" Change is not something that we should fear. Rather, it is something that we should welcome. For without change, nothing in this world would ever grow or blossom, and no one in this world would ever move forward to become the person they're meant to be. "  anon

This is Meghan and Barry's cat Fever. Meghan rescued him from the streets of Brooklyn, NY when he hung around her band practice four years ago until he became part of her family.
Here is a clip of Meghan singing with her band Calentura, meaning Fever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjQx4ivzWc

 

The first time Meghan saw me was November 2009.  She opened the door to Barry's apartment in Manhattan after a long day at work to find me dancing with Fever in my arms to a Beatles song.

 I knew I would love Meghan before we even met.  Barry told me he sees so many wonderful things in Meghan that he loves in me.  Meghan is an artist, she is a Libra, she had painted her walls the same rich hues i had selected for my home, she is interested in cooking healthy meals, working in her garden and she has a big heart for loving also.  She rescues pets off the street just like has been my practice.

 After she opened her home to Fever two more kitties found their way into their heart and home.  Fever was not happy anymore ;~(  He felt crowded and out of place in his home.  Barry and Meghan convinced me it would be better for Fever to come stay with me for awhile I agreed to see how he adapted to the change. I did not want to rock their boat.  It felt odd taking Meghan's pet away from her, after all, she loved Fever before she loved Barry. 

 

Happy to say Fever adapted famously to living with Gammy.  He is very relaxed and gaining the pounds he lost while he was in distress. When they brought him here to live at Gammy's house right before my surgery on September 28th I thought it was Fever that needed my help. Now I know is I that needed Fever as much as Fever needed me ;~)


He sleeps on the love seat in the sunny window in my studio or follows me around my home and garden. He really loves to sit on a stump and watch when we burn branches in the fire pit.
 
  Fever reminds me to stop, to be conscious of my breathing, to stretch, then to break out in spontaneous play.   



Fever in Downward Dog Position



http://www.allspiritfitness.com/library/features/aa081001a.shtml

We take cat naps in the afternoon in my studio. He climbs down off the back of the love seat then on to my belly where we drift off to dreamland for a few minutes.




Fever makes a great lamp to brighten my days ;~)
notice the shade I am creating from used coffee filters and bees wax



 Have a very Creative Day ;~)

You can’t talk your way out of what you’ve behaved yourself into.”

You can’t talk your way out of what you’ve behaved yourself into.” Stephen R. Covey

Dealing with people who work in mixed messages make me feel as uncomfortable as a very off balance scale. Perhaps it is because I am of German decent that I am very literal or perhaps it is because I was born under the sign of Libra.

Libra is the only zodiac symbol that's neither animal nor human -- but surely that doesn't make you any less human. In fact, Libra is among the most sociable of the signs. As scales of old were really "balances," so to do you seek balance in all that Libra does. You respond to situations with grace as Libra attempts to put others at ease. Artistically, Libra tries to balance form, content, colors and elements, and for this reason can be drawn toward creative endeavors. http://horoscopes.aol.com/astrology/zodiac-central/libra


After a little research, evidently, I am not the only one who feels confused by the Mixed Messenger.

One definition I found for mixed messages is; "A situation in which a person is receiving verbal or nonverbal cues that seem to contradict each other, from another person. Typical reactions to this behavior are confusion, anger, and a willingness to cease communication with the person." http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mixed%20messages

The example sited is, "A friend tells you he wants to remain "just friends," and then proceeds to call you every day, text message you twice a day, and express how much he misses you on a regular basis."

My curious nature leads me to ask myself, what does a person get out of delivering mixed messages? Followed by the next question, Why anyone is willing to believe the mixed messages?

Where is the the truth, in the actions or the creed?

If mixed messages are the mainstay of a relationship the only recourse may be to walk away.

To put it another way, " What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. " Ralph Waldo Emerson

Blogger Ann Althouse and followers had fun with the ‘peaches’ verse

"If you don't like my peaches,
Don't you shake my tree
'n Get out of my orchard,
Let my peaches be,"

Sitting on Top of the World,
the chorus of an unpublished song composed by Irving Berlin in May 1914:
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-you-dont-want-my-peaches-honey.html

I'm interested in other people experiences with a "Mixed Messenger".