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Starcat’s Favorites: The Point of Balance

Happy Autumnal Equinox! We (my family and I) spent our day yesterday celebrating the handfasting and vow renewal of a wonderful couple in our community. Today was about community, too, gathering with a dear friend’s tribe of family and friends to work together to support her as she deals with the effects of stage four […]

Householding, With Mixed Success

Those who know me well already know I’m not really a very good housekeeper. I do well with keeping things picked up and tidy, and I’m a terrific cook. I keep the dishes done and the kitchen in fairly good order. But deep cleaning, like dusting shelves and scrubbing floors, just isn’t my forte. That […]

Starcat’s Favorites: Transition to Autumn

I had my 43rd birthday this week, and as is often the case, my personal celebration helps me mark the transition from summer energies to those of autumn. For most of us, there’s a lot going on right now, and it’s important to make sure we find and maintain our balance as we make the […]

It’s Okay to Be Confident

I find myself feeling more confident lately. Part of me feels a bit squirmy to admit it. But that’s an old self-image speaking: I used to be shy and overly humble. Not on purpose, but  because growing up as a very sensitive kid, I developed, like many of us, a lot of insecurity about how […]

I Knew I Was Really a Cat!

I recently ran across this article about otherkin. Otherkin, as defined by Wikipedia, means: …a community of people who see themselves as partially or entirely non-human. They contend that they are, in spirit if not in body, not human. Otherkin largely identify as mythical creatures, with others identifying as creatures from fantasy or popular culture. […]

Filling Your Own Cup

How often do you take the time to nurture yourself? This question has come to the forefront for me lately. I find that when I’m in a particularly busy phase, I put “time for me” at the bottom of the list. For some reason, the work ethic I’ve absorbed says that I should take time […]