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Judith Ann's avatar

Hey Jude...so nice to see Loosey. I like her face, she does look serious though, which is appropriate perhaps when you're a stray. I went out of my way to get a stray to come in one winter, turns out the whole neighbourhood was feeding her and were all worried when she 'disappeared'. We had her for 14 years. Little Minou. Be well Jude, breathe...

Jude Hill's avatar

I look forward to touching her.

Moon & Sixpence's avatar

I just signed up to be a hospice volunteer. I think the whole thing will be a practice in being ok when everything is not ok. Certainly is a daily practice every day in this country!

Jude Hill's avatar

Good for you, no kidding, we need lots of practice...

Beth Godin's avatar

Hello, I really like these new thoughts on paper! What a sweet little girl facing all the possibilities in front of her. Seems to be leading to something new and different. Wonder how this would be expressed in fabric scraps????

Jude Hill's avatar

yesterday's post!

Yvette Dopheide's avatar

Ok with small circle loveones.!

P creswick's avatar

Jude, Your words about many ways of being ok really resonated with me today as our family is managing the recovery of my husband after a stroke. Thank you ! I will write them large!

Jude Hill's avatar

May you find new paths to comfort.❤️

Daffodil Angel's avatar

Love Loosey and your beautiful picture

Jude Hill's avatar

She is loveable.

Judith Baker's avatar

Compost piles are warm. Cats like warm. Ours prefer the patio in 100 degree weather over the a/c in the house.

Acceptance of the not ok makes it easier to live with. The older we get the more we have to accept. The more things we survive gives us the knowledge that we can survive more.

Jude Hill's avatar

yes, I realized why she naps there, warm.

Soul-0 sleeps by the wood stove and goes into a coma...

Yes, old age gives us new eyes.

Nancy's avatar

Jude~ Boy, that is the truth! I have learned over the past few years that acceptance is gold. It is much easier to move through, just go, etc. with acceptance.

She is truly precious, this lil one.

Aren't mom visits the best? My mama is in my dreams most nights. 🙂

Jude Hill's avatar

acceptance is really not ignoring things, I think it might be the first step in solving the problem.

My mom is so much in my mind lately.

Nancy's avatar

Exactly, nothing goes away when we ignore it!! Wouldn't that be nice?! haha

Victoria's avatar

Some things just can't be changed so a person may just as well be okay with them. No alternative other than being continually annoyed with them.

Jude Hill's avatar

Anger isn't healthy.

Bogi's avatar

Nice to see Loosey is back, she will loosen up slowly. I love the adorable little “bug” girl, she brings so much joy and magic, and a reminder that in this present moment everything is ok. 🐞

Jude Hill's avatar

We need reminders

Deb g's avatar

Good enough. 😊 So good about Loosey.

Jana Jopson's avatar

"I kept going to see exactly what I might be thinking." I now have my third jah quotation to put up on my refrigerator.

I love this winged creature. She reminds me of encountering beings that at first you're not sure of but they turn out to be completely benevolent and helpful.

Jude Hill's avatar

I like that.

Manhandled Threads - Joe Madl's avatar

That feels quietly true to me. I especially love, "there's so many ways to be OK." I've been thinking lately about thresholds...places that aren't trying to become somewhere else. Perhaps being OK sometimes looks less like resolution and more like learning how to dwell there...less like searching for answers and more like making a gentle visit.

Jude Hill's avatar

I think it a kind of acceptance but at the same time acknowledgement of the complexity of being.

sharon's avatar

innocence is a good thing. this self reminds me of a newborn being tickled. loosey seems to be settling in. and that doormat!

Jude Hill's avatar

Definitely better than being g guilty.

Ayn Hanna's avatar

I love that you heard her purring, and Mom whispers, they help me keep going.

Jude Hill's avatar

She's ok, happy outside, maybe she will reconsider in winter, but I will make a little shelter.

My mom was great.

Madelyne's avatar

I love Loosey 🌺