, too. The peace and quiet of Winter with the challenge of finding enough food, the beauty and hardship of bringing new life into the world that comes with Spring, the intense battles of the Summer rut, the and the calmer days of Autumn meant to store up before Winter comes again. But through it all, Bison exhibit the courage and resilience to rise to meet each challenge and the will to overcome them. And, whether win or lose, the determination to try is the biggest part of success.
Happy Monday, and may the strength, resilience, and determination of the Bison give you the will to rise to the challenge.
