Comments on: Slothful

By: debraann

debraann — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:30:05 +0000

Feel better soon. I can relate to the idea of being slothful. Sometimes try as I might to either relax or get going I end up caught in between somewhere. The cat whether slothful or not looks like he/she is having fun!

By: Pat Sieler

Pat Sieler — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:38:59 +0000

Do you run up and down that “bridge”? I assum it is a work out ladder for developing the leg muscles. I can feel the burn right now. I so admire that you are climbing Mt Whitney. Sometimes it feels like I am doing in my interior life but really all is a flat plane.
And Willie, all cats are good and Willie looks like a treasure beyond compare!

By: Lois

Lois — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:08:36 +0000

There can be a gloriously positive spin on being slothful, after all, sloths are not lazy, thats a human interpretation, they are just doing their thing the best they can! Slowly slowly, it was what they were born to do! As humans, we have a little of all the beasts within us, and I am sure there is room for the slothful part of our personality to juxtapose with the busy, busy part! Here’s to guilt-free slothery when appropriate! xx PS, Willy is gorgeous! He looks so like my Chya, except Chya is more like you by the sounds of it, while I feel more like Willy! Perhaps Willy is with you to help you to learn to slow down a little sometimes, while Chya is with me to gee me up a bit when I am spending too long inching along the same branch at a snail’s pace…

By: jude

jude — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:20:44 +0000

cats provide a super example. i like them for that reason. they can be so quick and so slow. i know your problem. i started stitching to slow myself down….

By: Vicky

Vicky — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:17:18 +0000

Cats can be very content, can’t they. I am sending good germs your way….

By: leilani

leilani — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:28:45 +0000

Have you heard of Martha Ringer’s book, “Complete. Done. Finished.”? I have found it to be most helpful–if I follow its precepts, I get more done, feel much less stress and just plain enjoy living more. I try to start my day reading a page or two each day.

Take care of yourself and your cold will get better. No kidding!

By: Deb G

Deb G — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:50:09 +0000

I hope you feel better soon. I do think we make ourselves sick by being too busy. There is a pressure in our society to be that way too. Your path looks tempting.

By: Mo'a

Mo'a — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:54:39 +0000

Slothful …I can do that…perhaps my cat tought me
Seriously, I ran myself ragged for many years. Then one year I injured one knee dancing in the kitchen…with a friend…to ADDC….About six years later I injured the other one.
I lived for 17 years with bad knees…operations and therapy did not help…I could not walk far, always looking for a place to sit….long story later…including weight gain…I had my knees replaced three years ago. Now I am happy that I can walk again and I am learning to become active again.

Sorry to hear that you have a cold again ;( Get well soon.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:24:11 +0000

Oh, my gosh! You just put into words what I have been struggling with for so long… the insatiable need to continue to move and do and plan and…. I would love to come back in another life as a cat! Maybe then, I could be a sloth and sprawl all over the bed or sofa for hours, dreaming of mice… Perversely, I am glad I’m not the only one who suffers from this, but hope someday we all can find a cure!