It’s astounding to me how often we talk about animals at KORU.

It’s astounding to me how often we talk about animals at KORU. It’s almost daily.

Whether we are referring to our pets, or, of course, the great apes, we regularly draw comparisons between our bodies.

Especially when it comes to observing mammals, it’s very obvious how much we have in common.

In fact, one of MY favorite comments clients give me is, “I was watching my dog running the other day, and it made me think of you.”

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Aww. Melts my heart, being compared to a dog.

Kidding.

Mostly.

Sort of.

But sincerely, consider this one detail: How often do you think a cat or a dog (or, if you’re lucky enough to be around them, a gorilla) is active? How often are they DOING anything?

In the quantitative sense of time, it seems like the answer is, not a whole lot.

Other than in very specific contexts, most animals are pretty passive/inactive. They are, in other words, very good at doing NOTHING.

Then, when they need to, they are absolutely perfect at ACTING.

There’s an almost effortless clarity and precision and integrity to THE action. The movement.

There’s something very important to that balance. It begs the question, in fact, of what IS balance? If a human cannot act with such purity, is it living a balanced life?

...for now, that’s all, but in short, anytime you want to compare me to an animal please do. I’ll be grateful.

(And, FYI, this is a picture we’ve had up in our home for years. We love art that teaches.)