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Work is extra busy right now, and my Sacred Writing Time will be encroached upon for The Job That Pays. I don’t mind, actually, it gives me an opportunity to carve out extra writing time that normally would be taken up with other responsibilities. But it did leave me wondering what to write about.

So, I sat in front of my computer and wondered. Instead of focusing on writing, my mind went to yesterday and lunch with The Best Husband Ever on the deck.  While we were sitting in the sunshine a single honey bee flew over, landed on the footstool, performed a little dance, then groggily flew off the way he’d come.  Probably pretty cold still for the bees to have much grace in flying, but it did give me some inspiration for today’s post.

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Leon Loves Purple Too

By Melissa Gale

The bee danced a figure-eight on the back of her hand. Alicia smiled, delighted at her new friend’s chosen bee-ballet. Lying belly down in the middle of the front flower patch she could smell the early purples around her. Her mom said this flower bed was her responsibility, and if she kept the flower patch weed-free she could pick the flowers that grew there – and Alicia Keene liked purple.

Her legs lazily kicking up from the knees, she grinned at her friend. “I’m so glad you’re happy. It’s nice to see you too. How are things at the hive?” Alicia turned her hand with the bee’s dance so he could stay on the top of her hand.  “What? Leon? Hi Leon. My name’s Alicia. Alicia Marie Keene. Pleased to meet you.”

“Leeeeeesha! Oh, there you are. What are you doing? Talking to those dumb bees again?” Henry sneered at her as he came around the corner of the house.

“Shut. Up. Henry. They’re my friends. Don’t be mean to them.” Alicia moved her other hand over so the bee could dance on it.

“You’re just a dumb baby. Maybe when you’re eight years old like me you’ll be smarter.” Henry walked over to see her still turning her hand, the bee now making a circle in the palm of her outstretched hand.

“Yoooou’re juuust jealousss.” Alicia moved her hand away from Henry’s sight. “They don’t like you like they like me. They even listen to me.”

“Don’t be dumb. Bees don’t talk.” Henry moved around the other side to see the bee in his sister’s hand.

“Sure they do dummy. You just don’t know how to listen.” Alicia extended her palm toward a small patch of violets in her garden. “Hey Leon. Why don’t you try out those nice purple flowers right there.  I bet you’ll like them. They smell awfully sweet and delicious.”

Henry swiped at a stalk of grass growing in the violets. The bee stopped turning its circles in Alicia’s palm. He drifted lazily up and slowly over to the violets. Sampling one sweet-as-candy blossom and then another before bobbing gently back to Alicia’s palm.
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“See. They understand me and trust me. They know I’d never do anything to hurt them.” Alicia held the bee at eye level and smiled at him. “Right, Leon?”

Henry threw the grass stem he’d been fidgeting with down at Alicia’s hand. “Maybe they’re just as stupid as you.” The bee lifted up to avoid the grass, and then returned to his dance – this time walking in diagonal lines, making an “X” shape across her hand.

“You’re not ‘posed to say ‘stupid’ Henry. If mom heard you you’d be in trouuuuble.”

“Mom’s not here, dummy. And you’re not going to tell her or I’ll go spray your hive with the hose!” Henry frowned down at her.

“They don’t like you. That makes them smart right there!” Alicia bent and whispered to her friend. “Don’t worry, Leon, I won’t let him hurt you.”

“Maybe I’ll take the hose to them anyway. Get you to shut up about them for a while.” Henry turned and took off at a trot across the lawn.

“Leon NO!” Alicia screamed as the bee launched itself from her hand and rocketed toward Henry.

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I love honey bees. We had hives of them when I was a little girl, and although I’m terrified of wasps, honey bees have always seemed to be a peaceful, loving, and gentle creatures just trying to get their work done – unless their hive is under attack, then all bets are off.

So this week, my reader, my message to you is to embrace Spring. Appreciate the creatures big and small who occupy this world of ours, and just want to get their work done too. Oh, and don’t piss off the hive.

My thoughts are my own, but my pictures are generally found on Pinterest (you can find anything there!). If you like what I write, please share with your friends or someone you think would like it! I’d love it if you follow me on Facebook (Melissa Gale), Instagram (write2unpack), or Twitter (@write2unpack). If you have any topics you’d like to talk about, reach out to me at write2unpack@gmail.com. Oh, hey, and if you sign up to follow me you’ll never miss a post!

I’m not sure how it came up. One minute The Best Husband Ever and I were sitting and visiting with good friends about this-that-or-the-other-thing, and the next our friend pipes up, “My life is like the Blockbuster clearance shelf.” We laughed and talked about it for a while, and I thought to myself, “Self, this thought has value for everyone. You should blog about it.” And so this week’s inspiration found me in the form of a friendly conversation.

“Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.” Albert Einstein

“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Forrest Gump

“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving.” Albert Einstein

There are as many things to compare your life to as there are things, but today were taking a closer look at the Blockbuster clearance shelf.

