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Finding Purpose as a Cat Trampoline
My True Purpose
Nothing interrupts a peaceful night’s slumber quite like a cat hurtling through the air to land smack dab on the most delicate parts of your anatomy, putting 10 times their normal weight behind the leap. Yet there I was, in the wee hours of the morning; the trampoline of choice for not only Artemis, who barely weighs 7 pounds, but 11 1/2 pound Scrappy Doo, and worse, Ishy the…
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Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World
It’s All About Balance
Whether it’s crazy dreams that stick in my head for days, low-grade headaches, or simply a feeling of being just off-balance enough to feel queasy, it’s been one of those weeks! Just when I think I’ve caught my balance and can move forward without fear of tripping over my own feet (a rare moment in and of itself!), the room starts to sway again…figuratively, thank goodness.…
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Writing for Better Mental Health
Mental Health in Your Own Hands
Writing has always been my therapist, and the last month or so is more proof of its effectiveness. While I understand it isn’t the best option for everyone, I believe it can only help, regardless of what else you’re doing to help keep yourself mentally healthy.
Take for example, gratitudes. I’ve learned it’s well nigh impossible to stay in a funk if I sit and write…
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Old Haunts, New Energy
Reclaiming Positive Energy
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been doing myself a huge disservice by avoiding opportunities to dance because the venue wasn’t perfect, or in one case, held a lot of old, toxic energy from the past I’m well rid of, but clearly hadn’t left completely behind. Last night, I finally decided to change that.
One of my favorite dance instructors was teaching at the…
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Cats Act Upon Early Signs of Stress
Cats Help Me De-Stress
Everyone exhibits stress in their own unique way, and I’m no exception. Interestingly, my cats have learned to recognize the subtlest of signs, and begin working their healing magic before I become a huge bundle of electricity, zapping anyone or anything who comes near. If the migraine that kept me from Friday’s ballet class hadn’t been enough to tell me I needed to calm…
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An Emptiness Inside
What’s Missing in My Life?
I’m busy, active, and productive, but feeling an emptiness I can’t seem to fill. Something is missing, but I can’t even figure out what it is so I can take whatever steps are necessary to rectify the matter. I sit down to write, and my fingers won’t budge. They can’t find anything to say until this unidentified void is filled…but with what? More activity? More writing…
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Another Manic Monday
Not Your Average Monday
For the better part of the last decade, Mondays have been a quiet affair when I’d waken slowly before wandering into the kitchen to feed the cats, and pour myself that life-giving brew mortals call “coffee”. Nowadays, even without Lazarus, who believes the minute the sun rises high enough to illuminate my bedroom window, I should be up and giving him his morning ration of…
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Right Timing to Attract My Tribe
Rainy Day Musings
It’s rainy and dark on a Sunday afternoon. I’m turning on lights already. I’ve done a couple of chores, but there’s still at least one on my list for today. Aside from walking in a couple of hours, there’s nothing pressing on my agenda. Yesterday’s burst of energy hasn’t completely faded, but there’s a touch of ennui in my demeanor. I’m contemplating dragging my rain jacket out…
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Something About a Rainy Day
Rain Takes Me to all Ends of the Energetic Spectrum
I woke early this morning to clouds and mist…and promptly went back to sleep until 10! Upon waking, I dragged myself around, lethargic after too much sleep, and my ankle aching, though whether from sleeping weird or ballet, I couldn’t tell. After feeding the cats, fixing my breakfast, and answering Cinders’ distinctive call, only to find she’d…
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Unpacking and Healing
Healing the Deep-Seated Emotions
One of the many things I love about my monthly massage is how it allows me to completely relax and quell those pesky inner voices for a little while, allowing some deep-seated emotions to surface. Although I tend to be rather wordy when I’m awake and firing on all 157 cylinders, I tend to be almost entirely visual in a meditative or dream state which means I get…
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Fine Tuning Affirmations
Try and Try Again
One of the tools I’ve used for the last couple of decades to upgrade my attitude so I could heal is affirmations. I have some I say every day, some stuck to my computer monitor, and add new ones as I see fit. I’ve learned the first version isn’t always the best. There’s a certain amount of tweaking involved before I get some of them right.
Case in point is the one I set to tell…
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The Writing Journey Fits Your Traveling Style
What Kind of Traveler are You?
Whether hitting the road, or embarking on a writing journey, everyone has their own unique style, but it typically will fit into one of three basic patterns. The first type is the planner. They map everything out down to rest stops, re-fueling or recharging stops, and every daily activity in its proper place and time. The second type is a variation on the first.…
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Traveling Solo By Choice
Solo Travelers of Different Ilks
I was talking to a friend about her latest solo adventure; creating a tentative itinerary, but allowing the wind, fates, and her own curiosity to alter her path at random. Her animation as she recounted her adventures and the course alterations which led to new and interesting discoveries was a beacon in the darkness of my own solo travels. While I don’t have her…
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Letting the Muse Pout
My Unhappy Muse
Once again, my Muse is silent today, leaving me to my own devices which may or may not be a good thing. Granted, I’ve spent the week utilizing the analytical side of my brain, and the Muse, like my cat Ishtar, hates being ignored. Fickle beast she is, she’s demanding attention like Ishy one minute, hissing, spitting, and threatening to rake my face like Sable the next. Meanwhile,…
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Month End, and Migraines, and Billing, and Bears
Deal with the Migraine and Move On
If ever there’s been a week, this is the week that was! The work load, the road blocks, and a migraine that flattened me, though at least it was considerate enough to wait until work and ballet were done for the day! Despite it all, I managed to find a way to wade through the morass, and make it to payroll Friday relatively unscathed.
That’s not to say I didn’t…
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The Endless Spiral of Healthy Habits
Sending the Healthy Spiral in the Right Direction
Healthy habits come and go; some because you get bored, or get caught up in life’s challenges and stop leaving time. Sometimes, you just stops seeing the benefit…or the point. Worse, sometimes you stop caring enough about yourself to take the time to improve your own life. I’ve fallen victim to all of the above, and then some.
I’m happy to say, my…
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Staying Alert When It's Too Quiet
On High Alert
Yesterday might have started with a bang, but by the time I went walking, things had become dangerously quiet. I know better than to drop my guard when the Murphys go silent. While other people are hiding Easter eggs for their kids to find, Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are hiding a different kind of Easter egg for me to stumble on if I grow too complacent. These Easter eggs bear an eerie…
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