I will look into pet vet insurance to see if that can strengthen backup resources for my hound.
Month: January 2023
Pure And Simple
Even if you only have a couple of angles, work them hard and creatively to push beyond barriers.
(Someday – Nickelback)
Backup Strategies
Not having income or resources one can count on makes it hard to plan for longevity.
Not having a Bachelor’s limits employment income – unless you innovate as an independent contractor
Proceeding with pup needs resources to fund training and provide for any future medical care.
Living on the edge is not a suatainability plan.
Knocked Down
During hardship, I still had my goals. Having to relinquish my Bachelor’s and hound is devastating (our queen is still in discussion).
My Hound
I love everything about her:
Her long, delicate feet.
Her sleek, so short coat.
Her soft, floppy ears.
Her warm, brown eyes.
Her playful being.
Her sense of humor.
Her laughing teasing.
Her inteligent thinking.
Her inclusive loving me.
Even her mind-melting, high piched, psychic whining constantly telling me what she is wanting serves a purpose (though omg! lol)
I know she is still growing.
She needs patient training.
And a life of safe security –
Allowed to run more free.
She means so much to me.
Rock Bottom
It doesn’t feel right looking for rehoming.
But I want and need more assurances.
My insides are filled with anxiety.
Usually, I stick with everything.
What has happened to me?
Who am I becoming?
“Diaphanus: The Fish, Himself”

(Someday – One Republic)
Reset
Single parents – as well as coupled parents – need external supports to get reprieve from duty so that they have recovery time in order to keep performing efficiently.
Single Parenting
Being unable to switch places with your partner when things with children get too steamed.
Movie: Jerry Maquire – “Not Gonna Cry”
Absentee
People who refuse to uphold their end of a bargain no longer get to hold the same rank in once high positions. Example: unresponsive ex’s to the plight of their children.
The Great Collapse
A place where people thought reasonably?
Support and generosity in community?
A future without more depravity?
Letting go, she fell to the floor.
The Hand-Off
Is it any surprise after what we’ve overcome that upon reaching basecamp I want to ensure my children’s future safety?
So why is this tearing me up inside to where the tears are rolling?
Such close calls – over and over…
Declination
My confidence is shot – used up, conscripted.
It takes energy resources to keep it replenishing.
I used to be brave about performing pregnancy care – but today I decided that I no longer would.
I cannot take on responsibility for the health and safety of mothers and their growing children.
I care too much and am fighting becoming disillusioned.
(Survive – David Bowie)
Caught In The Swirl
I wanted to take the dogs for a walk this afternoon, thinking it was dry enough.
I planned to let my hound out on a long leash to give her more reign.
But the rain and ensuing ground slickeryness stopped me.
I don’t know what to do or which way to turn anymore.
It’s been on a knife’s razor edge that we’ve made it this far.
Now that we have a home again, one could think it ought to become easy.
I don’t know how to interpret well where we go from here.
Having found a base but with clients dropping due to holidays, nothing feels solid.
I know these patterns of worry trends – but not those of relaxation.
They say that tremendous loss can do this to you.
Closing The Loop
I do not like seeking new homes for my favorites – for indeed, they are my shining stars.
But that’s the thing about being a good mother.
I have to ensure the success of their future.
Principles
If something doesn’t feel “on the level” in business, I will shore up loose ends and walk away from it. I can’t say this has been good for income, but it helps keep integrity in my actions.
A Higher Plane
My hound has brought me joy, but also such responsibility.
She has manners now, which is very important, but needs attentive reminding.
I dislike that things have not gone as planned regarding finances for improving her training.
She is so smart and willing – if you know the right canine language.
A Better Home For Them
I put the call to the breeder to see if there was a better situation for my lovely hound.
I feel that my structure may be too disciplined and that she deserves to be hunting along the ground.
Maybe I am too harsh on myself.
As the leader of our pack, it has been hard to always remain diligent and to know where it is safe to let my guard down
This was actually brought on because my queen would not stop yowling.
She just can’t seem to be appeased and needs humans willing to revolve around her.
I got them all this far and am just worn tired to the bone.
I should feel successful, instead of like a failure.
It takes time to acclimate to new situations.
But that does not mean that I have much left to give to carry all of us further.
Harsh Lessons
As winter strips us to our core,
We find what we are made of.
A Waste Of Time
It seems that some things just are.
The Underground
I bring a little light to it.
The Queen
I will not be yowl-harrassed-bossed by a cat who thinks she is entitled!
