A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty but an obsession about female obedience. -Naomi Wolf

If you are a thin lady I celebrate you. If you are a curvy lady I celebrate you. If you are an athletic lady I celebrate you. If you are just round all over I celebrate you. Be who YOU are, not who society thinks you should be. You are your own master. Obey yourself, your desires, your dreams. 

Kisses,
DJ

(cross posted across all my blogs/journals)

Connections

Science is something I am a fan of. Honestly though, sometimes I think things are just bigger than science. Connections are. The human connection is grand and I am not sure there is a math formula for that. I believe in connections. I believe in science. Maybe there IS an explanation I just don't know about, but maybe, just maybe, there is no explanation other that famous Tumblr phrase "because reasons". 

Be Like Spike

Spike is almost 5 years old. He is part hound dog, part wienie dog, part bull mastif.. and possibly a little beagle in there too. Whatever he is, he is unique. 

He is very long and so when he is sitting you expect a massive dog. However, when he stands you actually see that  he has very short legs, and that one of them is at a 90 degree angle the wrong way. 

Spike does not see this. Spike only knows that he is smart and inquisitive (Lazy too but we will get there later.) He doesn’t even bother with the little dogs. They can bark and yap all day and he doesn’t pay them any attention at all. The big dogs though, he notices them. The dogs can be twice his height and he stands his ground without fear. Spike sees himself differently than we see him. 

Shouldn’t we all be like Spike? We should stand fearless, or at least seem to stand that way, against the things we think might try and take what is ours (happiness). We should barely notice the little things that are trivial and really don’t deserve our energy. 

Spike is a happy dog. Of course we take good care of him, he is a pampered puppy. But still, Spike never frets over his gimpy paw, he doesn’t realize that he had the potential to be twice his size.. all he sees is who he is. And with who he is, he is king. 

Be like Spike.

How Families Flourish

Dr Daniel Trussell has (finally!) released his highly anticipated new book, How Families Flourish. It is available for FREE to Kindle readers until Sunday 9/16. If you have children over the age of 8, or children who will eventually be over the age of 8, then you should definitely download this. It's full of positive things to help your child grow as a person.

Side note: If you do not have a Kindle that's okay! You can also download it to your iPad, PC, Android phone, etc..

Theace and butterflies..

So in Takka City I have a character (I love you Theace!) who is deathly afraid of butterflies (long story). I saw this on Hank Greens blog and instantly I heard Theace in my head, screaming out in sheer terror and basically dying on the spot of a heart attack. Yep.