The other day I overheard my human friend Glenn, who by the way says, “How YOU Doin’?”chat with his friend (we’ll call him Earle) about the anxiety Earle has in these emotionally charged and frightening times. As they were talking Earle expressed that he ‘feels like he's holding his breath waiting for the other shoe to drop’.

From an enlightened squirrel’s perspective - that is NO WAY TO LIVE!

My heart ached when I heard that. Even knowing that Earle was struggling so much even after Glenn sat with him late into the night listening and asking questions that only Earle could answer.

• Can you relate to Earle and see what’s happening in the world?

• Can you feel where he’s at right now and do you share his perspective?

• If you could wouldn’t you want to help Earle and anyone else who feels the same?

How you can help.

Humans have great capacity for offering compassion to other humans. There are many stories shared in the forest about humans showing compassion for oth...