Spirit Animal

My best friend Kristin posted a few days ago about the concept of spirit animals. And she asked her "readers" which include me (on a daily basis) what theirs would be. This made my post for today nice and easy.

However, I don't think my animal is a typical pick, because it is definitely not featured on her handy dandy animal totem interpretation key.

The animal that I have been drawn to since I was a little girl is the sloth. Yes, those slow moving animals that grow moss on their coat. I love them. Always have. No explanation. I just love them. They are the first thing I want to see when I go to the zoo, they are the animal that I shout out when asked my favorite, and when I see photos or videos of them I get all smiley and excited. 

But what could a sloth stand for? My best guess: tranquility, patience, contentment, strength, solitude. Essentially - my spirit totem stands for everything I am not, but aspire to be. That seems to make sense.

Now for the best part of the post - sloth photos. And even a video. Get excited!

Meet the sloths from Lucy Cooke on Vimeo.