Cat In Need

Rescued Alley Cat Seeks Forever Home

Soft paws.

Rough & tumble (he is an alley cat after all).

Loves his belly scratched.

Gets along well with other animals.

If you know of someone who has space in their heart and home for this fellow let me know. All he needs is a little love!

Darling 10 y/o Daughter (creative genius that she is) decided to create an alley cat. Her normal style is cute, neat, and fancy. I'm not sure what inspired this little fella but she put a lot of time and detail into his existence. He was just getting his stripes when…

swoosh!

He was gone.

Her brother found him in the trash.

Brother - "I found this in the trash! What was it doing there?"

Sister - "I didn't want him. He freaked me out!"

She said his red stitched spine was the freakiest of all. Whatever possessed her (literally?) to create him must have known what it was doing as the energy it put off creeped her out! Now THAT is some powerful creativity!

Seeking Solace

he said

she said

the noise hurts my ears

sapping the life force

feeding the fears

the sounding board

unloading ground

constantly screaming at me

unable to breathe

desperate to be set free

energy affects

ugly effects

thoughts spin

feeling ill

seeking peace within

Flip Me The Bird

I was thinking about energy yesterday.

It tends to be a subject of importance to me.

Energy

Positive

Negative

How it affects us and why.

I tend to be a positive person by nature

but am quite sensitive to the negative.

I let others affect me more than they should have the ability to do.

My libra nature does not tolerate injustice well.

Why so much ugliness in the world?

Why would people want to hurt other people?

I have considered wearing a mirror necklace

to bounce any negative energy I encounter back to its source

but worry that I would also be keeping the positive away.

Are mirrors selective?

Doubt it.

They don't seem to have a problem sharing

good and bad news with me when I catch a glimpse of my own reflection!

Why does a random negative comment

or random roadway flip of the bird

affect me as much as it does?

How do I let it go?

Then it came to me!

Like Magic!

Or God talk.

Or perhaps it was my own bloody brilliance!

The next time I encounter someone negative,

have pity.

Perhaps they are having a very, very bad day.

Perhaps they need a hug.

Perhaps they're just an asshole in desperate need of an attitude adjustment.

Regardless the reason,

it is their problem, not mine.

Rather than try to reflect the negativity back at them,

(sometimes I imagine carrying a mirror and flashing it in someone's face when they are raging or getting nasty. can you imagine if they had to look themselves face at that moment? perhaps it would soften them and cause them to see what negativity can do to a person. how ugly it looks. perhaps they would laugh at themselves turning the frown into a smile. perhaps, just perhaps it would make them stop and think. perhaps they would choose to walk around looking pretty instead.)

I will allow it to pass over me,

above my head, out into space where it belongs.

The energy will be acknowledged, then allowed to pass on.

I will say a little prayer that they find happiness

but I will not let them steal mine.

From this moment forward I choose

love

peace

positivity.

  

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Today I took my own advice. 

Gertrude, my inner critic has been a real BITCH lately.

She is constantly flipping me the bird.

I tell her to scram, start living my life, and next thing you know

I have spent the entire day with her sitting on my shoulder whispering shitty little things to me.

Today, I bound her in duct tape, sat her on the chair

and made her watch me play.

Yes, PLAY!!!

When I started working I heard things like 'ugly, no good, fail, sucks, not going to happen'.

Once Gertrude was contained, I shared words with her like 'yes, can, allow, believe, imagine'.

This is what I created.

"Letting Go" encaustic

I'm quite in love with it!
So go ahead. Flip me the bird. I can take it.
Or better yet, share in the love!

May your day be full of love, peace and positivity. 

Choices

I've been stuck dealing with an energy vampire lately.

This vampire is coming at me with very strong negativity.

The attacks are becoming more frequent and longer lasting.

I am fighting the negativity with positivity.

Yesterday, I was wearing thin.

The attack was fervent.

My weapon was weakening and I was being pulled to the dark side.

In the end, I won but was worn way down.

Today I am look outside at the sunshine,

the colors, the beauty, the energy.

I am recharging my positivity reservoir

and preparing for another attack.

I am also hoping the attacker has found his way to the light.

Perhaps in taking my energy,

the attacker has stored some and replaced the negative

with the hijacked positive.

It will be a glorious day if I can keep my positive energy.

How about you?

Need a refill?

Look at these and drink it up!

Positive or negative.

No brainer.

I choose positivity!!!!

Gentle Nudging Appreciated

Energy

Energy is all around us. We give of it, we receive it. There is negative and positive. The wind, the rain, a leaf decaying on the forest floor all exude and receive energy. People choose the energy given and received whether consciously or not and that energy affects us.

I have known energy vampires (extremely negative people who suck any positivity out of your day and leave you feeling negative and defeated) and have had more than my fair share of negative people and influences in my life. I have also seen my fair share of negative days where nothing seems to go right, my mood is the pits and I'm feeling mighty low. My saving grace is the fact that I was born an optimist.

I love to laugh, smile and love; tend to see the glass as half full; and have been able to move past most negativity. Part of the process has been to choose not to have hurtful people in my life, to act consciously and think positively.

With all the work and awareness, pain still enters. Sometimes it is brought on myself by letting my guard down and allowing others words to hurt me. Other times it is by my own actions when not fully staying aware. Allowing myself to throw out negativity attracts more back. Still other times it may be due to the simple human flaw of misunderstanding (we drag our baggage with us and may think someone is saying one thing when really they meant another).

This happened recently to me on a blog. I truly love this blog and read it regularly. On occasion the author says things that cause me to bristle, but I move on without judgement and love the parts I love and disregard what may not be for me. She did not have the same respect for her devoted follower.

I decided to comment on a post and fear I may have added too much sarcasm, forgetting the typed word does not show inflection (like a voice). Not everyone grew up with the sarcasm and crass humor I did. That should be obvious to me but was overlooked. All posts on this blog must be accepted by the owner. She accepted and proceeded to attack. Yikes!

I will admit my fault in not re-reading my reply. I most likely would have noticed how my approach in the reply could have been construed as "not nice". I was thick on the sarcasm. I do wish the blog owner would have simply rejected my comment and pointed out my wayward words somewhere other than the thread so I could be enlightened without ridicule. To make it look ugly (which is not what I intended) and then to attack was a lot of unnecessary negative energy.

This is my admission of fault in the matter and my wish to the universe to continue to guide me on becoming ever more positive. Dear universe, when I stray or am perceived as being astray, gently guide me back on track thus keeping negative energy at bay. Negative energy can build and build. I wish to be a positive beacon of light so that I may reflect negativity and brighten the world.

I am only human with good moods and bad, positive thoughts and negative, ups and downs. I have made many mistakes in the past and will make more in the future. I am aware of this. I am also aware that I am learning and I have choices. I choose positivity to both give and receive. I choose.

I am aware that I used the word "I" entirely too much in this post, darned it! Will have to work on that for next time. Hitting the sack for now my friends. Love and peaceful vibes to you.

(p.s. the universe already knows the story behind the picture above. for all you sentient beings, this was taken a few years ago during a fall camping trip in Door County, WI)