Be Like A Pangolin

In my old neighbourhood (it feels funny saying that) there was a giant graffiti of pangolin on the side of a house. A pangolin is a scaly mammal which rolls itself up into a ball when under threat. My current favourite yoga pose (although its not a recognized yoga pose, its one of Adrienne's inventions) is to roll myself up in a ball like a pangolin. The pangolin pose seems like a fitting response to my current stressful situation. Sometimes when under stress, the correct response is not make oneself big and formidable but small and unobtrusive. If life is going to throw you around, at least you are as well protected as you can be. Since one of the current stresses is due to a fall in my confidence due to a prick to my expansive ego, the pangolin pose also feels humble and salving. Humility and salvation is exactly what I need at this time. In fact, I would go far as to say that the pangolin pose is like to apply to more life situations than the lion pose.