Estelle Kristy

Yesterday was a big day for me. It started very ordinary. But it became big. Because I had decided to try a little experiment. I decided to let go of my expectations. *GASP* We’ve talked about what a control freak I am, right? Buuuut I thought I might give it a go anyway. So I did my regular morning stuffs-read my books. Exercised. Drank vats of coffee. Then I got ready to head to work….Aaaand I couldn’t find my shoes. Like anywhere. I looked in my car, by the door where I n

Anyone born in or around the 80's has heard of the movie Top Gun. For those a bit younger Top Gun was a movie about fighter pilots who go to camp to compete against one-another for the title of-you guessed it-Top Gun. Much enthusiastic fun ensues. In the movie Tom Cruise is flying his plane, trying to win the camp game, when he decides to pursue a rival plane. He is supposed to be flying to protect another pilot. To be a good wingman. But being a conceited yahoo, he goes ro

Soooo…we have started to feed the stray cat. Not ours. But one outside. This is a cat that seems to have lived the majority of its life outdoors. No creature comforts. Just survival. This survival will have necessarily included protecting itself from the environment. Other cats. Cars. Humans with ill-intent. You would think this cat would be paranoid. Afraid of its shadow. Hissing at humans. Instead, this cat seems to take life in stride, accepting what is. Living in the mo

Some of you may know that I have been trying to systematically lure an outside cat, Gwendolyn, into the house. Gwendolyn is sweet, considerate, and outright lovely. She is so polite that she waits at the open door to be asked in (see pic). So what’s the problem? You might ask. Punch. Punch is my 13 year old male cat. Punch has been an only child for years. Punch is not interested in having a friend. Poor Gwen tries to entice him by laying down in front of him. She never eat

I recently went on a vacation. It was glorious. Sun, hiking. All the good stuffs. I was gone for four days and I noticed, when I returned, many of my plants had withered in the heat. Not a big surprise. I had two choices. I could toss the plants. Or I could trim back the dead leaves. Either is technically acceptable. Tossing the plants would have been warranted-there were only a few straggling growths left. But then I remembered my glorious victory with a houseplant, seemi

“I act freely when I am tuned in, centered and loving and, if possible, I avoid acting when I am emotionally upset and depriving myself of the wisdom that flows from love”-Kenneth Keyes I used to have the goal of perfect spirituality. Let me explain. Perfect spirituality, as I defined it, was a continual state of calm bliss. Where the troubles of life would never touch you. Where you acted and reacted perfectly in every moment. You know. Child’s play. Right? Weeeellll….. Tur