I don’t know if you remember Blockbuster Video stores. Ours was a huge store with shelves and shelves of movie DVDs in every genre (except that one), isles of movie theater size candy, and even the random stuffed monkey or fancy pencil at the checkout stand – just in case you needed one.  You never knew what was going to be on the clearance shelf, so it was always wise to stop by and take a look.

1. It’s messy. Just like the clearance shelves, life is messy. There are messy parts, neatly ordered parts, and blank parts. It’s in no particular order, and often people you know come through and create more chaos. It’s up to you and the people you love and trust to come back and put things back in order.

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2. Sometimes the wrong disc is in the wrong case. You will make mistakes. Sometimes you won’t do or say the right thing and life will get mixed up.
3. Sometimes the disc is missing. Life is made up of millions of opportunities. If we don’t pay attention we will miss them, and sometimes, like the missing disc, we might make a choice and it turns out empty.
4. It’s overwhelming. Sometimes the chaos of the clearance shelves was just too much for me and I had to look away. Sometimes life is overwhelming and we need to take a step back and regroup before moving forward again.
5. You never know what’s going to be there. Sometimes the clearance shelves had things I liked, sometimes they didn’t. There will be good times in your life, and there will be bad.  Accept that and check in frequently with your life, you may find a treasure you almost missed.

So this week, my reader, I encourage you to take a look at your life as if it were the Blockbuster Video clearance shelf. It’s messy, imperfect, overwhelming and, if you stand back and look at it, an absolutely awesome work of art.

My thoughts are my own, but my pictures are generally found on Pinterest (you can find anything there!). If you like what I write, please share with your friends or someone you think would like it! I’d love it if you follow me on Facebook (Melissa Gale), Instagram (write2unpack), or Twitter (@write2unpack). If you have any topics you’d like to talk about, reach out to me at write2unpack@gmail.com. Oh, hey, and if you sign up to follow me you’ll never miss a post!

My friend, Keesha, approached me yesterday with a brilliant idea for a blog post. If you’ve been following my blog you know I have two dogs, and I’ve blogged about the lessons they teach me. Her niece has a dog that lost an eye, and Keesha has a Facebook friend whose pet lost a leg, and there are stories all over about animals with disabilities or missing parts – imperfect pets. And so this week’s blog post found me in some imperfect inspiration from a friend. Perfect!

Just because a dog has a disability doesn’t mean its life is over and it will sit in one spot and bemoan the injustice of life. Disabled pets do remarkable things and lead happy, fulfilling lives. Let’s discuss how:

1.  Don’t give a shit. Disabled pets do remarkable things and are happy. The reason: they don’t feel sorry for themselves. They don’t care that they only have one eye, or are missing a leg. They’ll love anyone and play as if they look like everyone else. Society has declared that we should all look a certain way, dress in certain clothes, and have a certain body shape, but just because society says so doesn’t mean it’s true.  Be yourself and be proud of who you are. Think of the amazing things you will do when you quit feeling sorry for yourself and be the most amazing “you” you can be.

2.  Accept help. There are dogs who have wheels for back legs, or prosthetic limbs. It’s OK to acknowledge that sometimes we need to help.  We don’t all have perfect bodies and sometimes we need a little help – and that’s ok.  Whether it’s a wheelchair, prosthetic, or any other accommodation. This weekend The Best Husband and I are going to Seattle to an event and we’re renting a wheelchair.  He has trouble walking and fatigues to the point of not being able to lift his right leg (and therefore walk). I’m not embarrassed or ashamed that he has a disability, and neither (hopefully) is he. Besides, I’m looking forward to having a mobile chair to stash a bag on and carry our “loot” so I don’t have to carry it around!

3.  Adapt. I’ve read stories about blind cats who are happy and live just like “seeing” cats, or love to be carried around in backpacks, and play and have fulfilling lives. Just because you can’t do one thing you’d like to doesn’t mean there isn’t a million other things and a million other ways of doing something. Figure out what some of them are!

4.  Keep playing. One thing I’ve seen in every story I’ve read, whether it’s about a dog or an alpaca, these animals love to play. They love to have fun and bring smiles and affection to their owners. As grown-ups we forget the importance of playing and having fun. Playing develops creativity – which develops problem solving, strengthens social bonds, and encourages emotional health.
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So whether you were born with an obvious disability, or if disability happens to you, this week, my reader, I encourage you to adopt the lessons of our imperfect pets.  We’re all imperfect, it’s just that some of us wear our imperfections on the outside.

My thoughts are my own, but my pictures are generally found on Pinterest (you can find anything there!). If you like what I write, please share with your friends or someone you think would like it! I’d love it if you follow me on Facebook (Melissa Gale), Instagram (write2unpack), or Twitter (@write2unpack). If you have any topics you’d like to talk about, reach out to me at write2unpack@gmail.com. Oh, hey, and if you sign up to follow me you’ll never miss a post!