Armor

September 8

I am thankful for armor. Armor, literally or figuratively, allows us to protect ourselves. That armor may be in the form of actual physical protection of ourselves but more often represents the armor that we protect our fragile psyches with. Sometimes that is very useful and ebables us to function in spite of some flaws but there can come a time when it has outlived itself and causes more damage than benefit. At that time then, the liberation from our armor is needed.

This is a photo of seashells I took at my in-law's home in Florida. Seashells provide armor to the fragile sea creatures that inhabit them.

armor

the lowly snail

carries his armor on his back

when trouble comes around

and he is under fierce attack

he crawls inside

and there patiently bides his time

waiting out the assault

and outside his shell he can climb.

© rt tulley