The Mountain Lion
Saturday, November 29, 2025
The Mountain Lion
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All over the Rockies, the lion moves like a rumor
Quiet
Intentional
Rarely in a hurry, and seemingly ever focused
A lion doesn’t burn daylight on things that don’t matter
It doesn’t chase every deer just because it could
It studies
Waits
Watches
One decision, well-timed
One clean strike
Then back to the shadows before the dust settles.
In a world that worships the busywork sprint,
the lion teaches something different:
The greatest power comes from choosing your moment, not scattering your energy.
Most of us are just busy, always….running in six directions because we don’t want to miss out, look slow, or feel behind. But the lion doesn’t operate from fear of missing out.
It operates from clarity
It knows the difference between motion and progress
So here’s the question the mountains hand us today:
Where in your life would everything shift if you stopped chasing everything… and moved like a lion instead?
"D.W." Lorenz
🎨 From the Artist
I'm Dan — rancher, conservationist, and the one behind these stories. The same wild places that inspire my words also show up in my art.
