There are teachers who teach with seriousness. And then there is the coyote.
It gives a crooked smile, turns the world upside down and disappears again long before you realize that it has just taught you something important.
If the coyote finds its way to you – through a dream, an encounter in nature or an image that keeps catching your eye – it is rarely because life is falling apart. Quite the opposite. It is often because you have begun taking everything a little too seriously.
Perhaps you are trying to control everything around you. Perhaps you are looking for the perfect solution, the safe path or the right answer. But the coyote does not live that way. It knows that life is full of unexpected turns and that the greatest gifts often arrive disguised as problems.
It reminds you that what feels like chaos right now may simply be life rearranging the pieces so something even better can find its place. That is why the coyote does not ask you to fight the changes. It invites you to dance with them.
Perhaps something will soon happen that you did not plan. Something that at first seems difficult or unfair. Before you judge the situation, ask yourself:
“What might life be trying to teach me here?”
Because the coyote almost always hides a gift behind its mischief.
It also reminds you that you already have the resources you need. You may not need more abilities – you may simply need to trust the ones you already have. You are far more resourceful, resilient and creative than you give yourself credit for.
And if you are carrying guilt over old mistakes, the coyote tilts its head slightly and looks at you as though puzzled.
“Why are you still carrying something that life has already used to make you wiser?”
No one grows without stumbling. No one becomes wise without making mistakes.
If the Coyote Is Your Spirit Animal
If the Coyote Is Your Spirit Animal, you have a special ability to find light in the midst of darkness. You see lessons where others see failure, and you can make people smile even when life hurts. You are both practical and creative, quick to find new solutions, and almost impossible to put into a box. You rarely follow the crowd, and perhaps that is exactly why others often turn to you for help when they feel stuck.
The coyote teaches you that wisdom does not always arrive with seriousness. Sometimes it comes with a twinkle in its eye.
