Helping You Be the Change
1.
My cat is named, Sweet Pea.
Inappropriately.
2.
She was outside for the first time in a while recently
(we’re trying to spare the song birds)
But once in a while
Under careful supervision
We let her out to feel the sunshine unpaned by glass,
Free to tap her inner lion by nibbling on green grass.
3.
Suddenly, a strong breeze kicked up,
but she had forgotten what it was like to feel the wind.
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“You’re a pig. Don’t take that personally.” He tried to warn her that it wasn’t a physical likeness to which he was referring.
I have a friend that has the self-proclaimed gift of recognizing people’s “spiritual animal twins.” In relatively short time, he can sense someone’s nature and pair it with an animal. It’s rather remarkable. He calls someone a Meer cat and you think to yourself, “She’s totally a Meer cat.” He says to someone else, “You’re an alligator,” and now you understand why he always has his soul out sunning itself on the sawgrass.
According to my friend, I’m a land turtle. It’s probably the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me. And, yes, people have said nice things before. “You’re steady.” I’ll take it. I pick up my shell and move on…slowly.Continue Reading