Left For Dead
She just needed to get all of this out of her head.
Having an amazing mate seemed to be not part of the plan laid out for her.
What was “hers” was always taken.
Whom she thought was meant had broken and left her forsaken.
Maybe it was just best to try to scrub this encoding from her intentions.
Martial Arts
A “Way Of The Warrior.”
Brandon Lee Interview, Australia 1992
(Dead Souls – Nine Inch Nails)
A Slow Death
Wanting things which do not want one back
Is like claiming a dead bird for one’s hand:
There will be no rejoiceful singing –
Only grief for what has been lost.
Last Night’s Dreaming
She dreamed her ex-fiance was leading her along a “merry chase” of being almost close enough to him – then his leaving again.
Luckily, a new friend who looked like a younger Jane Seymour held out a hand to her and said with a smile of welcome, “Let’s ‘get lost’ and explore these exotic lands you came to visit!”
Later, she found herself tormented in a hometown-like countryclub veranda and countryside outdoor get together where the latest power couple were vacationing.
She was an ouslander in a situation where she could have easily belonged by birthright, but that her mother inadvertantly had made sure would be barred to her.
The woman now lapping up all of the lavishment had made a gluten-free, flakey-crusted chicken pot pie and had left her some on the open stoveway through which she could see the gentiles lounging.
Grateful for the yummy sustenance and thinking everyone had already eaten, she gave herself a generous portion.
But then, “Mr. Elusive” entered the kitchen looking amazing as he sought some for himself.
As the dream began to fade at the improbability of their union, she struggled to share her heart’s message of “I love you.”
Upon waking nonplussed from her emotions being taunted, she thought, “Maybe I should just take up some cooking!”
Compromise(d)
She could see that he had some validity from his point of view.
But at the time, she had been correct in her assessment from the vantage of promoting mutual expansion.
The fact that he had initially thought that her actions were a grave mistake rankled her innovation.
It made her realize how she could become too restricted having any dependency upon his collaboration.
Worst of all, her fine decisionmaking had now been called into question – which placed her in a vulnerably precarious position.
Growth
What they don’t tell you about it is that sometimes it requires great risk.
And sometimes that risk is entirely too uncomfortable – and crosses boundaries that have been qualified as a “no go zone.”
Escape Hatch
She had a hard time reconciling what had happened.
She understood the factors that had put her in this position.
Her wings felt too bound around her body by the situation.
Allowing someone to have any power over her was not what she wanted.
Many Boxes
Memories, momentos, and reminiscence.
I don’t want them inside, cluttering – but the garage is damp.
(Talk Of The Town – Pretenders)
“Envy”
Unsolicited and deflected, it just isn’t fair that I got dragged into their union.
Determination
It takes at the very least false bravado – and a leap of faith into the unknown, whether or not one believes in The Creater – to leave any predefined comfort zone.
Without Love
Intimacy is dead-end hollow.
(Haven – Vaurah)
The Collaborator
“You have no idea what I have been through. See, this is why I was just going to leave quietly and send you a simple email – I don’t like getting this upset!”
She was shaking uncontrollably, trying to reclaim her composure, and afraid to still be there.
“But this happens,” he stated with acceptance, trying to help calm her. ” I haven’t fired you. How are you going to make it without this job?”
“I am used to surviving on my own. I will figure it out – like I have always had to…wait a minute. Are you saying that you want to work this out?” she tried hard to absorb this.
He nodded his head, while opening his hands, and emphasized, “Well…Yes!”
Her emotions swirled inside of her in her confusion as she struggled to make sense of the situation.
“Can we schedule a time when we can speak more about this?” she asked, needing to get ready for her clients.
” I would like that,” he said.
They set the date for further discussion.
New Territory
Usually, even with severe challenges, I am bold and brave walking into the unknown.
Well – at least, I do my best to hide my quivering.
So, choosing to rely on other people is very new to me.
With it comes a new form of anxious insecurity.
It had become my “normal” habit to go it alone.
(Oasis – Shadowfax, The Odd Get Even)
“Forward – Into The Unknown Future!” – Happy New Year!

This tree perched above all has its branches arranged just so as if it is a captain on a ship pointing out to the Western seas.
(Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves)
Meaning of 4’33
Conceived around 1947–48, while the composer was working on Sonatas and Interludes, 4′33″ became for Cage the epitome of his idea that any auditory experience may constitute music. It was also a reflection of the influence of Zen Buddhism, which Cage had studied since the late 1940s.
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