Stream of Thought

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!”

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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.

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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.