Be unique!

For those of you "jonsing" about C@boy, this post is for you.  It speaks to the fact that we can, and do, ALL re-invent ourselves.  Most of you who are "Cat People," have many beds throughout the house.  In my house, most of these are left empty for the past few years.  C@boy has taken to wanting nests instead.  He does spend time in the front window watching "Bird and Squirrel T.V," so maybe that has caused him to change his ways. He also scrapes and scratches all around his food so as to bury it like a Puma.  So we now have a cat-bird-puma.  I love that he has so many sides!  I am not too sure why I bring this up except that we ALL are interesting and interested, even, and best of all, our pets.

Take a risk!

I am really good at giving advice.  I am getting better at taking it, but it hasn't been easy.  Today I took a risk.  It was something that has scared me for many years.  I listened to my gut and just jumped in.  There are lots of questions, and "what if's," but I have decided to follow through.  Could I be more vague?  Probably not, but it doesn't matter.  This is about getting out of our comfort zone, and habits to go for something new.  The more scared I feel, the more I know I am about to do something big!  So, I am scared, and excited, and expectant.  I will follow through.  Come with me on this.  Take a risk if your gut tells you to.  Lets be scared, and ALIVE, together!

You are perfect....

when you feel good in your own skin.  This is a paraphrase of something I read a while ago.  It rang true to me so I thought I would share it with you.  I have always been "different."  Sometimes it has caused me a lot of pain.  But I just am who I am.  My feelings have changed over the years, and now I celebrate all the parts of me.  This is not to say that I am happy with everything I do, but, for the most part, I really like myself, because of all the differences. Then, I try to re invent myself every few years, to not get bored or boring. So for today, think of all the ways you feel good about yourself.  There will be more than you think. Then look at the beauty of nature and see that not one flower or rock or tree is the same, but they are a wonder just the way they are. 

Find things to love

Think about how you feel when you love something.  Is is the best feeling in the world?  I know how I feel when I think about how much I love C@boy! I know how I feel when I think about anyone I love.  Isn't euphoria great?!?  But I also love sunsets, the beach, a warm wind, a good book, a good laugh, a long walk, a smooth stone, well, you get the idea.  I wonder how much we think about the things that make our life worthwhile. Maybe today, we can make a mental list of the things that make our heart sing.  

Can you spell ELITE EIGHT?

GO ZAGS!  BEAT DUKE!!!!

Try to find the....

funny in life.  It seems as if life is so serious lately.  Planes are being crashed on purpose, wars are expanding, people in the government will not agree to do what is best for us.  Personally, I have stopped watching the news as much as I used to.  But there is something we CAN do.  We can try to find the funny side of life in things.  There are so many ways to look at our every day life and I find there is always something humorous.  It may be that I laugh at myself.  I do that a lot, but I also, there are always things that can make me laugh if I look for them.  So for today, and forward, I am planning to find something to laugh about AT LEAST once or twice a day.  You know what they say "Laughter is the best medicine!"  Maybe that will be one way to heal us.  Try it with me!

Here's a good one!

There is a saying I read recently.  It says "never complain, never explain."  While I don't like the word "never," this saying has real merit! When I was younger, and even sometimes now, I feel the need to explain myself.  What a bad habit.  It always makes me feel bad and makes me feel a little less.  For a while, I have learned to stop myself from doing this.  That feels REALLY good!  We all know how it feels to complain, and it doesn't seem to make matters better. So for today and forward, if I get in that mode, I will stop and change direction.  After all, we are all humans, on this earth school, doing the best we can.