Love of this...

angiedub posted this Buddhist friendly, cat-friendly awesomeness:

http://angiedub.livejournal.com/34815.html?view=54271#t54271

Happy Birthday, puckmls!

Hurray! Thank you for your friendship, your kind support and your astrological insights, and may this year be the sweetest one yet for you.

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Every now and then
I can see that I am getting somewhere
where I have to go is so deep
I was angry back then and you
know I still am
I have lost too much sleep
But I'm gonna find it

Shawn Colvin, Diamond in the Rough

This week has been full, full of ups and downs. I am trying hard to absorb everything I've been exposed to over the past two or three months, and the process of adaptation has been tricky and spotty. Sometimes I'm totally up to it and I feel good---completely up to the task. Occasionally, though, there are serious drops in mood and temporary bouts of insanity. I can feel myself sliding into them even if I can't stop them, but mercifully, they are usually quite brief. Once I'm out, I'm pretty much able to say, "Huh, that wasn't helpful at all. Look at that: massive acting out. Now, how can I minimize the chances that I'll do *that* again?"

Overall, I think I'm s-l-o-w-l-y succeeding at shifting my perspective/s into something newer, something more useful and something that's bound to allow me greater happiness. Very, very carefully, I'm shedding my old tired skin and exposing the fresh new skin beneath it.

And, as Shawn Colvin sings out loud to herself, that's enough.

You're shining
I can see you
You're smiling
That's enough, and

I'm holding on to you
like a diamond in the rough
like a diamond in the rough