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The Highs and Lows

Published by on October 5, 2012 | 1 Response

Ever since this summer, when his Dad was ill and dying, Quester has been quoting these song lyrics, by the band Moe: “it’s high and low all at once, not one or the other.” In the same trip up to visit his father in the nursing home, by day Quester would be working in some […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: The Point of Balance

Published by on September 23, 2012 | 1 Response

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 […]

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Householding, With Mixed Success

Published by on September 20, 2012 | Leave a response

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 […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: Transition to Autumn

Published by on September 15, 2012 | 2 Responses

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 […]

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It’s Okay to Be Confident

Published by on September 14, 2012 | Leave a response

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 […]

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I Knew I Was Really a Cat!

Published by on September 7, 2012 | Leave a response

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. […]

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Filling Your Own Cup

Published by on September 5, 2012 | 2 Responses

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 […]

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Starcat’s Favorites: Big Blue Moon

Published by on August 31, 2012 | 4 Responses

Wow, what a week. It was super crazy busy, and capped off by an awesome Full Blue Moon circle on Thursday night. Amazing. There are still some not-so-great things happening in my world right now, but I like to focus on what is going well. I’m getting rather good at it, actually. I mean, I’m […]

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Learning to Receive…and to Pay Attention

Published by on August 28, 2012 | Leave a response

Impressed with her guest blog post on one of my favorite websites, I clicked over to author Jo Anna Rothman’s website. What I discovered there, The Receiving Project, immediately tugged hard at my current desire for nurturing. My mind said, “Come on, really? You’re so busy – can you commit to a 32-day focus on […]

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Our Feline Photo Shoot

Published by on August 26, 2012 | Leave a response

When we were creating the images for the new website last week, we discovered that the banner I’d been using for my blog was too large to fit in the banner spot on the new site. I wanted to use a new picture, anyway, though I still wanted to feature our lovely black cat, Merlin. […]

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