Day 2 of Positively Present's #Gratitude30 challenge invites us to appreciate the animals in our space.

I feel that the act of observing and building awareness of the fauna that shares the world with us brings a measure of joy.

As we bring gratitude and appreciation into these moments we gift ourselves the energy of those beings we share our world with. Nature nourishes.

In the mornings, the air is filled with birdsong, with happiness and hopefulness. Lately I've been noticing so many butterflies and dragonflies - they inspire me to accept change, transformation and purpose.

And today I share with you one of my favourite animals, snakes. In my childhood, I heard stories of Krishna and of the churning of the ocean, stories in which snakes are guardians and protectors. As a yoga practitioner snakes are connected to teachers and teaching, to power and potency, to evolution.

What is your favourite animal? What wells up within you when you pay attention to the fauna around you?

~ Renee Arundhati

*these posts are also being shared on my social media (Instagram and Facebook) as I have shared there over the past years.