Patience is not the ability to wait, but to keep a good attitude while waiting. not me – until a few years ago Here’s the deal. With Mars as my chart ruler and all the way up there in the 10th and 11th houses, well, patience is going to be something I learn not somethingContinue reading “We’ve Got HEAT!”
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Me. Brave.
I’ve been doing a lot of brave shit lately. I prefer the quiet, behind-the-scenes life, thank you very much God and well shit you had other plans and here I am freakin’ “out there” and being vulnerable and raw and real and authentic af. And, well, it’s been a damn lot. But each day, itContinue reading “Me. Brave.”
What Is True Love?
True love is damageable but not breakable. Luke DeVita Today I uploaded a podcast. It’s been a minute since I ventured into podcast-land… life got busy and the Universe had other plans. Lots of heart stuff I had to yet allow to bubble up, feel, alchemize, transform… and I am in process (always) but feelContinue reading “What Is True Love?”
Introducing Lindy
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf. Albert Schweitzer Trees. They are my best friends. I personally selected the above tree – called Lindy – about ten years ago. We had to hewContinue reading “Introducing Lindy”
This Is A Killer
Comparison is the killer of joy. I was at the pool today, enjoying every moment of my freestyle crawling, the deep breathing, the refreshing waters, that feeling that I am weightless… and then this happened: I took my eyes off my own lane. I began to compare. Compare myself with the swimmer in the nextContinue reading “This Is A Killer”
Plan B, er C…
Plan B is to make Plan A happen. Husband So, yesterday’s post unpacked my goal to fast for 88 hours… and then, LIFE HAPPENED. Much as Husband leans into his mantra of making Plan A happen, I don’t. His approach has been useful on many occasions, no doubt. We wouldn’t have FurButt if it wasn’tContinue reading “Plan B, er C…”
So Long, Summer 2023
It’s part procrastination, part I-don’t-wanna-see-summer-end, and part this-is-gonna-be-coooooold that I wait til October to close the pool. Husband, shivering Well, it’s officially the end of summer here at our house as Husband puts the finishing touches on closing the pool. He seldom gets to this task in September, though we’ve never gotten into November withContinue reading “So Long, Summer 2023”
My Favorite Chore
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. Laura Ingalls Wilde I am one of those weirdos who actually enjoys making a list of chores and doing them. Among my favorite to-do’s: (Some of my least:) Mowing the lawn ranks up there as my top three faves. I love seeing that the jobContinue reading “My Favorite Chore”
When Life Is Unfair
Life, I’ve learned, is never fair. If people teach anything in school, that should be it. Landon Carter, A Walk To Remember by Nicholas Sparks I remember well my Spanish teacher in high school. He would end each and every class, “adios… and remember, ninos, life es no fair.” I also remember thinking, “well shit,Continue reading “When Life Is Unfair”
Pants And Soup
I had to wear pants today. PANTS! I hate pants. I hate clothes in general. Gah, the feel of fabric on my skin. No. Hard no. But… as summer ebbs its way into autumn, pants. Because, more than hating the feel of pants, I loathe being cold. I can’t change the inevitable changing of seasons.Continue reading “Pants And Soup”
Writing Every Day Down 