lamb and wolf....

the lamb and wolf have a special sense of one another.

I read this today....and it really hit so close to home.  

in full....a friend wrote, "if you are insightful and forgiving, you will be the first target and the worst threat to the nut job with the most problems.  The lamb and the wolf have a special sense of one another.  You gnash your teeth and smile and no one else is the wiser.  

there are people...wolves....who use psychological warfare to make themselves feel better....and then...

there are lambs...


that end up being the victims of this, because- lambs- by nature...don't have the desire...the MO to scare others to control them....lambs do not bully....

and in order for the lamb to survive this kind of attack...they almost have to put on wolf clothing...and start behaving like a wolf...to other wolves....which is totally against all that a lamb wants to be....

so.....the lamb gets caught between a wolf...and wolf's clothing.....when all they want to do is...

enjoy...and be comfortable.....being a lamb.


the key is to....  be continued.

peace...and love....and living in a world...as a lamb.....with wolves...(as she starts reading Sun Tzu, and starts penning, A Survival Thrival Guide for Lambs).  

can't get there from here....

here's the thing.....

caution....dangerous curves ahead....

I am not a morning person....no way....I never was...I probably never will be.   Sunsets are beautiful....sunrises are much harder for me to enjoy.....usually because I'm just too tired.  But now....I have to be up by 6:30-ish to take kids to school. 

I say 6:30-ish...and this is why.   I am.....probably not....ever going to be that person who wakes up super early, to get prepared....to do that extra thing....to make my life easier for the day....to sip coffee and start the day.....nice and easy.  

I am.....that person.....who wakes up at the very last minute.....race around getting everything ready...with precision and efficiency.....that any wrench thrown in there will potentially completely disrupt the whole system and throw all off course...which then only makes me circumnavigate that wrench and get back on track with a refocus of the most important things needed to reach the destination with most all needs met.  

that is just what I do....always have.  

When a schedule changes, I am totally on top of it the first day.....even slightly ahead of the game, just to then...figure out the game.....that I adjust the 2nd day....to take those extra 10 minutes I had the day before....and piss them away by dozing in bed until I absolutely have to get up.  

I'm not saying it's a perfect system.   but hey....if anything....it teaches a kid to make the most of every single second....it teaches a kid that sometimes you gotta hustle.....it might teach a kid that when shit happens in the morning.....you gotta move on quickly and remove the obstacles...and keep going. 

I dunno.  

I'm getting deeper than need be....but here's the thing too....everything we do....what we do....how we approach the world around us....is what we project...and it is very telling of what is deep inside of us. 

I try to teach my kids to deal with the world as it throws stuff at you....unpredictable stuff....and not have a fit...

shrug it off and keep moving...we got bigger fish to fry.....  

like loving....and exploring.  

and we have just enough time in the morning....racing to school....to listen to that song that pumps you up for the day...

really really loud.  

and getting to school....fed, clothed, with water bottles, and lunches....and a good attitude....

and that's what matters...  

and sometimes....you can't get there from here.....sometimes you can't get to that place of extreme panic and reacting to problems....solving issues....working around what you really need....vs.  what you think you need..... you know the deal.   you can't get there from.....peacefully starting your day hours before you need to be somewhere.  ha!  maybe I teach flexibility and innovation, fly by the seat of your pants....and grab the world.....quickly and with purpose.  

hey...I'm not knocking the super planners....there's always reason to plan....and calculate.....but there's also a skill of...

just....

do it... at 216 mph.  and see what happens.  the world needs both the planners and the fly by the seat of their pant-ers.  :)  I just happen to be the latter....

i'm just sayin'.....  it's just kind of exciting.....to shift into 5th gear.  

peace...and love...and sunsets.

dripping springs, tx

hello!

I have moved to Dripping Springs, TX... YES!   More blogs are percolating.....and more paintings are coming.....



and this is my new favorite place.....

and painting.....

and so......here I am.  it has been a long time....

but I'm slowly coming back....

and still waiting for that internet...but not having internet at the house forces me to 

come

hang out

at Mazama. 

peace and love...and iced lattes...triple shot.