First animal you see in the morning!

Let's play animal totem. Start keeping track of the first animal you see after you wake up in the morning, and not your household pets. I mean the first animal you see when you step outside or look out the window. That's your animal totem for the day.

Then go to google and type the name of the animal and the word totem to find what it means for your. Come back and post your totem information.

I stepped out this morning into a white out blizzard, and the only animal I saw was a Northern Flicker under the tree looking for insects in the snow. I haven't seen one in about 20 years.

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The person who has the Northern Flicker Totem will be a quiet unconventionalist. They are generally laid back and unassuming. They don't have big ego's and big expectations. From this you would expect an individual that just went with the flow and did things as they have been done traditionally. But this couldn't be further from the truth. Northern Flicker Totems often do things in bizarre new ways. They think up new and unique things, the act in brave and bold new ways. But it's done so with a sense of calmness and gentleness that is usually counter to such bravado. The result is that others will often follow these new ways and ideas simply because there is no ego involved as a barrier to entry. They will be willful and confident, with clarity in all they are doing, but again not with arrogance, with calm. And they like to cut loose and have fun as well. It's a bit of a balance but they make it happen. They are great communicators and will often be the ones that mediate between two others in a heated argument. In relationships, Flicker Totems are quick to make attachments and prefer long term relationships. They will tend to want to share tasks and chores with their partner rather than having chores that are 'his' and chores that are 'hers'. In careers, Flicker Totems tend towards careers that are on the edge but where they can still be their calm selves. Conventional careers of fireman or accountant are completely out for them. Artist, Political Activist, Naturalist, and Environmentalist are all great career choices for a Flicker Totem. In addition careers involving mediation or arbitration are also good fits. Where these come together in one career are sheer perfection. 'Environmental Lawyer' is an example of this. As a final note, just because the Northern Flicker Totem is not full of ego, don't underestimate them.

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