We all have the experience: Sometimes life gives us shit. We lose a job, have to move homes, have a bad day all day and everyone around us is cranky. 

Lucky for us, nature is a wise teacher and has a powerful answer for how to deal with poop of any kind, whether literal or metaphorical. The material has been used across the world for thousands of years as a way to fertilize and support growth. This includes what comes from humans! Not only that, it has also been turned into fuel, so poop can quite literally move us forward.

One of the most beautiful teachings about what we can do with this brown matter comes from a stunning being that we share this planet with: the dung beetle. They plant the seed of life, the eggs of a beetle-to-be, on dung. The dung is rolled up into a ball, which can seem like quite a Sisyphean task, and eventually a beautiful beetle flies out. In the case of the golden dung beetle, this becomes visually incredibly stunning. 

It is no wonder that this beautiful beetle is revered and can be found in many Ancient Egyptian temples.

The takeaway is this: When life gives us shit, we are given the opportunity to plant within it the seeds of new life, growth, and transformation. When we work with it, even when it seems like an impossible task, golden wonders will emerge.

Without dung, life and growth on this planet might cease completely. Therefore we can be thankful for every bit of it that we get!

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