It seems to be a shame that us humans have just one life, finite in nature. The lessons we learn too late or sometimes not at all. As cliche as this may seem, people are still mostly complex. An amalgamation of gender, wonder, unique physiologies, life experiences, hormonal episodes. So much more.
Body
Spirit
Life Roles
Do overs? What are those? Rare, at best.
Right now, there's a feeling in the air. A positive zephyr of times changing. Hopefully the changes are good. I will believe they are. Still, taking my time, weighing the probability of outcomes.
The excitement started last Friday when I submitted a photo & application to renew my passport. It made my upcoming trip to Denmark feel more real.
Oh, I have lived in Europe. Speaking the languages of the different countries, helped. Speaking to the people who lived in the regions in their national language opened opportunities for me.
The first time I experienced gelato was at the start of my first trip to Paris, France. A vendor with a gelato stand was surprised when I spoke in the beautiful French language to him. He gave me two scoops for the price of one. Walking around under the Tour d'Eiffel savoring cranberry gelato. That was just the start. Soaking up the culture of Paris was mesmerizing.
Germany was equally wondrous, just, in different ways. The grounds then the tour of The Heidelberg Castle was a new world. The feeling of centuries of history was all around me.
The culture of Belgium seemed to be similar to France, slight elements of Germany. The language of Belgium is French, a different dialect of French. It's akin to the language spoken in Australia is English, a different sort of English. Similar to the way most people in the USA speak, just, different enough that it would take a bit of getting used to. The German people say that people in or from the USA speak Amerikanische. To them, English is spoken with an English or GB accent.
Though I traveled to other countries within Europe, I believe I had a rich or even more rich experience because I was fluent in the languages as I traveled. A gift for speaking multiple languages is a gift I was born with; I had to apply myself to learn them. The knowledge just came to me easier than I believe it does to most people.
As I prep for the upcoming trip, there is a bit of a hiccup.
Separation anxiety is rough.
I will board my puppy, PJ. It will be odd to be without him. He & I are together nearly 24/7. There will, no doubt, be separation anxiety for me. Maybe he will miss me, too?
The place where he will be boarded is nice. There is ample room for him to move around, interact, play.
I hope he misses me far less than I miss him.
Because I love him, his happiness is so important to me.
When I return, I'm considering a personal or possibly professional trip to NYC. Maybe a combo of both. To see the Statue of Liberty, stroll through the Guggenheim Museum. Maybe even take a Sex and The City tour. See the places where one of my favorite series was shot. Maybe even take a walk across The Brooklyn Bridge.
So touristy!
I know.
Although going in depth into areas where I visit all over the world, the truth remains that I'm still a bit of a tourist.
The natural world is filled with aspects that affect the human experience, whether we believe it or not. Aspects such as weather, barometric pressure, the movement of the planets. The tidal ebb & flow at the influence of the moon. The time of the year in which a person is born. All of these have an effect on the human condition.
Having a Doberman is life changing for me. Admittedly, I gained weight during fauxvid shut down. Body weight that feels twice as heavy as it actually is.
UGH.
Since adopting PJ at 10 weeks of age, half of what I gained is gone.
Yay.
Go, mmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeee!
Dobermans don't like or want lots of activity, they NEED it to be happy, healthy, stimulated. 2 hours minimum per day can keep your shoes, sofa, any wood furniture, safer.
PJ gets a lot of exercise, so do I!
Go chicken fat, go.
Something else that I noticed is changing is verbiage online as well as offline. Holding off on these words to preserve my blog, here are their subs.
Unalived
He/She/They unalived themselves.
Actor which is the male version of the profession has become the dominant term for the profession for male and female.
Gender is becoming less facile to determine in people.
The term noob or noobie has become offensive.
Narcissist has become a catch all term.
Social Media is becoming less vicious.
Scammers in real life as well as online are being exposed while people are becoming more savvy.
Romance Scammers aka Love Rats are having less success.
Scammers are losing their edge, trying different avenues of deception. They will eventually die out, it's already in the works.
Scammers are merely criminal scumbags with keyboards.
Thieves who do cyber dumpster diving.
The last discrimination, ageism, is slowly getting the blowback needed to change mindsets against others whether older or younger.
On the homefront I have decided to not watch any movies or spinoff series written by Taylor Sheridan. The guy seems to hate women so much that they get brutalized & pregnant & the guys get lives full of adventures of their choosing. Quite bleak for female characters.
This last series, 1923, was the worst. If it were a theme park ride it would be a quad triple corkscrew roller coaster.
Geez Louise!
The ending of season 2 was an ultimate tearjerker for me. I have enough to cry about in real life, can do without another reason.
On a positive note, my puppy, PJ, can mostly be trusted to be alone in the house, no longer sleeping in his crate. He's had a few whoopsies that resulted in the near death of 2 of my favorite needlework patterns. As much as I hate having him sleep in his crate, drawing the line seemed warranted. Do the crime, do the time.
Realizing he IS still a puppy, still learning, also because I love him so much. A lot of his behavior or misbehaving is dependent on me.
Maybe I'm still a bit of a puppy, too.
Knowing that if I feed him ANYTHING after 4 pm will result in waking up to a smelly mess is crucial. I want to share watermelon with him, he loves it so much. When I realized how much he likes watermelon, I started buying only seedless ones. The seeds could cause a fatal blockage in his "innerds". The farmers markets in my area are really good. PJ gets so excited when he sees a watermelon.
I love sharing watermelon with him.
Just have to remember to share before 4 pm.
