I admit it. I am still a bit angry that LeBron James left the Cavaliers. I have been rooting for the Spurs during the NBA Playoff series. Truth is I like both teams. I just don’t want LeBron to win. Sometimes we find so-called friends who feel that way toward us. It is called playa hating for a reason. We have to rise above their petty deceptions and discouragements and keep on moving toward our goals. If LeBron helps the Heat win tonight he is doing just that – playing an excellent game – which he does and rising above those (me) who want him to lose just cause.
Category Archives: Life
The Return
No, I”m not talking here the 2003 Russian film or the 2004 horror flick with Sarah Michelle Gellar. Koko, the domestic shorthair and Jean Claude, the black Bombay have come to spend a little time with me. That means a lot of things, certain furnishings are covered, scratching posts in strategic places.The main thing is to remember to raise blinds, curtains etc. so that they can witness the world from various windows in my house and so Jean Claude continue to keep an ongoing conversation with the birds in the backyard.
Watching The World
Pet of the Week
Koko made pet of the week at the Brookland Bridge. My former neighbors do a fantastic blog about life in Brookland. From an objective standpoint it is truly a neighborhood blog. It talks about life, dining, development, happenings, pets, real estate. I wonder how they do it!
Koko at her new digs
Check it out if you have the time. I’m sure even if you don’t live in Brookland you can find something that will spark your curiosity!
http://brooklandbridge.com/5177/brookland-pet-of-the-week-koko/
The Joys of Living Together
I grew up as an only child. This means that I can spend oodles of time by myself. In fact, I crave it. I once dated a guy who came from a large family and constantly needed to be around a lot of people. You can imagine how long that relationship lasted.
For the past month or so, I’ve been in a transition state. Most people are not comfortable with an extended transition state. It feels squishy. You don’t know when things will be resolved. It’s constantly fluid but solid. I’m ok with my transition state. Consulting as a profession could be defined as doing ambiguous things for an unknown client for an indeterminate amount of time. Here is the secret to accepting transition – just accept it. It’s hard to let go of the past but in that transition state is where your future lies.
By staying flexible and knowing that anything can change, when it does you aren’t surprised. Instead you just move in step with whatever path you’ve been guided.
Cats are ambiguous creatures as well. Some easily adjust to transition but others begin to act out. As our cats have always been two household cats, they’ve learned to adjust to whatever happens. But here are some tips for cats, and their owners, to adjust to transition:
1) No matter where you are, you can mark out your space, however small
2) Find something, someone or someplace you can go to center yourself
3) Do not be afraid to discuss how you are feeling in your transition
4) limit your transitions – you aren’t going to quit smoking, give up Chick-Fil-a and train for the marathon all at once. Pace yourself
5) Open yourself to whatever happens is what is supposed to happen; control is an illusion
What other tips do you have for transitioning in your life?
Road Trip
CCL and I have hit the road “over the river” and through Pennsylvania for family Thanksgiving dinner. Tradition, family and love. Just passed a herd of cows. Years ago my parents took my sister and me on road trips. My mom would have us count the cows on our sides of the car. Whoever got the biggest tally would win some candy. If you passed a graveyard it meant your tally was wiped out and you had to start over.
Cats & All That ™ 