When faced with challenges we end up with perfect solutions that eliminate the problems. We need to discover insightful skills of solving problems rather than avoiding them. To meditate on this animal totem can help us discover and explore our strengths and also overcome our weaknesses. It is also important to acquire skills that can be useful to us in life. In case of any danger, we need to understand any means of saving our lives. Just like the Gazelle, we should be alert to our surroundings and make use of every opportunity available for our safety. They fail to examine themselves and understand who and what they really are. In many cases, people fail to have great communication. They eventually end up with even more problems such as depression, heart disease among other diseases caused by drinking too much alcohol, overeating and other addictions. In the long run, the problems catch up with them in one way or the other. Seeing the Gazelle means that one can fail to face challenges and try to get a reasonable, lasting solution. There is a danger of diverting the attention to other people. Such people end up resorting to other things such as drugs, alcohol, overeating, addiction, and overindulgence among other things, in essence -they run away from problems. Some people tend to run away from reality by avoiding challenges. So, from a spiritual perspective, what can we learn from this kind of behavior? In life, we go through many challenges and difficulties that may overwhelm us. When they do this, it gives the cheetah a chance to get to kill them. They, however, have a tendency of turning around to find out if their predator is almost catching up with them. This is to avoid the cheetah from catching them. Cheetah’s usually run in a straight line but the gazelle can move in zigzag’s. However, they are able to out run the cheetah because of their better movement’s. The cheetah is their chief predator - also a fast speed animal. They are able to maneuver in vertical movements and even meander around while they run to escape their predators. These include consciousness, swiftness, elegance, beauty, and liveliness. Gazelle’s have various characteristic traits that are considered symbolic to humans in real life situations. To conquer their vulnerability, they tend to be alert to all that happens around them. Why? Because the Gazelle is considered to be a swift animals with a run speed of almost sixty miles per hour or ninety seven km/h. If you have seen a Gazelle then this symbolizes that you require speed in your life. A Gazelle is part of the antelope species.
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