We are all connected

Hi Carole! I missed your post. How are you?

Kathy, I can ask my yoga person if she knows of any studios like hers up your way, if you like.

I was looking at the North Seattle CC "extension" class catalog today at my Mom's , and I noticed there were a couple of meditation offerings along with a bunch of yoga and similar things. It surprised me to find that in a school-affiliated extension catalog.

Sounds like there are some interesting book series I should check out. I picked up Outlander at one point and started to read it and somehow put it aside and never finished. Maybe I'll check if I still have my copy. I do enjoy time travel type stories.

Sue the time travel is pretty incidental to the whole story. But I recommend the books for their historic detail. And I can't read a book without action; they have plenty of that.

It'd be great if you had the opportunity to ask your yoga person if she knows of any studios. I'm guessing that there's not much out my way, but we'll see . . .

I'm so very glad to see everyone here - amazing how crazy life gets sometimes. I'm doing well, thanks for asking.

Kathy, my oldest daughter (whom you met last year) and I used to go to East West Book Store frequently. We both loved the atmosphere and spent more than a dollar or two over the years!

Melissa, when I take lots of quiet time and work on the Law of Attraction theories, the success is mind-boggling. Unfortunately, I can't always ignore real life intrusions and all too easily slip back into negative thinking. I have lots of the Law of Attraction CD's and DVD's, too, and just need to listen/watch one to get back to where I want to be. I may do that this afternoon, come to think of it.

I've read the first few pages of The Outlander - not sure if I want to get involved in such a long series (and long individual books!). I recently read "Broken For You," and was mesmerized (nothing to do with all of us being connected, just a darn good book, based in Seattle and written by a Seattle author). I loved it.

I love The Third Man theory - could be a Guardian Angel, our own Spirit Guide, or the Higher Power that many believe resides in all of us. Or something else altogether Fascinating!

Hope everyone is warm and cozy today - the temp reached 33 during the night here and it was bright and clear. It's cloudy now and I suspect that darn wet stuff is on it's way back! No visit to the dog park for Spike and me today (but what a fun place where we have both made new friends!)

Yes, 'Broken For You' was a great book! Good enough I actually have read it twice. There's a little bit of connectedness in it, kind of underlying it, but not in the same way we've been talking here otherwise.

Sue, you started Outlander and..... Put it DOWN??? I don't think I've ever heard of that before. I've read every book in the series at least twice, some of them three times, except for the last one, which I just finished. At the end I just wanted to shout NO NO NO NO!! Because I couldn't believe she was just going to leave us hanging there. What an evil person! Evil and talented! I learned everything I know about Scottish history from her books. The historical detail is dazzling.

I just finished The Time Traveler's Wife, which I was not going to get but then noticed people on this forum liked it. So I read it and I think it was one of the saddest books ever. It was good, but so very sad.

Yes, Carole, I agree that the law of attraction stuff requires dedication and also a lot of self awareness. Frankly, I think it's a process of getting a lot of beliefs out of the way, and they seem to go in layers. Just when I think I've got it down, another layer comes up and I have to work through those.

Hi guys I just found this. Thanks for the book idea of :The Third Man Factor: Surviving the Impossible. I have had many times in my travels had that person with me. Often silent but always present. I think being a Christian I expect to have that spirit with me. They only twice have had physical presence and never talked. My favorite book about that was "Sailing alone around the world: Joshua Slocum". He had the skipper of the Columbus ship "Nina". He sailed him through a period of sickness, and a time when he was very tired and unable to skipper his boat.
Toxic people I just walk away from and say nothing, unless they are clients and I just get out the phone book and ask them which other vet they want to go to.

I love it! I know just how that feels!

i think Time Traveler's Wife' is very sad, too. It's also one of those books that stay with you after you've read it. I read it a couple of years ago and still think about it from time to time.

Yes, Pix, I put 'Outlander' down. Don't remember why, but It could have had to do with what was going on with me at the time. I might've picked it up around the time I was moving back to Seattle from Bellingham and just didn't have time to focus. I'm also often a pretty voracious reader, so depending on how many other books I'm currently reading-and how into them I am-some others might get put aside. And, I also don't always enjoy period novels. Besides, I'm not the only one-Carole said she put it down, too. :)

Kathy, I've sent my yoga person an email. I'll dmail you when I hear from her.

I did indeed put Outlander down, but think I'll try it again - until Susybell admitted to doing the same thing, I don't know of anyone else who wasn't just totally involved. I'm kind of weird in that I get so into the stories that I take on the feelings of the main characters - not always a good thing. And I felt myself getting quite tense (like it was actually happening to me) when the heroine ended up in a different time frame. Yup. Weird I am. I certainly don't want to be THAT connected!!!!!!

Does it make any difference that you know the heroine goes on to enjoy many adventures in the new time frame? Several books later, she is still going strong, although I think her hair is greying.
Well, certainly no book is for everyone. It's just such a rolicking good yarn that I hate to see anyone miss out.

Whoa! Cosmos!

You have come to the right place. The force is strong on this thread.

I also put down Outlander - just couldn't get into it. I'm about to start 'Three Cups of Tea'.

Lots of flu bugs out there - I have been in bed for almost a week but today am feeling a little better. I hate being sick!!!

Another rejected Outlander! Wow! I'm glad you are feeling better, Portland. Yes, there are many nasty bugs around just now.

I've been on the library's waiting list for Outlander for a while now. It's a popular title.

Get well soon, Judi!

Aren't online holds the best thing ever, as far as the library goes, anyhow?

I looooove that you can browse and reserve online. Makes me very happy. :)

I just love the name of this thread . . .

