For about the past five years, certain colors seem to resonate with me for the year. I usually get these “inclinations” around the time of my birthday celebration or right before. Last year the colors that got my attention were emerald green and pinks. This year it seems to be black, cheetah print, and pops of red. Call me crazy and that would be because you don’t know me like some of my friends on this site do. Colors have spiritual meanings. And I love the deeper things of God.

Well, last Saturday evening and mostly Sunday, I was in a mental battle with anxiety and depression. It was pretty bad. I paid my daughter to be my secretary and to screen my calls lol. I was feeling so many things and so many thoughts were running through my mind. I wanted to scream. I wanted to run away. I didn’t want to talk about it. I really wanted to cry and I wish I would have. I didn’t even want to listen to any preaching but I did. I mean, my soul needed to be fed. After I took my shower, I gathered everything I needed and took it to my bed. I fixed a bowl of chili, topped it with cheese, and put crackers on the side. I got my vintage metal tray and brought it to my bed along with a 40z water mug mixed with vitamin C powder. And here is where things got weird.

After doing some tasks, I decided to look up the spiritual meaning of a cheetah. Here is where I believe Spirit was speaking to me or for some of you, here is where things begin to resonate with me. Once I went down the trail of reading about the spiritual meaning of the cheetah I begin to get understand and revelation as to why this “print” was significant for “ME” this year. I won’t bore you with all of the fascinating details but I will give you my top five things for me.

1. In general, the cheetah represents motivation, clever solutions, power, focused on goals with the easiest path to success, using the paws for traction and the tail to steer, prompt and proficient action

2. The cheetah isn’t reckless. It measures each undertaking with great care to conserve vital energy. Pace yourself. There is a risk to using all of your energy in one big burst.

3. The cheetah’s savannah group dynamics is the females are very independent and solitary, while the males gather in groups to protect and hunt (provide). The lesson is CLEAR-There are times for working in groups for greater success and there are times you will need to be alone to gather your thoughts and align with your soul purpose.

4. Cheetahs rest. They also stay away from animals that will hunt them. In other words, stay away from people and situations that drain the life out of you as much as possible.

5. For the empathetic, cheetahs remind you that it is okay to cry. It is healthy. It releases all of the excess input bumping around in the your aura while cleansing and decreasing stress.

Info from: https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem-power-animal-meanings/mammals/cheetah-symbolism-meaning/

After the reading about the cheetah and writing down what resonated with me (spoke to me), I said, “God, you are so weird”. I said that because of how God speaks and moves in MY life. If that is not how it works for you then understand this, my connection to God and your connection to God doesn’t have to or need to look or feel the same. The idea that it does breads some colonialism. Anyway, I hope you enjoy your Sunday.

~Nikki