Squirrel Friend

i'd like to introduce to you my special squirrel friend, Niver. Like me, Niver has some issues. She (he?) is unable to stand on her back legs, to eat the treats i share, she has to lay down. If she tries to stand on her back legs, she falls over. It's also really difficult for her to make it up the steps, where i leave the treats on the porch (if i'm at the front door and she arrives i can toss treats down to her). Yesterday, she tried to climb up the steps, but because her balance is off, she feel back onto the walk way. She must have been embarrassed, because she quickly ran away and didn't come back until later in the day. When Niver walks, she leans to the right, making it difficult for her to walk straight. She use to be very unsure of me, but she's getting more comfort ... i guess she realizes i'm the one leaving all the goodies. (She, and the rest of my squirrel friends, love the cookies that i shouldn't eat).

The other squirrel friends aren't as nasty to Niver as they are to each other. It always breaks my heart when i see Niver struggling so much, but trying. Yesterday, she tried to jump onto a tree, but with her balance issues, she just couldn't do it.

As i sit there, at the front door, still unable to walk or live the life i once did, too often lonely and feeling sorry for myself, i see Niver struggling but still trying. i realize how pathetic i am feeling in my pity party. No matter the limits, i know i can to use Niver as an example of how i should be living ... by living. i can't allow a setback to define me or completely alter how i do and and especially how i see things.