There is a reason shelled beings are so fascinating to beings who don’t have shells. (Okay, there are many reasons. But this one seems to rather reliably top the list.) When you have a shell right above your own head, you don’t have to worry about all kinds of things non-shelled beings have to dealContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Coming Out”
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Resting in Place with Malti: Fashion Forward Tortoise
Part of being stylish is standing out. Another part is blending in….an essential aspect of any (er) survival-minded fashion strategist. Working with a powerful palette of primary colors is guaranteed to keep your personal style edgy and interesting. But what about when you want to take it to the next level? Dress it up aContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Fashion Forward Tortoise”
Resting in Place with Malti: Love Is In the Air
Sometimes you just know love is in the air. Reason being, you can smell it. It smells so fragrant. The scent is so divine you can almost taste it. You feel so strongly that you are loved – just as you are, for who you are. You know deep within that you are a lovingContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Love Is In the Air”
Resting in Place with Malti: Someone Who Cares
When you are born wearing a (cute, curved, fashion-forward) shell on your back, other beings may automatically assume you are self-contained. As a matter of fact, you are self-contained. At least in the sense that you can fit all of your self into your shell any time you want to. And sure, you enjoy yourContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Someone Who Cares”
Resting in Place with Malti: Hunting Cactus
No being starts out being a great hunter. Right at the beginning, you are awful. You do as you think a hunter should do even though you have never hunted anything before in your life. You skulk, scope and stalk like a pro (you think), not realizing the prey can see (and hear!) you comingContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Hunting Cactus”
Resting in Place with Malti: Every Being’s Gotta Eat
If there is any piece of truly universal wisdom on this small round blue and green planet, it might just be this: Every being’s gotta eat. Reason being, eating is a great way to take good care of your (adorable, round, shelled) form. When you take in nutrients, this helps you stay safe against aContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Every Being’s Gotta Eat”
Resting in Place with Malti: Green Is Great
It has been said that it isn’t easy being green. These are potent words of truth. But then again, it isn’t easy to be brown. Or red. Or black. Or orange. Or grey and white. Which is why the place to start is always with loving the color you’ve got. When you love your ownContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Green Is Great”
Resting in Place with Malti: Good Big Stuff
Living life slow and low to the ground gives you a unique perspective most beings miss out on. For starters, you see – and appreciate – the small stuff. Some of it is very small stuff, indeed. But then you also get to notice how small stuff can become big stuff over time. This isContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Good Big Stuff”
Resting in Place with Malti: Nostrils of Hope
Not too many beings go through their day thinking “I make such a difference!” We just don’t tend to see ourselves that way. We feel small. Maybe we are small. And maybe we have a cute round curved shell on our backs and maybe we just feel like we do. Sometimes we may even justContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Nostrils of Hope”
Resting in Place with Malti: Wallowing Is Wonderful
Anyone who knows anything about relaxing (which is not the large shell-less beings, to put it mildly) knows that there is nothing like a good wallow. In fact, if you look up the word “wallow,” the textbook definition is to “lie relaxed.” Secondary definitions include “to keep cool” and “to avoid biting insects” – thisContinueContinue reading “Resting in Place with Malti: Wallowing Is Wonderful”
Love & Feathers & Shells 