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greetings from my bed*

now you see….
being stuck in bed isn’t so bad when you have
this little honey bun as a bed buddy
and the entire 5 seasons of sex and the city.

you get what i am throwing out?

i know, i know…
this is very quickly becoming a blog about
delilah the wonder cat.

she is just this close to
having a blog of her own.

oh dear.

would you people believe that i was
not even a cat person before delilah?

funny how life will change you like that.

i was saying to justin last night
how horrible it was that someone just
threw delilah out like yesterdays garbage.
i can’t get past that.

for those of you just jumping in,
delilah is a stray kitty…

she found our friend and fellow
cat lover mike first, wearing a
chewed out old red collar and
nothing but skin and bones.

then he gave her to us.

anyway,
justin’s response was,
“well, thats one theory….”

i was all wait what why
and he said:

“i think delilah escaped.
she chewed her collar that
was probably tied up and she left.”

i don’t know why,
but i had been making her a
victim all this time.

she is much more of a survivor
than a victim,
why didn’t i see this before?

and so,
my point being…

you, yes you,
can escape from anything that
is not nourishing your soul right now.

whether it be a job that robs your joy,
saying yes when you mean no,
negative people,
an unkind partner,
patterns that no longer serve you…

you, beautiful being,
can choose to escape.

there is no rope that
you have to chew your way out of.

you have legs
and can use them for good.

maybe this is too simplistic
for some…
trust me, i get the other side too.

i am one of those peeps
who has stayed in crappy situations
because:

something might change.
someone might change.
and really, its not SO bad when you
look at it.

but nothing ever did.
and i blamed everything
and everyone who i thought
was raining on my parade…

but hey-
i was the one still hanging out.

another thing-
every time,
not most of the time,
every time,

i decided to stand on my
own two feet and make a shift,
something completely magical
and wonderful happened to support
my decision.
its true.

dear ones,
you get this one, one
magical life…

why settle for things that
don’t make your spirit sing?

choose love.
choose trust.
choose faith.

i believe in you.
i believe in your story,
your vision, your dream.

and thats all there is to it.

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why settle for things that
don’t make your spirit sing?

choose love.
choose trust.
choose faith.

So, so true!! I “escaped” once and what a glorious life it’s been since.
Hope you feel better soon!
xo

Thank you for this …

You, my dear, have achieved the level of an indisputable blissmonger. And it rocks.

There you go again, telling me just what I need to hear, just when I need to hear it. Thank you dear, wonderful McCabe!

why settle for things that
don’t make your spirit sing?

choose love.
choose trust.
choose faith.

Thanks for kicking my ass hon =)
I’m gonna go draw, paint, write and ‘kick ass’ right now *giggle*

love you!
xo lil’ sis

I think that Delilah was in seek of something too.

She just happened to find that with you & Justin….love, pure love. Just like you have for each other.

Beautiful.

and I believe in you my dear lovely sweet, oh so wise one.

I love your kitty, I love your support, your affirmations your inner and outer beauty.

You simply rock love.

kisses and smooches
sorry i have been so absent.

Thinking of you.

why settle for things that
don’t make your spirit sing?

choose love.
choose trust.
choose faith.

thank you,
i choose me xx

what an inspiring post. i read it to a crescendo and it was {perfect}

so true. so wise. thank you xx

why ?
becos some of us don’t have the CHOICES based on limited income ~ even tho’ we’ve done 100, 000 things to shift this energy & INcrease money flow.

some of us have done EVERY damned thing to create the life they want / need / will feed their truest self the BEST & still after almost 2 decades are STILL stuck in the bare survival mode.

Yes.
I am angry.
At life. At not exp’ing TANGIBLE results to all my proACTive steps.
I am so close to putting myself in a mental hospital to stop myself from TAKing my own life….
&
it’s extraORDinarily Painful to read about how it’s just a “Choice”, mccabe.

I am SO not staying in unhealthy sitches, or deciding NOT to face my real feelings/self & Make those brave CHOICES or to just stay stuck in victim-mentality & NOT learn brilliant new ways to turn my old, toxic beliefs on their heads to revolutionize my health etc….

It’s hard for me to hear /read abt. others taking SOME of these steps and TOtally being able to see/touch the Fruits of their courage & labour.

This post doesn’t jive w/ my reality.

love you wise woman!
thank you for this…
jen gray

our keely dog was found in a field-a moth eaten bag of bones. I like to think she escaped too-that she choose to survive. She is such an example to me of that indominable spirit.

you’re gorgeous, mccabe. i say it again and again, and it is still true every time.

i love your delilah posts. go ahead and give that girl her own blog. does that mean i’d get to eat up yummylicious pictures of her every day? you know i’d subscribe to the RSS feed on that one, too, and come on DOWN everyday to see her.

thank you, yet again, for offering such a great perspective. i’ve been feeling weighted down by some “obligations” to certain situations and relationships . . . but maybe i can make a choice to let that guilt just go. i wonder what would happen if i did?

ps: i wasn’t a cat person before sollie and diva, either. they have a way of rocking your freakin’ world, don’t they?

you always seem to write exactly what i need to read!

love that you have a lovely kitty. hope you are feeling better soon

Thank You and so true… I’m making those very changes now… I hope all is set right with you soon. Creator Bless you with Love, Light and all things right.

Love to you and your valiant kitty aand Justin too.

Your words seem to speak to me when I need them most. Thank you for being you!

I got nothing. But what I CAN say, is mccabe my dear, you are a wizened soul, love.

So, I thought I was just reading about sweet Delilah- you are good!!! Thanks for the messages of love, support and trust- I appreciate them and often need them. (((hugs)))

oh you…
this really spoke to my heart.
with some stuff i am going through right now.

we do have a choice,
and part of that is a positive attitude adjustment and change of perspective. *wink*

i am learning this too.
learning how to truly feel those positive choices when i make them,
even when it might be natural for me to take another path on a tough day.

it works. its magic.

thank you for sharing this with the world. we all need to be reminded in the gentle, inspiring, empowering way you shared here.

xoxo

Choices! (It’s how I explain “bad things” to my kidlets…)

I escaped!
From my own head!!!!!

And of course as soon as I did?
He called.

Thanks McCabe. Youre light and love surround all of us.

LOVE, Angie

This so put a smile on my face today! Simplistic? You’re right…maybe it is to some…but to those of us who have dipped our little toes into changing waters…and found joy it is truth.

I have waded in big time. I officially got word that I’ve been accepted into my yoga teaching program for the fall…so I’m on my way!

Thanks for all your help and inspiration.
…and who knew one could make magic sick in bed cuddling a kitty?:)

Hope you are feeling strong and healthy…have an enchanting weekend!
xoxo

wow ~ thank you for this. expressed so well. it really hit home when i read it last night. i went to bed and cried for the first time in as long as i can remember. this morning i awoke, feeling much better, remembering how i create my life with all my choices.
i hope you feel better soon ~
x emily.

what a powerful post ! Thank You !!

sweet, beautiful words…
and those eyes sing stories.

thank you, mccabe.
i needed to read this today.

gracias, mi amiga

this blog- these words- have meant more to me in the last few months than anything any person, any friend,any therapist has ever told me. Thank you.

this post really helps me so much thank you… I’m trying so hard to move on from an unhappy relationship and it is so hard… reading this post helps me keep trying… why settle for things that don’t make your spirit sing… I’ve read that over and over… I onto it like a life preserver some days… and also I say a little prayer for the one you wrote this for… I just have a feeling you wrote that for someone you love very much…

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