The Beloved Therapist loves elephants. She has a drawing of one framed and hanging on a wall in her office. I once referred to it as the "elephant in the room." She startled and paused. "I never thought of it that way before."
This morning she told me that today is World Elephant Day. It's an effort to raise awareness and protection of this species and what elephants mean to so many people. From the World Elephant Day website:
"We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.”
- Graydon Carter, Editor of Vanity Fair
In honor of the elephants of the world, the Beloved Therapist, and my good work with her, I'm posting this gorgeous Ganesha.
This morning she told me that today is World Elephant Day. It's an effort to raise awareness and protection of this species and what elephants mean to so many people. From the World Elephant Day website:
"We admire elephants in part because they demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very worst of human behavior.”
- Graydon Carter, Editor of Vanity Fair
In honor of the elephants of the world, the Beloved Therapist, and my good work with her, I'm posting this gorgeous Ganesha.
Ganesha is, originally, a Hindu god worshiped in India, but his acclaim has also been found among Jainists and Buddhists elsewhere. He is a multi-faceted god of: beginnings, arts, sciences, intellect, wisdom, letters, and learning. He is the "lord of success" and the "destroyer of evil and obstacles." His image illustrates messages of wisdom.