I am a guy from the Midwest who lived overseas for more than 10 years.  Living in the tropics (and near the equator) was not only a learning experience but at times a test of survival.  My pale skin did not appreciate the sun's rays constantly beating down on me.  My bald head did not like it either.

But as I said, I learned a lot.  Today I want to share some lessons I think we can all learn from the House Lizard (aka Gecko).  Just to be clear, I could never have learned these lessons if I had remained smack dab in the middle of the United States.  Midwesterners don't allow reptiles in the house.  We have exterminators (and guns).  

So here we go!

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<h1>Lesson #1 - House Lizards don't show partiality.</h1>

There was saying where we lived - "You will can find a house lizard in the house of the president and in the house of the poorest man."

- Are you rich or are you poor?
- Are you smart or are you foolish?
- Are you making progress or are you moving backward?

 It does not matter who you are.  If you have a roof over your head, you had a house lizard in your home.  

Sometimes we get so caught up in politics, religion, ethnic backgrounds, and geographical boundaries that we forget to see people as people.  We focus so much on the non-essential differences that we forget about the things that connect us as human beings.  

House lizards don't care who you are.  They don't care where you are from.  Where you are they will be!

<h1>Lesson #2 - House lizards know how to stick things out.</h1>

House lizards are reptilian superheroes.  They can scale tall walls and hang from ceilings.  They are mini Spidermen, minus the masks and web-slinging.

But a house lizard cannot move mountains.  They cannot fly or race a speeding bullet.  But they know who they are and their strengths.  It just happens they the stick to the end because of their **sticky** toes.

<h1>Lesson #3 - House Lizards defend what is most important.</h1>

I have seen some crazy house lizard tifts.  Trust me, these little guys are very territorial.  Show up unannounced behind their picture frame and feel their wrath.  Turn the corner of the wall and expect a rival house lizard to be in your face.

 I know it sounds crazy, but I fully believe that a house lizard will fight tooth and nail for **family** and **home**.  They know what is important and they will fight for it.

<h1>Lesson #4 - House Lizards have an exit stategy</h1>

When they are outmanned or outnumbered, house lizards knows how to make an exit.  House lizards are not high on the food chain, so sometimes the best way to survive is to run.  But they run to fight a new day.

House lizards have the ability to drop their tail to distract a predator.  As their tails keep wiggling, the bigger, badder lizard is distracted and the house lizard runs away to live another day.

<h1>Lesson #5 - House Lizards leave there mark</h1>

So I will never advocate for leaving the kind of mark that house lizards leave, but I do advocate for making your mark visible in the world.

House lizards poop all over the place.  I mean they really like to poop.  But you know where they are and you know where they have been because they leave a mark.

You can leave a good mark or you can leave a **poopy** mark.  The choice is up to you!

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Thanks for reading.  Leave your thoughts in the comment section.  I look forward to hearing from you!

@SumatraNate