I was born today. I suppose that makes me special in that the day itself comes only every four years. Today I’m looking out at the landscape of my life and I’m happy. I have wonderful friends, family and a life I enjoy. There are challenges . Despite the fact I have a superior staff at my job…really just wonderful people who are very talented…work of late as become a challenge. My sister has MS and while she is courageous and cheerful, the disease has progressed. I have a job, my sister, who sent me the corniest Blue Mountain card ever, is still with us and she is slowly doing a little better. There is always a bright side to every dilemma. So today as I am special in God’s eyes I will focus on positive change and moving forward.
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Animal Friendships
There was recently a Time Magazine story on animal friendships. It detailed the intimate and friendly relationships of bears, monkeys and other animals. There is no doubt to me that Roxie, the Japanese bobtail cat and Jean Claude, the black Bombay cat share a great love. Despite their bickering, fur snatching and overturning of objects in the heat of battle, they are truly enamoured of each other. They provide each other comfort, protection and inspiration. Besides when it’s all said and done, Roxie, though half Jean Claude’s size, can and often does kick Jean Claude’s tin-can. She is a queen. Now a brief dedication to another Queen – departed from this world too soon. Whitney Houston’s music lives on.‘.
The Value of A Good “Page A Day” Desk Calendar
As I write this I think I let Jean Claude out of the back porch/pantry. I make no promises he will get back in the house. I am exhausted but I feel compelled to write this blog. What a day! Now collecting my thoughts and trying to will myself to get into bed after I write this blog. I have to admit I’ve written about this before but it is true – a good desk calendar can make the difference. Today I pitched a dreary one that dealt with life lessons. It prescribed daily doses of helpful “household or lifestyle hints” with peculiar humor – UGH . I now have the 2012 Robin Pickens “Seize the Day” calendar series which includes daily words of inspiration. It’s quite wonderful. We can all use a little inspiration in our lives. A good “page a day” desk calendar. Ah- . Now where’s Jean Claude?
All We Need Is the Songtrack
Roxie, very often walks around as if she has a songtrack in her head. Of course she realizes she is a celebrity. She seems now to have a constant need to play with her laser toy – day and night and she let’s me know it verbally. As I am the person who must manuever the laser I assure you having a meowing cat pounce on you in the middle of the night is not amusing. Roxie in particular likes running up and down the house stairs following the small laser light with intensity, clearly fascinated.
Self-Ownership
I recently finished reading “Propoganda” a book by Edward Bernays. Bernays, a nephew of Sigmond Freud, was the founder of modern day public relations. According to Wikipedia he had an extraordinairy career. Bernays was a keen observer and exploiter of human behavior. He was an engima…launching campaigns to encourage Americans to smoke cigarettes and in later life helping to found The American Lung Association. In so many ways his predecessors. Recently my mentor, Ofield Dukes, a man of quiet strength and powerful purpose passed away. Ofield too was in public relations. It has made me very sad but it also caused me to think about how we as individuals so often sucumb to others way of thinking and doing things. Go-along to get along. We lose in the long run. Ofield, despite his great achievements was a man of humility. He was also a man, who owned his own public relations firm for more than 40 years. He also was the owner of himself. He was not afraid to share or care for others.
Cats & All That ™ 