Pretty In Pink... Perfect In Paisley!

 The Monday morning slug... the slowest of crawls dreading the start of the week. Are you feeling it? It is raining like heck here in St. Louis. The flood gates down the street are open, a usual sign for that creek that sits yonder; it is about to overflow and the residents that sit below my street will need access out! UGH and just YUK! . We are on year what? The day? Who cares its Monday... into the 12th of get the F... out of here! This life is not working! Right? I can hear you all the way over here! From whatever part of the country you live in! It's gotten very old, hasn't it? This life you pretend to exist in... how is it working out for you? That tradesman who rushes to get out of his house to go nowhere with no jobs on the books but he has to look like he has a place to be... to escape whatever is in his household. (only to be at the bar by 11:30) How bout that worker, boots on, tools all clean waiting to jump through puddles dive deep into the murky waters so he/she c...

 The path of least resistance usually flows where there are no blocks and it's just an easier course to navigate through. Where your mind goes follow your thoughts, take note; is it out of habit, a longing for, or a recourse to get back to where you (or your mind) needs to go? Are you intently placing those obstacles there? The path of least resistance tells a logical human with real needs and wants; do what's right! do what's best, follow the law of, and go do what you think needs to be done (based on what you know) to get you through this course allowing nothing that will stand in your way. Ironically though the obstacles that we need to hurdle are our comparison stones so we can understand why the obstacle was there in the first place. Seeing exactly where the block was and what was needed to get around it or getting it to disburse and disappear. A simpler term would be are you looking at the situation for how it is or are you trying to challenge the opposition by thinki...

 Have you heard this story before? Man/boy/pretender: Excuse me, uh your not working enough? Could you please do a little more? Ya know, I know someone, I can get you a job. It doesn't have to be f-o-r-e-v-e-r! Just a little something to help you help me because I choose to do nothing and pretend I have this business.  The intelligent woman stands there, head tilted, and ask "what exactly do you do? Remind me again?" From where I am standing I see; a piled-up collection of old tools and supplies left over from a job done 5 years ago. Her mind searches and she ask, "where exactly have you been applying yourself? As she laughs/ says. "and you can help me?" She Continues on with, "the only thing I have seen you apply yourself in; has been in some outdated haunt talking the same speal appearing in the same old work tee and boots... grabbing that beer at noon. Tell me again, how do you get your paycheck?" {does this Sound familiar?} Imposter syndrome i...

 Right now I am a mixed bag of... country songs and gibberish! "When I got what I got, I don't miss what I had... the old me before belongs to the past" "My day starts with a coffee and ends with a wine..ain't afraid to take chances and ... if I have that come get me look in my eye"; "Baby do you know you sound a little crazy?" {this is where I laugh at myself} I am anything but crazy... The year ended on the saddest note possible. I lost my little dog, Gunnie. My traveling companion. My pain in the rear mop that had bat ears covered in fur. He thought he ruled the house that was until the big guy (as my sister calls Bruce my 110lb boxer showed up) I can't go into the details other than something obstructed his airways and his lungs collapsed. It was the most heartwrenching experience as I tried to do CPR and revive him... I could not. My Yorkie mix went through the most horrific of experiences with me as I muddled through some of my worst mome...