I love this! I often feel jealous of animals for their very Zen-like abilities to embrace the present without obsessing over all the what ifs. In fact, childbirth for me was one of the my most powerful life experiences for exactly this reason. I was just following my instincts and getting a baby out of me, whatever it took. Of course, after it was all over, there was a tsunami of hopes and fears waiting to crush me, but for a moment there I truly connected with my innate animal self.