Flow with Zen

Right now, across Sydney, the Hawkesbury, the Illawarra and the South Coast, millions of small brown moths are clinging to walls, circling streetlights and getting into houses. Social media is full of people losing their minds about it.

We understand. Truly.

But before you reach for the spray, there is something you need to know about what is happening outside your window.

These are Bogong moths. And a few years ago, they almost disappeared entirely.

Before 2017, around four billion of them made this journey every spring. Then came the drought. Researchers went up to the alpine caves where the moths shelter through summer — walls that had been carpeted with them, thousands packed into every square metre — and found them essentially empty.

The population crashed by an estimated 99.5 per cent.

In December 2021 the Bogong moth was added to the international Red List as endangered. A creature so common that it once blotted out the stars over Australian towns was suddenly a species in trouble.

So when people tell you there are too many moths this year, understand what they are actually describing. They are describing a return.

What this little moth actually does

It weighs about a third of a gram. Less than a Tic Tac. It is between 25 and 35 millimetres long.

And every spring it flies up to 1,000 kilometres — from breeding grounds in inland Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, all the way to the Australian Alps — navigating at night using the stars and the earth's magnetic field. It has never made the trip before. Nothing taught it the way.

Along the route it feeds on native flower nectar and pollinates as it goes.

And when it reaches the mountains, it becomes dinner.

The mountain pygmy-possum is critically endangered. There are very few left. It wakes from months of hibernation under the alpine snow, starving, with young to raise — and it survives on these moths. Fat-rich, protein-rich, arriving exactly when they are needed.

When the moths collapsed in 2017 and 2018, more than half of the possum mothers in some alpine areas lost their litters.

That is what a moth plague means. It means a tiny possum in the Snowy Mountains might get through another

DO YOU EVER FEEL SURROUNDED BY NOISE, BUT THE ENERGY FEELS EMPTY?

People often come to me asking, “What’s wrong with me? Why don’t I fit in? Why am I never part of a set group or clique?” Believe me, in my early yrs un high school, I used to ask this of myself - I grew into a proud adult at my difference.

But before you question yourself, ask: “Do I feel connected here? Can I be myself? Do these people see each beyond the façade, as I see them?”

You don’t have to fit into every circle. You deserve connections where kindness is mutual and being yourself comes naturally.

Me? I’m happy in my own company. I sometimes go out to top up on good vibes—to laugh, connect, and enjoy beautiful people—then happily return to my peace.

Enjoying solitude doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. And not finding your people in a particular room doesn’t mean something is wrong with them, either. We are all on a different journey, and different phases in life.

We may consider ourselves “loners,” but there is peace in knowing we don’t have to put on an act to impress anyone or reshape ourselves just to belong. We tend to listen more, watch with intent, and study humans. We can welcome connection while staying true to who we are.

Test yourself next time you're out and see if your soul feels elevated after being amongst a crowd or do you feel depleted - Choose your surroundings wisely but most importantly, avoid the energy vampires.

Feel JOY in being one of a kind. Celebrate your quirks, your depth, and your own way of seeing the world. You don’t need to dilute who you are to feel accepted.

And always remember, you can be your best SELF without belonging to a clique 💜


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