Cheetah: Speed and Focus

Sometimes it's appropriate to carefully consider all aspects of a plan to achieve a goal. At other times, it's necessary to be flexible and adaptable in revising those plans.

Sometimes, though, the most important thing to do is to act with both speed and focus. The goal is in sight, and only procrastination and/or lack of clarity keeps one from accomplishing it. At such times, Cheetah medicine is extremely valuable.

Unlike other felines, who stalk, then pounce on their prey for the kill, cheetahs, the fastest four-footed animals alive, run down their prey. They can inspire us to accomplish our own goals with speed and focus.

When we feel stuck, cheetah medicine can launch us into motion. If we are moving with great speed but little direction, cheetah energy helps us to keep our eyes on our goals and to find the most direct way of achieving them.

Cheetah has another lesson for those who are good about accomplishing their goals but who may take on too many goals at one time. Though this animal is capable of achieving speeds of up to sixty-three miles per hour, it can only maintain this intensity for a short period of time. Afterwards, it must rest for about fifteen minutes.

This resting behavior teaches us that periods of intense activity should always be followed by a time of rest, relaxation, and contemplation.

Cheetah is one of the Wild Earth Animal Essences