The squrriel, gaot and cat

Struggling with getting the ALS going was not that fun but the last meet up with Alex was really interesting.

Melinda's goat was true to form. I looked up and got the below:

The goat is a symbol meaning victory through policy and debate. The goat is a symbol of mental activity, often including religious or artistic inclinations. The goat is sensitive, but can also symbolize overt sexuality or a cunning and mischievous nature. The devil himself is said to occasionally appear in the form of a goat.

My own fruit seller was also not far off,

The squirrel is a symbol meaning resourcefulness, the ability to change direction quickly, the ability to rise above danger and the peace of life in the woods for those who are ready to retire from a more strenuous life. The squirrel prepares carefully for the future (winter), but always has time to play!
and as a fruit seller the role of being the in between, providing the needful and sometime desired rather then producing. i especially like the availability of choices (a fruit seller usually have a good selection of different fruits bought from framers/dealers to sell to customers)The idea that squirrel is a fruit eater may be the link i unconsciously pick up on in choosing the animal.

Then when Melinda was goating me, I chose to be a cat.

Cats are symbols meaning spiritual power and freedom or love of liberty. Cats were sacred in ancient Egypt. The Egyptian goddess Bast was feline and her chariot was drawn by cats. In the Christian world, cats were maligned as associating with witches and the devil. Cats have also been used as negative symbols of women, especially predatory women or those who seek to entice men to sexual misconduct. Likewise, "tom-cats" have a similar reputation. To be "catty" is to be flirtatious. A "cat-house" is a place of prostitution. In addition, the cat is highly fertile and often has large litters. These associations have dampened the cat's magical qualities in some circles, although cats remain a favorite pet and useful for keeping the rodent population in check around the world.

The fact that all 3 animals are non meat eaters, and their mixture of fine and maligned qualities is fertile grounds for my reflection and joyful entertainment.

whilst all this is exciting, i am always reminded of the path of minimum needs and only work on the needful. the quiet and simple road is a magnet reemerged.