Today I saw a gentleman wearing a "Coexist" t-shirt. It took me a minute to figure out the shirt's meaning, but as soon as I got it...I really got it.
Here's both a "Tolerance" and "Coexist" bumper sticker. There are many different designs for each. Google either word and see what appeals to you.
I'm loving these!
OK, now who wouldn't love a Buddha Kitty? This one is the new avatar of a friend on Twitter @mandaroo63. I saw it and was instantly smitten!
Purrr kitty....say, "Ommmmmmmm."
Happy New Year from Buddha Kitty and me -
Cynthia - The Good Enough Witch
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There's a lot to be said for mindlessly ironing a shirt.
Spraying on a light starch, the shirt sticking to the ironing board as you pass the iron over the fabric. The satisfcation of a crisp, finished product can be had in under ten minutes. That's sweet.
I know it's a new millenium and we're supposed to be far advanced from the traditional male/female roles. But I must confess, some days I actually enjoy my little June Cleaver Activities:
Picking up 8,000 toys in the morning.
Sweeping up dried crumbs of cat food (not the cat box though...never the cat box).
Watering the potted plants on the front stoop.
These things can make my little heart sing and give me that warm, fuzzy sense of accomplishment I crave on any given day.
But fear not, this Witch has not gone off the deep end. I'm troubled about money like everyone else in this lovely economy. In searching for places to cut back, the one place I refuse to ever cut back on is my housekeepers.
My ladies come every other week and SCRUB my house. Tidying is as giddy as this girl gets. I DO NOT SCRUB...EVER. Did I mention I don't scrub? No scrubbing...
God bless my housekeepers -
Cynthia - The Good Enough Witch
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I recently took an eight week mindfulness-based stress reduction course at a local university. The program was developed in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn to help patients manage chronic pain using meditation techniques.
I tend to clench my jaw when something really bugs me. And when I'm mega-stressed my jaw aches constantly. Before the eight weeks were up, my jaw pain had disappeared. I plan to keep on keeping on with the meditation...it's a good thing.
During the course our instructor Keith Urban (no not THAT Keith Urban), included many a helpful handout. One of my favorites was all about the benefits of hanging out with my girlfriends. As if I didn't already know that...but it's always fun to have my genius confirmed.
UCLA Study on Friendship Among Women
by Gale Berkowitz (10/29/06)
A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships between women are special. They shape who we are and who we are yet to be. They soothe our tumultuous inner world, fill the emotional gaps in our marriage, and help us remember who we really are. By the way, they may do even more.
Scientists now suspect that hanging out with our friends can actually counteract the kind of stomach-quivering stress most of us experience on a daily basis. A landmark UCLA study suggests that women respond to stress with a cascade of brain chemicals that cause us to make and maintain friendships with other women.
It's a stunning find that has tuned five decades of stress research -- most of it on men -- upside down. "Until this study was published, scientists generally believed that when people experience stress, they trigger a hormonal cascade that revs the body to either stand and fight or flee as fast as possible," explains Laura Cousino Klein, Ph.D., now an Assistant Professor of Biobehaviorial Health at Penn State University and one of the study's authors. "It's an ancient survival mechanism left over from the time we were chased across the planet by saber-toothed tigers."
Click here to view a PDF of the entire paper...(From a website called DAMESbond...ya gotta love that!)
Confirming what we already know to be true -
Ms. G.E. Witch
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