Manure Happens
Second round of layoffs today at work. The first round was in December, not that long ago. So far I’ve dodged the bullet.
Second round of layoffs today at work. The first round was in December, not that long ago. So far I’ve dodged the bullet.
How to keep the remarkable from turning routine or stale? That’s the question I attempt to answer as I study my dogs’ approach to life.
“No dog has ever said a word, but that doesn’t mean they live outside the world of speech. They listen acutely. They wait to hear a term—biscuit, walk—and an inflection they know… To choose to live with a dog is to agree to participate in a long process of interpretation—a mutual agreement, though the human…
What I consider to be beautiful has changed over time. I’m not sure whether that’s due to the wisdom that comes with age or the age that comes with age. In my younger years, beautiful was thin but with enough muscle to show strength and tone. It was correctly proportioned eyes, nose and lips set…
“Whatever can happen to a garden can happen to soul and psyche — too much water, too little water, bugs, heat, storm, flood, invitation, miracles, dying back, coming back, boon, healing.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D This will be my last post here for awhile, except to notify you if I have something appearing on…
“There are times in your life where all you can do at the end of the day is turn out the lights, flop on the bed, and throw in the towel… The very act of giving up becomes a starting point. You clear your head. You still your beating heart. You navigate the rocky shoals,…
When I imagined life after retirement, besides traveling, I imagined myself getting stuff done — all those things I didn’t have time to do when I was parenting or working. Those were the busy, stressful years of life, right? Retirement, that’s when the fun begins. I’m not complaining. I’m simply confused because I’m not traveling;…
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I’m praying too…and I’m glad you survived round two!
Glad to hear you’re not one of the axed folk….we’ve been lucky, so far, and haven’t had to deal with layoffs. We’ve had a few people fired for missing too much work, or violating store policies, so they’ve dealt with the reduction in hours that way rather than through layoffs. I can imagine how worrisome and scary that must be.