Kathzoofus

A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, The one I feed the most.

When I picked up my 7 year old from school today I saw the quote below written on a diversity art project made by a fellow student: "What you see depends on what you are looking for." I don't know if the student authored it but I really liked the statement. All the glass half-empty people in the world...the ones that don't get that this could very well be their one and only spin around the block of life...they are looking for the wrong things. They are missing things like budding trees, the smell of the lilacs and frogs singing...they are focusing on the mosquitos and the bunnies that eat their gardens. Life isn't supposed to be easy - the bunnies are hungry...plant two gardens - one for them and one for you. Life isn't any easier for me, than it is for you, than it is for the people down the road from either one of us. Enjoy what you have...focus on what IS working, what IS making you happy, what you ARE achieving...that positive energy at

We crazy Americans are trained and wired to GO GO GO! Things must be done NOW, YESTERDAY, IMMEDIATELY. We rush through trying to get to the end goal - be that goal a stable, committed and happy relationship or completing a project around our house. Some things are meant to cook slowly. Simmer, baby, simmer.