that's ninja, my youngest son. i don't claim him as mine. he's my daughter's cat, buuuut...he loves me best. they all do. i must smell like catnip or something.

what do you do when get inward, and emotional? write? draw? walk?

Hey, maybe you should think about being a high school counselor? My mom taught for years and then finally decided she'd had enough. Now she gets paid the same amount, but just sits up in the office and really gets to reach out to kids because they don't see her as an authority figure and they feel more comfortable talking to her.

Awww....no don't do that! Please keep coming back...I would miss your sweet comments! Have a great day! Write more later.

when you read religion, are you reading it with an open mind? or if it's something that isn't what you believe, do you scoff it?

old testament is...interesting. i thought i was going to hell for eating bugs until i figured out that jesus lifted most of those rules

I have never actually been in the snow, you should put up some pics, so we can see. I know how you feel about getting spiritual and introspective, I have been slowly travelling down that path myself...not religios, but spiritual..it's very calming.

maybe ask to sit in a few circles with the tribes up there. it's very powerful hearing the stories of the native americans. and their view of life and spirit is amazing.