May 6, 2010
We’ve had Gracie about a year now, and she’s more and more at ease every day that goes by — but she still has moments of great insecurity, and tries so hard to please that it sometimes causes problems. Like today…
Three baby robins just learning to fly start flapping their wings in escape as soon as they hear me open the door to let the dogs outside. I didn’t see them until it was too late, and both Libby and Gracie instinctively take off in a great chase. The bird that chose a straight shot down the middle of the yard couldn’t get much over a foot off the ground and Gracie was closing in. I yell, “GRACIE!!”
The great yellow hunter jerks her head back to look at me as she’s putting on the brakes which causes a 3 barrel-roll flop that squashes the poor baby bird. For the record, she had the name ‘Gracie’ before she came to live in the burg.
May 5, 2010
We often start and end our days by looking into a mirror, and it’s usually a source of positive or negative emotion about our self-image. Fat. Skinny. Old. Young. Ugly. Pretty. Some see what isn’t there, and others refuse to see what’s right there in front of them. Funny how that works, huh?
Then it gets even more complicated. The way you see yourself is most likely different than the way your friends/family see you, which is different than the way colleagues or acquaintances see you, and still different from the way strangers see you.
May 3, 2010
I like simple. I’m a firm believer in removing clutter from pretty much everything. I’ve found that when I avoid cluttering my life with people, things and circumstances that only serve to upset me, or make me angry or defensive, it’s much more enjoyable.
Why CHOOSE to bother with anything that is of no consequence or does nothing to enrich your existence, make you feel good inside or even interest you?
We learn at an early age to avoid things that aren’t good for us or hurt — a hot stove, a sharp knife, etc. Viewing everything from 3-4′ in height can be a powerful perspective. Of course there are instances we must all deal with difficult situations AND difficult people. And we gotta’ punch through challenging times and encounters and sometimes humor troublesome people — but if I don’t have the need to deal with these types of unpleasantries, I simply choose not to.
