Advice from the Coqui Frogs

Coquis are tiny Caribbean frogs. It is believed that they came to be in Hawaii by latching onto a ship. They like to eat herbivorous insects and abound in lush areas, especially rain forests.  Chirping instead of croaking and usually only in the evening, they sound like a gazillion birds twittering. 

The Coquis were nerve-wracking when they  first appeared in my yard.  But like Henry Higgins who has become accustomed to Eliza Doolittle  in My Fair Lady, I have learned to live with the Coquis and even appreciate them.  I've found them talking to me constantly. Their nightly symphony are constant reminders to...

sing

let it all go

tell it to the universe

jump

laugh

hear the harmony in cacophony

recognize that what you have is what you see in others

find peace!    

Photo by Tibor Mester

 

 

If you want to hear a Coqui frog please click on this link:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZUOiZG84c0

 

 

- Ariel Murphy