The Pups and Downs of Life

This is an excellent time for me to begin posting some Owls Well Moments, as it feels that right now, very little is well.  Our dear puppy came down with Parvo and we have been nursing her for days now.  She is pulling through and we are doing all we can.  Meanwhile, sleep deprived, we wander about the house sad, scared and snapping at each other.  I really never wanted to poke my dog with a needle in order to force fluids under her skin.  I promise.

Meanwhile, we are also dealing with the life occurrence I call "Friend Shifting".  That moment when you realize that even though you have a great history, your present and future no longer align. It happens at many points in our lives, like right after High School, or College, or when a friend gets married or has a baby, or you do.  It is not a bad thing, it is just uncomfortable and a little painful in the adjustment period.

And then, there's me, sitting here and writing, finally writing, it took all of this pressure to squeeze words out of my hands!  That is the silver lining as I see it.  All these things are happening and my head is overflowing with sentences, I may as well put them here and get on with life!

Life is ever changing, and we can sit there and try to control things, or we can do our best in the moment to make them as pleasant as possible.  Puppy won't even remember being sick once she's better.  She'll just start stealing shoes and biting faces.  I am the same way.  I will agonize and sweat and stress and then when it's over, I wonder why I was so worked up.  There are going to be all sorts of things that pop up in life and I need to roll with them, or collect moss.

Here are some of my favorite coping mechanisms: going for a walk outside, dance break, primal scream, shake it off w/ audible exhale, movie I've seen 100 times, talk with a friend, have a drink, have a smoke, eat something comforting, write about it, meditate, take a nap, go to the mall and just watch people, take a drive w/ good music, go watch the mice at PetCo., hanging out with my kid and seeing things from his perspective.  Then, I get over it, I let it go.  One of the most annoying things about being an optimist is that I miss having a good depressed FUNK.  The thing is, those are times for recharge and reboot and introspection.  Use them. Sometimes I wallow, but I don't get stuck!

 So, bottom line, life is a highway, or a roller-coaster, or a track meet, or a chess match, or a poorly directed silent movie, or whatever metaphor suits yours right now.  It is a living thing, it's LIFE, live it!  Enjoy the ups, hang on during the downs and be excited to find out how this will all play out.  One way or another, this situation will come to an end and let you rest just long enough to recover before the next big event.  Or not...;) 

 

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