Just being born with a hard outer shell automatically means you are brave. After all, you wouldn’t come with extra built-in body armor if you didn’t need it! But not being covered in something warmer, cuddlier, often means that other beings miss perceiving the softer side of you. In other words, all they see ofContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: All That You Are”
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Resting in Place with Malti: the Chill Zone
You don’t have to spend many days on this small round blue and green planet before you figure out that every day is different. Days, like beings, have their own unique personalities. One day might be bubbly, zesty, all about celebrating and snacking and socializing. The next day might be totally different, clogged up withContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: the Chill Zone”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Kitchen Cockatiel
When you are small and round and covered in downy feathers, other beings may not automatically assume you know your way around a kitchen. They won’t look at you and instantly think you have the keenest and most sensitive of gourmet palates. And most won’t ever change their mind about this, either. But you don’tContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: the Kitchen Cockatiel”
Being Brave with Bruce: Love You No Matter What
Living the wild life can be perilous, for sure. Perilous enough to tempt you to leave your wild days behind you for good. Yet here, it can be equally tempting to assume that by changing where or even how you live, you will never again land in a sticky situation. What is that they say?ContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: Love You No Matter What”
Resting in Place with Malti: Champion Rester
From the outside looking in, resting looks so easy. Like anyone could do it. But you know what they say about those who make something look easy. They are the pros. A champion rester will never let on all the heavy lifting and hard work that goes on “behind the scenes,” so to speak, ofContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Champion Rester”
Being Brave with Bruce: One of a Kind You
Being born with a cute curved shell and adorable orange cheek patches can make it seem like it would be so easy to be yourself. After all, who wouldn’t want to be you? The cuteness! The preciousness! The perfectness! But then again, it is all a matter of perspective. To some beings, just the sightContinueContinue reading “Being Brave with Bruce: One of a Kind You”
Resting in Place with Malti: Letting the Love In
When you first pop out the top of your small round white escape pod, you get so much attention. So much love. Everyone “oohs” and “aahs” over how cute you are, how pint-sized and perfect. You get lots of lap time. Photo moments. The freshest and best of everything. Then you get bigger. And bigger.ContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Letting the Love In”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: What Goes Down
Up is good. Up feels great. Everyone likes “up.” But then there is what comes next. Down. Down has fewer fans. Some outright foes. And more than a few frenemies. Yet “up” and “down” aren’t so different, in the sense that when you are down, well, you know what is coming next. That’s right. Up!ContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: What Goes Down”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Be a Waffle Hero
Everyone needs a hero sometimes. But not everyone who needs a hero is equally good at letting others know. Some beings need extra encouragement to open up about the hard times. For instance, they might be the “strong and silent” type that struggles to ask for help. Or they might just not wear their emotionsContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Be a Waffle Hero”
Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Feel the Force
Many theories exist about if or how we are all connected. It is a pretty amazing thing to think about. What if we are really more alike than different? What if beings with feathers, beings with no feathers and (shocker) even beings with shells shared an invisible, powerful, positive and benevolent connection? If there wasContinueContinue reading “Cuteness for Comfort with Pearl: Feel the Force”
Love & Feathers & Shells 