Melissa, for what it's worth, I couldn't put down Outlander, either. And I hadn't read a book in eons because they just didn't have enough excitement for me. I'm all for character development, but if they don't get to the story pretty fast, I'm all done for.

Pony, I don't think you'll regret the wait.

Three of my cousins and many of their kids are really into the whole Outlander series - they'll be highly disappointed in me if I don't join them! Maybe I'll start this afternoon . . . I just made some apple juice in my juicer (scared poor Spike!) and am ready to do nothing. Not that I've done a lot today anyway.

Is the sun shining anywhere besides Whidbey Island?

The Sun is shining in Bothell.

And here. It's been beautiful all morning. Clouding up a little now.

It was sunny here just long enough for me to go pick up a truckload of soil. It started pouring as soon as I got home to unload it. *sigh*

Wish I had your energy girl. You are amazing.

Some sun here today, but mostly gray. I thought about you last night, Carol, as the storm was howling and I was watching reports on the news.

I don't feel amazing. I feel tired, dirty, cold and soggy. hehe. But my new big planter crates are now filled so I can plant my raspberries and garlic. Just not today. ;p

Kathy, the wind and rain was pretty darn heavy off and on for a couple days, but today was good. It looks like it will hit again, though - at least the rain. I'm absolutely amazed that I haven't lost power, but the lights did blink more than once!

Today was nice, but Spike was sick over the weekend (trip to emergency vet) and still isn't quite back to his normal energetic self so I didn't take him to the dog park or even outside much.

Amber also had to go to the vet and get antibiotics for a throat infection. Her previous owner de-barked her and this is her second infection. She has also learned to bark pretty good again. She is three pounds overweight and is now on a diet. Everything cut in half for both of them.

Sick pets :( hope they both get well soon!

I looked out my office window today and saw sunshine. I wasn't sure if I was seeing things. Didn't last long.

I'm going to bed early. I am completely done in. TTOOOOOO much work in one day today.

Good for Amber to win back her little voice. Hope she gets better soon. Green beans are a great low cal filler for people and dogs. And carrots are a good treat, too.

Uh oh, what's wrong with Spike? I hate those late night vet visits to the ER . . . stuff just seems to hit out of the blue. I hope he's on his way to feeling better.

Anybody heard from Kate (Katye) lately? I'm a little worried since last we heard from her she had bronchitis . . .

Spike started throwing up at 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning . . . he seemed to be okay, then started again in the afternoon, got lethargic (that word does not go with Spike!), so off to the emergency vet we went . . . actually only about 5:00 p.m. He got a shot to stop the nausea and one of penicillin, and he's on antibiotics for a week. He had rather loose poop for a day, but seems normal enough now in all ways except for getting worn out easier. I was a wreck. Reminds me of when my children (the human variety) were babies!

Glad Amber is doing okay, Willow - boy, we do worry, don't we??? We are indeed all connected in so many ways with so many beings!!!

It's so hard with pets because they don't talk and you often don't even know they're sick until they're well into it. And then, hundreds of dollars later, you don't even know for sure what they had - you're just grateful that they're better.

I'm glad Spike is doing okay now - throwing up was probably good because it got whatever he picked up out of his system. Plain old canned pumpkin is good for their tummies once they can hold food. It has lots of moisture and lots of fiber and so it works to treat both constipation and diarrhea for cats and dogs. You might also try giving Spike some yogurt to get the bacteria going in his stomach again.

Does he like ice? One of mine likes to chew on ice and it's a good way to keep them hydrated if they're not yet eating.

I give Amber and Mindy (and Shadowsometimes) A spoonful of yogurt every morning. Theyllike blueberry and vanilla buywon't eat strawberry. I get that Brown Cow organic.

I should be better with the yogurt for my crew. It's a treat and it's good for them and it's inexpensive and easy to serve. No downside, huh? Too bad that other supplements aren't that way.

When my Koka was sick the vet gave her capsules containing the normal gut flora for a dog. They have different flora than us humans, and those capsules worked great. Whenever I give Koka a carrot she carries them around and hides them in the house, but won't eat them raw.

May daughter used to hide liver from her dinner plate in the dogs bed that was right by her chair.

My only concern with flavored yogurts is the sucrose they dump into the stuff to make it yummy. Dogs and cats can't digest it and it often causes diarrhea. I always suggest yogurt (plain active culture) with any antibiotics.

Thanks, Steve - I'll get some plain yogurt tomorrow (I admit my Tillamook French Vanilla Bean Yogurt is a favorite of his, but he hasn't had any since he got sick and only got to lick my spoon when I was done anyway).

And canned pumpkin? Do they like it?

Kathy, Spike does indeed like ice and makes me laugh when he runs off with a cube, as if he is getting away with something.

He's still not quite right, but is eating like he is making up for lost time, plus had a big poop tonight that looked like it might have had some "old" stuff in it. I'm hoping his system is clearing out.

Portland, you bring up a good point and one I have thought about, as well. How different are gut flora for a dog than what humans have. Yogurt is gut flora from a cow, right? Is there a common link there. Steve, I know you're not a canine nutritionist, but as a vet do you have an opinion regarding the benefits of yogurt in restoring the balance of gut flora in a canine? Is there a huge different in species?

Most dogs like canned pumpkin, though I was on a thread with someone (Gourdbeader?) who tried it and found that her dog didn't like it. Palmbob, the vet, did a great article on the benefits of pumpkin for cats and dogs. I've always found it helpful in eliminating (hah!) smelly gas in a dog.

I love the image of Spike sneaking his ice cube. Eating and pooping is good!!

Now there's some advice I can use! Skippy has an 'aussie' stomach that has made us leave the room retching more than once. Maybe canned pumpkin would help?

Aww, glad Spike is up and around!