Podcast Episode 204 - 5 Lessons I Learned From My Bunny
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Have you ever felt silenced or like your voice doesn’t matter?
Do you ever get uncomfortable being in your own skin?
Would you like to know what can make you feel and look better?
Continuing our series on lessons I learned from my pets. We’re still finding wisdom in the darnedest places. Today I’ll share 5 Lessons I Learned From My Bunny.
Today is for you if…
If you need a safe space to be yourself.
If you’re tired of feeling lonely.
If you’re ready to grow deeper relationships that thrive instead of survive.
Here are five lessons I learned from my bunny rabbit:
Even the Silent Have a Voice
Bunnies don’t bark, chirp or purr, but they still have a voice that matters.
Here’s the thing, we need to start using our voice. You’re voice matters. Your voice matters even if you feel invisible, left out or overlooked. It won’t be easy if you’ve never spoken out for yourself or if it’s been a long time. But you can do it.
Esther 4:14 NKJV
For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther spoke up and saved an entire race of people.
If you struggle speaking up, try these tips:
Start by asking the person you trust the most for help. Say that you need a safe place to practice using your voice and sharing your needs, desires or opinions.
Practice using your voice in this safe space.
Then you can move out of your comfort zone a little more and try it with another safe space.
Keep working your way to using your voice until you can even speak up in a not-safe space.
The more you do it, the more comfortable you’ll be with being uncomfortable.
Eat Your Veggies
Bunnies eat veggies. Think of Peter Rabbit stealing from Mr. McGregor’s garden.
A diet rich in various veggies lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. It helps with digestive issues and positively affects our blood sugar, just to name a few. Oh, and it fills you up, so there’s less room for sweets and salty snacks.
Daniel and his friends in the Bible used this method and were healthier than any of the other teens that ate the rich foods from the King’s table.
It’s good for our health in so many ways, and a healthy you is a much happier you.
Friendship Matters
Bunnies are social creatures. We are too, but so often, we’re too busy to stuff; we lose track of what matters.
Jesus spent time alone, but He spent most of this time with people.
We weren’t meant to do life alone. Socializing helps ward off loneliness. It increases a sense of happiness and well-being. It may even help you live longer, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Who can you connect with today? Can you do a play date or a dinner party? Girls’ night out, anyone?
Embrace Your Uniqueness
A pair of bunnies can reproduce nearly 4 million bunnies in four years. They are prey animals, so it’s all about volume.
However, even with so many bunnies hopping through the forest, each has a unique personality.
You are a unique individual. No one is like you down to your DNA. In a world that pushes us to conform, conform to their standards, beliefs, fashion, and culture, Father’s called us to stand out.
Matthew 5:14-16 NASB
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Father’s called you to reach people others can’t. There are people that will resonate with you and the unique message or story Father gave you.
Stand out, stand up and share it.
Play Matters
Take Time to Explore with friends and family. Great for our emotional well-being. It helps us make friends or grow deeper friendships.
Follow these five lessons; we’ll be healthy and happier like our bunny buddies.
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